Garfield Public Schools

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Garfield Public Schools
Address
125 Outwater Lane
Garfield
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07026
United States
Coordinates40°52′54″N 74°06′47″W / 40.881549°N 74.113151°W / 40.881549; -74.113151Coordinates: 40°52′54″N 74°06′47″W / 40.881549°N 74.113151°W / 40.881549; -74.113151
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentAnna Sciacca
Business administratorDr. Giovanni Cusmano
Schools11
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment4,992 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Faculty438.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.gboe.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,46679$18,8918.3%
1Budgetary Cost14,8405914,7830.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,023658,7633.0%
6Support Services2,549702,3926.6%
8Administrative Cost1,373381,485−7.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,654551,783−7.2%
13Extracurricular Activities18224268−32.1%
16Median Teacher Salary58,0591764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Garfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Garfield, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide,[5] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[6][7]

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 4,992 students and 438.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.[8]

Schools[]

Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10]

Preschool
  • Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center[11] (298 students; in PreK)
  • Garfield Public Preschool Annex[12] / Garfield Public Preschool Annex3[13] (149; PreK)
Elementary schools
  • Washington Irving School #4[14] (426; K-5)
  • Woodrow Wilson School #5[15] (310; K-5)
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary School #6[16] (409; PreK-5)
  • Theodore Roosevelt School #7[17] (382; K-5)
  • Christopher Columbus School #8[18] (421; PreK-5)
  • Thomas Jefferson School #9[19] (NA; PreK-5)
  • James Madison School #10[20] (323; K-5)
Middle school
  • Garfield Middle School[21] (989; 6-8)
High school

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[23][24]

  • Anna Sciacca, Superintendent
  • Dr. Giovanni Cusmano, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education[]

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 three seats up for election each year that had been held as part of the April school election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[25][26] Until 2020, Garfield had been one of the 13 districts statewide (five of which are in Bergen County) which held school elections in April and in which voters also decided on passage of the annual school budget.[27][28]

In June 2020, the city council voted to shift school elections from April to November, with the first election under the new calendar to take place in 2021; this change will also mean that voters no longer vote on the school budget, as long as spending increases meet the prescribed threshold.[29]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Garfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Home Page, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed August 27, 2020. "The Garfield school district is comprised of approximately five thousand students housed in seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. In addition, the district also offers PreK education to three and four-year-old children in various locations in the city."
  4. ^ Garfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Garfield School District. Composition: The Garfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Garfield."
  5. ^ Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2020.
  6. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2020.
  7. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2020.
  8. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 11, 2014.
  9. ^ School Data for the Garfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Garfield Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Garfield Early Childhood Center, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Garfield Public Preschool Annex, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  13. ^ Garfield Public Preschool Annex3, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  14. ^ Washington Irving School #4, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  15. ^ Woodrow Wilson School #5, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  16. ^ Abraham Lincoln Elementary School #6, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  17. ^ Theodore Roosevelt School #7, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  18. ^ Christopher Columbus School #8, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  19. ^ Thomas Jefferson School #9, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  20. ^ James Madison School #10, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  21. ^ Garfield Middle School, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  22. ^ Garfield High School, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  23. ^ Administration, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  24. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Garfield Board of Education, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed March 5, 2021. "The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  27. ^ Mazzola, Jessica. "13 N.J school districts held elections Tuesday and - surprise! - hardly anyone voted. See how bad it was", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 18, 2018, updated May 14, 2019. Accessed February 17, 2020. "The rest of their 530 counterparts across the state have switched to November elections – most made the change immediately after a 2012 law allowing school district votes to move from April to the fall, held in tandem with the general election. But voters in 13 New Jersey towns went to the polls Tuesday to cast votes for their local boards of education, and in most cases, on whether or not to pass the district budgets."
  28. ^ Board of Education Members, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  29. ^ Sobko, Katie. "Garfield to move school district elections to November", The Record, June 14, 2020. Accessed March 5, 2021. "Garfield officials have decided to move the school district election to November. The city was one of only a handful of districts that still held spring elections.... While Mayor Richard Rigoglioso was not involved in the discussion or the vote because he is employed by the district, the council voted unanimously in favor of the move. City Attorney Robert Ferraro told them that he had already sent notice to district officials and confirmed that this would take effect in 2021."

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