Bellmawr School District

The Bellmawr School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bellmawr, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Bellmawr School District
Address
256 Anderson Avenue Bellmawr, NJ 08031
Coordinates	39.870561°N 75.090391°W / 39.870561; -75.090391
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Annette Castiglione
Business administrator	Patrick Doyle
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,231 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	90.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $14,126 5 $18,891 −25.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,508 10 14,159 −18.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,355 10 8,659 −15.1% 6 Support Services 1,899 29 2,167 −12.4% 8 Administrative Cost 1,123 2 1,547 −27.4% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,044 5 1,612 −35.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 88 40 104 −15.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 59,746 30 61,136 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 2017-18 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 1,231 students and 90.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1.[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.[4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public-school students attend Triton Regional High School in neighboring Runnemede, one of three high schools that are part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District. The other communities in the district are Gloucester Township and Runnemede.[5] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,093 students and 87.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[6] The two other schools in the district are Highland Regional High School and Timber Creek Regional High School, which serve students from Gloucester Township, based on their address.[7][8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11][12]

Elementary schools

• Bellmawr Park Elementary School[13] (477 students in grades K-4)
  • Elizabeth Calabria, Principal
• Ethel M. Burke Elementary School[14] (275 students in grades K-4)
  • Frank Jankowski, Principal

Middle school

• Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School[15] (467 students in grades 5-8)
  • Anthony Farinelli, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

• Annette Castiglione, Superintendent[18]
• Patrick Doyle, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[19]

The district's board of education has seven members who set policy and oversee 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 2012) as part of the November general election.[20][21][22]

References

1. District information for Bellmawr 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. Bellmawr Board of Education District Policy - Identification, Bellmawr School District. Accessed February 2, 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 eight in the Bellmawr School District. Composition: The Bellmawr School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bellmawr."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 14, 2014.
5. Triton Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Triton Regional is a community based high school and we value the support of our parents, community members and local businesses. Our students and staff are ambassadors of Runnemede, Bellmawr, and Gloucester Township and carry that honor with Mustang pride."
6. School data for Triton Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
7. District Home: Registration Info tab, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed June 3, 2016. "What school will you be attending? All Bellmawr and Runnemede residents attend Triton Regional High School. Gloucester Township residents Click Here to view the District Map."
8. Gloucester Township High School Attendance Areas, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed June 3, 2016.
9. School Data for the Bellmawr School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
10. Superintendent of Schools, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 2020. "The Borough is about 3 square miles and the school district is comprised of three schools. Ethel M. Burke Elementary is on the eastern side of the Borough and houses grades K-4 for residents in its vicinity. Bellmawr Park Elementary is on the western side of the Borough and houses grades K-4 for residents in its vicinity; it also houses the Early Childhood Center, which serves three and four year old students for the entire Borough. Bell Oaks Middle is centrally located and houses grades 5-8 for all residents of Bellmawr."
11. Public Schools Archived 2017-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2017.
12. New Jersey School Directory for the Bellmawr School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. Bellmawr Park Elementary School, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
14. Ethel M. Burke Elementary School, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
15. Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
16. District Staff, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
18. Administration, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 2020.
19. Business Office, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 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 Bellmawr School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 2, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district lodated in the County of Camden, State of New jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of seven members elected to three-year terms. The terms are staggered so that two or three member's terms expire each year.... The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades PK through eighth at three schools."
22. Board of Education, Bellmawr School District. Accessed February 2, 2020.

External links

• Bellmawr School District
• Bellmawr School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Bellmawr School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Black Horse Pike Regional School District