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Norwood Public School District

Norwood Public School District
Address
177 Summit Street
Norwood
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07648
United States
Coordinates40°59′44″N 73°57′41″W / 40.995665°N 73.961315°W / 40.995665; -73.961315
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentKevin Ulmer
Business administratorLouise A. Napolitano
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment631 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty48.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,28524$18,891−8.5%
1Budgetary Cost13,8712914,159−2.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,365278,659−3.4%
6Support Services2,525462,16716.5%
8Administrative Cost1,36791,547−11.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,519301,612−5.8%
13Extracurricular Activities9523104−8.7%
16Median Teacher Salary63,3413961,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Norwood Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Norwood, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 631 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[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]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, together with students from Harrington Park, Northvale and Old Tappan,[7] along with students from Rockleigh who attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[8] The school is one of the two schools of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from the neighboring communities of Closter, Demarest and Haworth at the Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.[9][10] During the 1994–96 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[11] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,170 students and 97.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[12]

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 also includes the Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale and Old Tappan districts, as well as the Northern Valley Regional High School District.[13]

Schools

  • Norwood Public School served 605 students in grades K-8 as of the 2018–19 school year.[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15]

  • Kevin Ulmer, superintendent[16]
  • Sacha Pouliot, business administrator and board secretary[17]

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 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Norwood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Norwood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Norwood Public School District. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Norwood School District. Composition: The Norwood School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Norwood."
  4. ^ School Performance Reports for the Norwood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Norwood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Home page, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 4, 2011. Accessed October 14, 2014. "Welcome to Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, home of the Golden Knights. Although our students reside in four different towns; Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan, once they arrive here they are treated as one."
  8. ^ Rockleigh Public Services, Rockleigh, New Jersey. Accessed October 14, 2014. "Rockleigh Borough is a 'sending district' in that there is no public school within the Borough, except for three special-education schools administered by Bergen County.... The Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, a nationally ranked high school, receives older children from Rockleigh Borough."
  9. ^ Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 12, 2017. "Located in the upper North Eastern corner of the state, Northern Valley Regional is comprised of two high schools, Northern Valley at Demarest and Northern Valley at Old Tappan.... 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."
  10. ^ 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."
  11. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Education. Accessed May 31, 2016.
  12. ^ School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  13. ^ 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."
  14. ^ School Data for the Norwood Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Superintendent, Norwood Public School District. Accessed December 6, 2019.
  17. ^ Business Office, Norwood Public School District. Accessed December 6, 2019.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Norwood School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2024. "The Norwood School District consists of a single elementary school (K-8), with operational oversight from a seven member elected Board of Education. We, along with six other Northern Valley towns, send our students to the Northern Valley Regional High School whose programs and activities are coordinated by a central curriculum office.... The Norwood 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 of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
  20. ^ Board of Education, Norwood Public School District. Accessed April 2, 2020.
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