Bergen County Special Services School District

The Bergen County Special Services School District is a special education public school district based in Paramus, serving the educational needs of classified students ages 3 to 21 from Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1971, it was the first of eight special services districts established in the state.[3]

Bergen County Special Services District
Address
540 Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
United States
Coordinates40.971597°N 74.089285°W / 40.971597; -74.089285
District information
GradesSpecial services
SuperintendentDr. Howard Lerner
Business administratorJohn Susino
Schools6
Students and staff
EnrollmentNA (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty201.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratioNA[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupNA
Websitewww.bergen.org/bcss
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		Special services
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$93,9538$18,891397.3%
1Budgetary Cost79,209857,25238.4%
2Classroom Instruction44,712832,86136.1%
6Support Services17,559811,94547.0%
8Administrative Cost6,93775,72521.2%
10Operations & Maintenance8,78876,21541.4%
13Extracurricular Activities1011195−48.2%
16Median Teacher Salary75,800377,183
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Special services districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of NA students and 201.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of NA:1.[1]

History

The New Jersey Legislature passed an act in 1971 that created the school district.[4]

In 1995 the administrations of this district and Bergen County Technical Schools (BCTS) combined with BCTS's administration team prevailing.[5]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]

  • Dr. Howard Lerner, superintendent
  • John Susino, business administrator and board secretary

Schools and programs

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

  • Norman A. Bleshman Regional Day School (Paramus) - School for multiply impaired[11] (with 71 students; grades 9-12)
Programs at other campuses

References
  1. District information for Bergen County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. About Us, Bergen County Special Services School District. Accessed June 30, 2020.
  4. About Bergen, Bergen County Technical Schools/Bergen County Special Services School District. Accessed January 4, 2023. "Bergen County Special Services is a unique county-wide public school district that was established through an act passed by the New Jersey Legislature in 1971. Distinguished as the first Special Services school district in New Jersey, Bergen County is now one of eight such districts funded by county, state, and sending schools."
  5. "Home". Bergen County Special Services School District. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. District Administration, Bergen County Special Services School District. Accessed June 30, 2020.
  7. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. School Data for the Bergen County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  9. School Performance Reports for the Bergen County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for the Bergen County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. "Bleshman Regional Day School / About Us".
  12. "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Bogota Program".
  13. "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Becton".
  14. "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Paramus Elementary".
  15. "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Paramus Middle School".
  16. "Multiple Disabilities Programs / Visions Paramus High School".
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