Bergen County Special Services School District
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540 Farview Avenue
United StatesParamus, NJ 07652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°58′18″N 74°05′21″W / 40.971597°N 74.089285°WCoordinates: 40°58′18″N 74°05′21″W / 40.971597°N 74.089285°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | Special services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Dr. Howard Lerner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | John Susino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 720 (as of 2014-15)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 215.3 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 3.3:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | NA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | District website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bergen County Special Services School District is a special education public school district based in Paramus, serving the educational needs of classified students ages 3 to 21 from Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1971, it was the first of eight special services districts established in the state.[3]
As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 720 students and 215.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 3.3:1.[1]
History[]
The New Jersey Legislature passed an act in 1971 that created this school district.[4]
In 1995 the administrations of this district and Bergen County Technical Schools (BCTS) combined with BCTS's administration team prevailing.[5]
Administration[]
Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]
- Dr. Howard Lerner, Superintendent
- John Susino, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Schools and programs[]
- Norman A. Bleshman Regional Day School (Paramus) - School for multiply impaired[8]
- Programs at other campuses
- Bogota Program (at Bogota Junior/Senior High School)[9]
- Visions Becton (at Henry P. Becton Regional High School)[10]
- Visions Paramus Elementary (at Parkway School)[11]
- Visions Middle School Paramus (at Westbrook Middle School)[12]
- Visions Paramus High School (at Paramus High School)[13]
References[]
- ^ a b c d District information for Bergen County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ About Us, Bergen County Special Services School District. Accessed June 30, 2020.
- ^ "ABOUT BERGEN". Bergen County Technical Schools/Bergen County Special Services School District. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Home". Bergen County Special Services School District. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ District Administration, Bergen County Special Services School District. Accessed June 30, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Bleshman Regional Day School / About Us".
- ^ "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Bogota Program".
- ^ "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Becton".
- ^ "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Paramus Elementary".
- ^ "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Paramus Middle School".
- ^ "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Paramus High School".
External links[]
- 1971 establishments in New Jersey
- Educational institutions established in 1971
- Paramus, New Jersey
- School districts in Bergen County, New Jersey