Brick Public Schools
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101 Hendrickson Avenue Brick, NJ 08724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°04′53″N 74°07′01″W / 40.081454°N 74.117006°WCoordinates: 40°04′53″N 74°07′01″W / 40.081454°N 74.117006°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Dr. Thomas G. Farrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | James Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 8,809 (as of 2017-18)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 758.7 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 11.6:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | DE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Brick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Brick Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[3]
As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,809 students and 758.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]
Schools[]
Schools in the district (with 2019-20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]
- Elementary and preschools
- Drum Point Elementary School[8] (483; K-5)
- Colleen Kerr, Principal
- Herbertsville Preschool[9] (226; PreK)
- Walter Hrycenko, Principal
- Lanes Mill Elementary School[10] (550; K-5)
- Jeffrey Luckenbach, Principal
- Midstreams Elementary School[11] (482; K-5)
- Dr. John Billen, Principal
- Osborneville Elementary School[12] (401; K-5)
- Michelle Cloud, Principal
- Veterans Memorial Elementary School[13] (619; K-5)
- Ryan Blessing, Principal
- Warren H. Wolf Preschool[14] (288; PreK; created for 2014-15 school year from Primary Learning Center[15])
- Theresa Goodfellow, Principal
- Emma Havens Young Elementary School[16] (767; K-5)
- David Kasyan, Principal
- Middle schools
- Lake Riviera Middle School[17] (942; 6-8)
- Kevin Campbell, Principal
- Veterans Memorial Middle School[18] (1,008; 6-8)
- Renee Kotsianas, Principal
- High schools
- Brick Memorial High School[19] (1,452; 9-12)
- Jonathan Barresi, Principal
- Brick Township High School[20] (1,327; 9-12)
- William Kleissler, Principal
Administration[]
Core members of the district's administration are:[21][22]
- Dr. Thomas G. Farrell, Superintendent of Schools
- James Edwards, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education[]
The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[23][24][25]
References[]
- ^ a b c d District information for Brick Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Brick Township Board of Education District Policy 9000 - Role of the Board of Education, Brick Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020. "The board of this district shall be known officially as the Board of Education of the Township of Brick in the County of Ocean. (N.J.S.A.18A:10-2). The Brick Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Brick for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014.
- ^ School Data for the Brick Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
- ^ Contact Us, Brick Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Brick Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
- ^ Drum Point Elementary School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Herbertsville Preschool, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Lanes Mill Elementary School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Midstreams Elementary School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Osborneville Elementary School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Veterans Memorial Elementary School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Warren H. Wolf Preschool, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Huba, Nicholas. "Is there a new school planned for Brick?", Asbury Park Press, June 21, 2014. Accessed August 14, 2014. "In response, school district officials are transforming the Primary Learning Center from a prekindergarten-kindergarten facility into a kindergarten through fifth-grade elementary school, Superintendent Walter Uszenski said.The new school will be renamed Warren H. Wolf Elementary School in honor the former Brick Township High School football coach."
- ^ Emma Havens Young Elementary School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Lake Riviera Middle School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Veterans Memorial Middle School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Brick Memorial High School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Brick Township High School, Brick Township Schools.
- ^ Administration, Brick Township Public Schools. Accessed September 1, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
- ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
- ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Brick Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 9, 2020. "The Brick Township Board of Education is a Type II district located in the county of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine [sic] members elected to three-year staggered terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12."
- ^ Board of Education, Brick Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
External links[]
- Brick Township, New Jersey
- New Jersey District Factor Group DE
- School districts in Ocean County, New Jersey