East Rutherford School District

The East Rutherford School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from East Rutherford, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3] A small annex was constructed in 2001 across the street from the Faust main building which includes a small office and four classrooms used for pre-kindergarten and fifth graders. McKenzie School is used for children from Kindergarten until fourth grade.

East Rutherford School District
Address
100 Uhland Street
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
United States
Coordinates40.83495°N 74.099559°W / 40.83495; -74.099559
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentGiovanni Giancaspro
Business administratorLameka Augustin
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment819 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty73.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,19780$18,89112.2%
1Budgetary Cost16,2987914,15915.1%
2Classroom Instruction10,372818,65919.8%
6Support Services2,498642,16715.3%
8Administrative Cost1,659521,5477.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,649541,6122.3%
13Extracurricular Activities7326104−29.8%
16Median Teacher Salary90,6008461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 819 students and 73.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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]

For grades ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Henry P. Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, which serves high school students from both Carlstadt and East Rutherford as part of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District.[5] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 491 students and 37.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[6] Starting in the 2020–21 school year, students from Maywood will start attending the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship; Maywood's transition to Becton will be complete after the final group of twelfth graders graduates from Hackensack High School at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[7][8]

A January 2020 referendum to fund $35.5 million in improvements to both schools and to district offices was passed by voters by a margin of 18 votes. With approximately $5 million in state aid to cover the project included, the project would add $360 to property taxes assessed on a home at the borough average.[9][10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12]

  • McKenzie School[13] with 454 students in grades PreK–5
    • Brian Barrow, Principal[14]
  • Alfred S. Faust School[15] with 345 students in grades 6–8
    • Regina Barrale, Principal[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17]

  • Giovanni Giancaspro, Superintendent[18]
  • Lameka Augustin, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[19]

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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[20][21][22]

References
  1. District information for East Rutherford School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. East Rutherford Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades PreK through 8 in the East Rutherford School District.... Composition: The East Rutherford School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of East Rutherford."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  5. Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2017. "The Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District is composed of one four-year comprehensive high school named Henry P. Becton Regional High School. The school district strives to meet the general and individual needs of the students and the Carlstadt and East Rutherford communities."
  6. School data for Henry P. Becton Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  7. Stoltz, Marsha A. "Here's why Maywood will send its students to Becton instead of Hackensack High School", The Record, March 9, 2020. Accessed April 6, 2020. "Maywood high school students will have four years to phase out of Hackensack High School and into Henry P. Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford. The process will begin in September, when current Maywood eighth-graders will be the first to attend Becton as freshmen, according to a March 7 joint announcement by the superintendents of the two districts."
  8. Board of Education of the Borough of Maywood, Bergen County, Petitioner, v. Board of Education of the City of Hackensack, Bergen County, Respondent Final Decision, New Jersey Department of Education, March 2, 2020. Accessed April 6, 2020. "Accordingly, the Commissioner granted the petitioner’s application for severance, subject to establishment of a sending-receiving relationship with the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District for a minimum duration of five years."
  9. Katzban, Nicholas. "East Rutherford school board sending $35.5 million referendum proposal to voters", The Record November 27, 2019. Accessed February 11, 2020. "If voters approve the $35.5 million bond, it will fund upgrades to the McKenzie and A.S. Faust schools. It will also fund an addition at Faust School to give fourth- and fifth-graders their own spaces and an addition at McKenzie School for two new kindergarten classrooms with handicapped-accessible bathrooms.... Gianscaspro expects state aid to reduce local responsibility for the 20-year bond to $30.4 million. Should the state mitigate costs, taxes would increase about $360 per year on a home assessed at $390,000 (the borough average) and increase $96 for each $100,000 of additional home value."
  10. Katzban, Nicholas. "Vote is final: East Rutherford's $35.5M bond for school upgrades has passed", The Record (North Jersey), February 3, 2020. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Final tallies show that 588 voted in favor of the bond and 570 opposed it. The total includes votes by mail and provisional ballots, said Commissioner Richard Miller of the Bergen County Board of Elections."
  11. School Data for the East Rutherford School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the East Rutherford School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. McKenzie School, East Rutherford School District. Accessed May 25, 2017.
  14. Principal's Message, McKenzie School. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  15. Alfred S. Faust School, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  16. Principal's Message, Alfred S. Faust School. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  17. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  18. Superintendent of Schools, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  19. School Business Administrator, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
  20. 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.
  21. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the East Rutherford School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed August 14, 2020. "The East Rutherford Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven 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. "
  22. Board of Education Members, East Rutherford School District. Accessed February 11, 2020.
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