Northern Valley Regional High School District

The Northern Valley Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public high school district composed of two public high schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan, suburban communities in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4] Students from Rockleigh attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[5]

Northern Valley Regional High School District
Address
162 Knickerbocker Road
Demarest, NJ 07627
United States
Coordinates40.963999°N 73.974245°W / 40.963999; -73.974245
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentJames Santana
Business administratorMarc Capizzi
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment2,298 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Faculty240.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		9-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,17037$18,89122.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,7303015,5927.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,461288,8077.4%
6Support Services2,612342,29413.9%
8Administrative Cost1,942421,59222.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,793171,954−8.2%
13Extracurricular Activities900298733.1%
16Median Teacher Salary89,4084771,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 2,298 students and 240.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[6]

The communities in the district, made up of upper-middle income families, consistently support the school budget, which provides for varied, in-depth college preparatory and career-oriented curricula. Courses range from the remedial to Advanced Placement.

The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which includes the Northern Valley District, as well as those for the Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan districts.[7]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The district's high schools at Demarest and Old Tappan were respectively the 42nd and 55th-ranked public high schools in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools.[8]

Extracurricular activities

The school faculty support and encourage student participation in the variety of sports, social and academic club activities. In each school, there are over 23 sports, which include participation at the freshman, junior varsity, and varsity level (46 teams) in the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League, as well as 60 co-curricular activities.

Radio station

The Northern Valley Regional High School district has its own internet radio station, WNVW. The radio station can be accessed through the school's main website, and plays a variety of music in addition to sports, news, and occasional school announcements.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11]

Both of the high schools in the district are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the New Jersey Department of Education.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • James Santana, Superintendent
  • Marc Capizzi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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 held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[20] Seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with two seats each allocated to Closter and Old Tappan, and the other five municipalities each assigned one seat.[21][22]

References
  1. District information for Northern Valley Regional High 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. Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2017. "Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan."
  4. Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 31, 2016. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
  5. Rockleigh Public Services, Rockleigh, New Jersey. Accessed November 7, 2009.
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  7. Region III Overview, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019. "Responding to this the Bergen County Superintendents Council almost 25 years ago, divided and reorganized the county into seven regions for special education. Bergen County Region III is comprised of nine participating districts: Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northern Valley Regional High School District, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."
  8. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  9. WNVW, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  10. School Data for the Northern Valley Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for the Northern Valley Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019.
  13. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History", The New York Times, April 4, 1999. Accessed July 29, 2011. "Following eighth grade, students go on to Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which the borough shares with Haworth and neighboring Closter."
  14. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019.
  15. Home Page, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. Accessed July 29, 2011. "Welcome to Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, home of the Golden Knights. Old Tappan is one of two high schools in the Northern Valley District. Our students reside in the towns of Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."
  16. Rockleigh Public Services, Rockleigh, New Jersey. Accessed July 27, 2013.
  17. Staff. "$5.9M School Purchase Gives District’s Valley Program A Home", Northern Valley Press, October 18, 2019. Accessed December 6, 2019. "About 150 students, teachers, parents and public officials gathered Oct. 17 in Norwood to celebrate the acquisition of a school building for the Valley Program—the first home for a program begun in 1994 to address the needs of children on the Autism Spectrum from pre-K through age 18.... 'It is a dream come true,' he said to growing applause from students and supporters filling seats outside the newly acquired school—now named Northern Valley Central."
  18. Board of Education Office Directory, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  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 Northern Valley regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed April 2, 2020. "The Northern Valley Regional School District is comprised of the municipalities of Closter, Demarest, and Haworth that are constituents of the high school in Demarest. Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan are constituents of the high school at Old Tappan.... The district is governed by an elected Board of Education, who serves three-year terms and is administrated by a Superintendent of Schools, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, and other appropriate administrators and supervisors. The Board seats are proportionate to student enrollment by town. The current membership consists of Closter (2), Demarest (1), Haworth (1), Harrington Park (1), Northvale (1), Norwood (1), and Old Tappan (2)."
  22. Board of Education Members and Committees, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed April 2, 2020.
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