Bayonne Board of Education
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Bayonne Board of Education is a comprehensive public school district
serving students from Prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Bayonne
, New Jersey
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 12 schools had an enrollment of 8,810 students and 580.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.2.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.
During the 2008-09 school year, Public School #14 Gifted & Talented was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
, the highest award an American school can receive. In 2009-2010, Washington Community School was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award.
For the 2004-05 school year, Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. It is the fourth school in Bayonne to receive this honor. The other three are Bayonne High School in 1995-96, Midtown Community School in 1996-97 and P.S. #14 in the 1998-99 school year.
This year P.S.#14 school was named a National Blue Ribbon School.
) are:
Elementary Schools (PK-8, except as noted)
High School (9-12)
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving students from Prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Bayonne
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 12 schools had an enrollment of 8,810 students and 580.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.2.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.
Awards and recognition
During the 2008-2009 school year, Washington Community School was awarded the ASCA Honor Council Excellence Award.http://www.naesp.org/ASCA_Honor_Council_Excellence_Award.aspx This award to given to school's Student Councils who have met the requirements and completed projects in the areas of in leadership, citizenship, and community service. Their hard work and dedication has been recognized by receiving this award.During the 2008-09 school year, Public School #14 Gifted & Talented was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
, the highest award an American school can receive. In 2009-2010, Washington Community School was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award.
For the 2004-05 school year, Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. It is the fourth school in Bayonne to receive this honor. The other three are Bayonne High School in 1995-96, Midtown Community School in 1996-97 and P.S. #14 in the 1998-99 school year.
This year P.S.#14 school was named a National Blue Ribbon School.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary Schools (PK-8, except as noted)
- Henry E. Harris No. 1 (627 students)
- Phillip G. Vroom No. 2 (418)
- Dr. Walter F. Robinson No. 3Robinson SchoolDr. Walter F. Robinson School is a public coeducational primary school located in the U.S. city of Bayonne, New Jersey, run by the Bayonne Board of Education. It was originally opened in 1910 as Bayonne High School, and changed to an elementary school in the late 1930s when the present high school...
(696) - Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 (446)
- Lincoln No. 5 (391)
- Horace Mann No. 6 (529)
- Midtown Community School No. 8 (1,019)
- George Washington School No. 9 (547)
- Woodrow Wilson No. 10 (629)
- John M. Bailey No. 12 (666)
- P.S. #14 (342;PreK-8)
High School (9-12)
- Bayonne High SchoolBayonne High SchoolBayonne High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, operated by the Bayonne Board of Education....
(2,500)
Dress code
The Board of Education has implemented a dress code that took effect in the 2006-07 school year for students in Pre-K through eighth grade. Under this code students wear a school logo shirt and a variety of pants, skorts, shorts, and other prescribed items. The plan was intended to "increase student identification with their schools and the district, Eliminate many of the distractions associated with differences in social or economic status, Allow the children, their teachers and the Board of Education to concentrate on shared pursuit of educational excellence [and] Instill a sense of belonging and school pride". A heated battle was fought between enraged parents and the Board, with parents upset at the manner in which the policy was imposed, the cost of the uniforms, the loss of freedom of expression to students in choosing the clothing they wear and issues regarding the manner in which the contract was awardedAdministration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Patricia McGeehan, Superintendent
- Leo Smith, Business Administrator
External links
- Bayonne Board of Education
- Data for the Bayonne Board of Education, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...