Bogota Public Schools

The Bogota Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough of Bogota in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Bogota Public Schools
Address
1 Henry C. Luthin Place Bogota, NJ 07603
Coordinates	40.878106°N 74.024565°W / 40.878106; -74.024565
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Damian Kennedy
Business administrator	Irfan Evcil
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,140 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	94.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,310 28 $18,891 −3.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,625 10 14,783 −14.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,720 19 8,763 −11.9% 6 Support Services 1,860 16 2,392 −22.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,564 21 1,485 5.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,033 1 1,783 −42.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 428 22 268 59.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 62,418 29 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, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,140 students and 94.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[1]

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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[5]) are:[6]

• E. Roy Bixby School[7] with 282 students in grades PreK - 6
  • Damon J. Englese, Principal[8]
• Lillian M. Steen School[9] which served 300 students in grades K - 6
  • Dayle Santoro, Principal[10]
• Bogota High School[11] with an enrollment of 523 students in grades 7 through 12
  • Kelly Foley DeCongelio, Principal[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

• Damian Kennedy, Superintendent of Schools[15]
• Irfan Evcil, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

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.[17][18][19]

References

1. District information for Bogota 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. Bogota Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bogota Public Schools. Accessed February 7, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 in the Bogota School District. Composition: The Bogota School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bogota."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 5, 2014.
5. School Data for the Bogota Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Bogota Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
7. E. Roy Bixby School, Bogota Public Schools. Accessed February 7, 2020.
8. About Us, E. Roy Bixby School. Accessed February 7, 2020.
9. Lillian M. Steen School, Bogota Public Schools. Accessed February 7, 2020.
10. About Us, Lillian M. Steen School. Accessed February 7, 2020.
11. Bogota High School, Bogota Public Schools. Accessed February 7, 2020.
12. Contact Us, Bogota High School. Accessed February 7, 2020.
13. Board of Education, Bogota Public Schools. Accessed February 7, 2020.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. Superintendent's Page, Bogota School District. Accessed February 7, 2020.
16. Business Office, Bogota School District. Accessed February 7, 2020.
17. 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.
18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Bogota School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2020. "The Bogota 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 nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District."
19. Board of Education Members, Bogota Public Schools. Accessed February 7, 2020.

External links

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