Brooklawn Public School District

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

Brooklawn Public School District
Address
301 Haakon Road Brooklawn, NJ 08030 United States
Coordinates	39.87912°N 75.119389°W / 39.87912; -75.119389
District information
Grades	PreK to 8
Superintendent	Samuel A. Rosetti
Business administrator	Sam Dutkin
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	302 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	28.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	www.alicecostello.com
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $14,052 2 $18,891 −25.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 10,287 3 14,159 −27.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,486 6 8,659 −25.1% 6 Support Services 1,408 7 2,167 −35.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,079 1 1,547 −30.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,027 4 1,612 −36.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 173 43 104 66.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 56,396 25 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at Alice Costello School, having been approved in July 2001 to participate in the program.[4] 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.[5]

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 302 students and 28.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[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.[6]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School in Gloucester City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Gloucester City Public Schools.[7] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 496 students and 49.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[8]

Schools

Alice Costello School serves students in grades PreK-8.[9] The school had an enrollment of 302 students as of the 2017-18 school year.[10]

• Samuel A. Rosetti, Principal[11]
• Leatrice Johnson, Assistant Principal[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

• Samuel A. Rosetti, Superintendent
• Sam Dutkin, 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.[13][14][15]

References

1. District information for Brooklawn 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. Brooklawn Board of Education Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Brooklawn Public School District. Accessed February 10, 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 Brooklawn School District. The Brooklawn Board of Education shall maintain a sending relationship with the Gloucester City Board of Education for grades nine through twelve.. Composition: The Brooklawn School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Brooklawn Borough."
4. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
5. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 9, 2016.
6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
7. Graham, Kristen A. "Brooklawn Considers Finding New District For High School Pupils", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 2001. Accessed June 19, 2008. "The tiny Brooklawn system, comprising just over 300 students and one school, sends about 80 ninth through 12th graders to the neighboring Gloucester City district, which has more than 2,000 students and four schools."
8. School data for Gloucester City Jr. Sr. High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Brooklawn Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. School Data for the Brooklawn Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
11. Staff, Brooklawn School District. Accessed February 10, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. 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.
14. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Brooklawn School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 10, 2020. "The Brooklawn School District ('School District') is a Type II district located 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 of Education is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for resident students in grades K through 8. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, on a tuition basis, the Gloucester City High School District."
15. Board of Education, Brooklawn Public School District. Accessed February 10, 2020.

External links

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