Belvidere School District

The Belvidere School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Belvidere in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.

Belvidere School District
Address
809 Oxford Street Belvidere, NJ 07823
Coordinates	40.824041°N 75.065671°W / 40.824041; -75.065671
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Christopher Carrubba
Business administrator	Rachelle Tjalma
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	716 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	68.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,562 10 $18,891 −12.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,678 31 14,783 −0.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,354 26 8,763 −4.7% 6 Support Services 1,882 19 2,392 −21.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,983 48 1,485 33.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,778 35 1,783 −0.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 667 44 268 148.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 54,710 11 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 716 students and 68.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[1] Starting in the 2019-20 school year, Third Street School has been closed and all PreK-8 programs are part of Oxford Street School.

Students from Harmony Township, Hope Township and White Township attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts.[3][4]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on July 14, 2000, to participate in the program.[5] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[6]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Elementary school

• Third Street School[11] with 104 students in grades K-3. As part of a cost-saving measure, Third Street School was closed after the 2018-19 school year and merged into Oxford Street Elementary School.[12][13]

Middle school

• Oxford Street Elementary School[14] with 149 students in grades 4-8 (now PreK-8)
  • Christopher Karabinus, Principal

High school

• Belvidere High School[15] with 458 students in grades 9-12
  • Edward Lazzara, Principal
  • Jessica McKinney, Assistant Principal

Administration

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

• Christopher Carrubba, Superintendent
• Rachelle Tjalma, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[18][19] The board includes an additional member from each of the three sending districts.[20]

References

1. District information for Belvidere 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. Municipal Guide to Public School Districts, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed February 4, 2020.
4. Belvidere School District 2013-14 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 4, 2020. "The 2013-2014 school year was a successful year at the Belvidere School District. Our cluster which is comprised of Belvidere, Harmony, Hope and White (the 'Cluster') continue to work together with stakeholders to ensure the best possible educational experience for our students."
5. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
6. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 25, 2015.
8. School Data for the Belvidere School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
9. Warren County 2019-2020 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed February 4, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Belvidere School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 4, 2020.
11. Third Street School Archived 2016-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, Belvidere School District. Accessed February 4, 2020.
12. Novak, Steve. "2 Warren County elementary schools may be closed as districts search for savings", The Express-Times, March 3, 2019. Accessed February 4, 2020. "A school board vote to close the Third Street Elementary School had been scheduled for Wednesday evening but was postponed because school board members wanted more information, Superintendent Chris Carrubba said."
13. Third Street School Closing Transition Details, Belvidere School District. Accessed February 4, 2020. "PreK-5 classrooms will be in the current Oxford Street School. Grades 6-8 will be in the first floor front hallway of the high school as well as in 3 classrooms on the second floor of the high school."
14. Oxford Street Elementary School, Belvidere School District. Accessed February 4, 2020.
15. Belvidere High School, Belvidere School District. Accessed February 4, 2020.
16. Administration, Belvidere School District. Accessed February 4, 2020.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Belvidere School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 4, 2020. "The Belvidere School District is a Type II district located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms and three sending district members appointed annually. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12."
20. Board of Education members, Belvidere School District. Accessed February 4, 2020.

External links

• Belvidere School District
• Belvidere School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Belvidere School District, National Center for Education Statistics