New Brunswick Public Schools

New Brunswick Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in New Brunswick, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] which are now referred to as "SDA districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[5][6]

New Brunswick Public Schools
Address
268 Baldwin Street
New Brunswick
, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 08901
United States
Coordinates40.494759°N 74.443764°W / 40.494759; -74.443764
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentDr. Aubrey A. Johnson
Business administratorRichard D. Jannarone
Schools11
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment10,422 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty781.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.nbpschools.net
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,58693$18,89119.6%
1Budgetary Cost17,5929614,78319.0%
2Classroom Instruction10,181948,76316.2%
6Support Services2,952882,39223.4%
8Administrative Cost1,588731,4856.9%
10Operations & Maintenance2,686971,78350.6%
13Extracurricular Activities1236268−54.1%
16Median Teacher Salary65,2625564,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 10,422 students and 781.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.[1]

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

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Elementary schools
  • Lincoln Annex School[11] (747 students; in grade 4-8)
    • Michael Chiodo, principal
  • Lincoln Elementary School[12] (544; K-3)
    • JoAnn Kocis, principal
  • Livingston Elementary School[13] (434; K-5)
    • Nadine Sanchez, principal
  • Lord Stirling Elementary School[14] (560; PreK-5)
    • Ellen Treadway, principal
  • McKinley Community Elementary School[15] (761; PreK-8)
    • Janene M. Rodriguez, principal
    • Kevin Jarido, interim principal
  • A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School[16] (1,012; PreK-5)
    • Iris Castillo, principal
  • Paul Robeson Community School For The Arts[17] (665; K-8)
    • Violet Robinson, principal
  • Roosevelt Elementary School[18] (733; K-5)
    • Gisela Ciancia, principal
  • Woodrow Wilson Elementary School[19] (416; PreK-8)
    • William Smith, principal
Middle school
  • New Brunswick Middle School[20] (1,167; 6-8)
    • Georgette Gonzalez Lugo, principal
High schools
Other schools
  • New Brunswick Adult Learning Center[25]
    • Tim Timberlake, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[26][27]

  • Dr. Aubrey A. Johnson, superintendent[28]
  • Richard Jannarone, business administrator and board secretary[29]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 as part of the April school election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[30] As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[31][32]

Before 2012, the members of the board of education were appointed by the city's mayor.[33]

Notes

    References
    1. District information for New Brunswick School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
    2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
    3. New Brunswick Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed March 27, 2022. "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 twelve and Adult Education in the New Brunswick School District. Composition: The New Brunswick School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of New Brunswick."
    4. What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
    5. What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
    6. SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
    7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 11, 2015.
    8. School Data for the New Brunswick Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
    9. School Map, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    10. New Jersey School Directory for the New Brunswick Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
    11. Lincoln Annex School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    12. Lincoln Elementary School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    13. Livingston Elementary School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    14. Lord Stirling Elementary School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    15. McKinley Community Elementary School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    16. A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    17. Paul Robeson Community School For The Arts, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    18. Roosevelt Elementary School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    19. Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    20. New Brunswick Middle School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    21. New Brunswick High School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    22. Health Sciences Technology High School, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    23. New Brunswick P-TECH New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed August 7, 2019.
    24. Anand, Akash. Warehouse School Will Soon Be Home to P-TECH Pilot Program New Brunswick Today. Accessed August 7, 2019.
    25. New Brunswick Adult Learning Center New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed August 7, 2019.
    26. 2019-2020 Telephone Directory, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    27. New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
    28. Office of the Superintendent, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    29. Business Office, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    30. 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.
    31. Mazzola, Jessica. "13 N.J school districts held elections Tuesday and - surprise! - hardly anyone voted. See how bad it was", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 18, 2018, updated May 14, 2019. Accessed February 17, 2020. "The rest of their 530 counterparts across the state have switched to November elections – most made the change immediately after a 2012 law allowing school district votes to move from April to the fall, held in tandem with the general election. But voters in 13 New Jersey towns went to the polls Tuesday to cast votes for their local boards of education, and in most cases, on whether or not to pass the district budgets."
    32. Board of Education Members, New Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
    33. Kratovil, Charlie. "Three Seats on New Brunswick School Board Up For Election; Deadline For Candidates to Get on Ballot is February 29, Incumbents Are Running", New Brunswick Today, February 17, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "New Brunswick is the only community in Middlesex County that holds its school elections in April, separate from the partisan political offices elected in November's 'general' election.... The city switched from a Board of Education (BOE) appointed by the Mayor to an elected school board in 2012, and the annual elections were scheduled in April by default."
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