Burlington Township School District
Encyclopedia
The Burlington Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Burlington Township
, in Burlington County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,146 students and 252.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.5.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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.
The school district is well known for its theater program. The PAC (Performing Arts Center) is the housing for all musicals, concerts, plays, and showcases. The PAC has 800 seats and a full back-stage set up. One could say that the Arts are more important than sports in this school district.
was posted on YouTube
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) includes:
Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School
School district
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that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Burlington Township
Burlington Township, New Jersey
- Local government :Burlington Township is governed under the Faulkner Act Plan E form of municipal government and consists of a mayor and a seven-member Township Council. The council is elected at-large in partisan elections to four-year terms in office on a staggered basis., the Mayor of...
, in Burlington County
Burlington County, New Jersey
There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,146 students and 252.0 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 16.5.
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 "FG", the fourth 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.
The school district is well known for its theater program. The PAC (Performing Arts Center) is the housing for all musicals, concerts, plays, and showcases. The PAC has 800 seats and a full back-stage set up. One could say that the Arts are more important than sports in this school district.
Controversy
In September 2009, B. Bernice Young Elementary School became the center of controversy when a video showing a teacher directing schoolchildren in songs celebrating President Barack ObamaBarack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
was posted on YouTube
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Schools
The Burlington Township School District (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) includes:
Elementary Schools
- B. Bernice Young Elementary School, with 1,028 students in pre-K to 2nd grade
- Fountain Woods Elementary School, with 951 students in grades 3 - 5
Middle School
- Burlington Township Middle School at Springside with 1,029 students in grades 6 - 7 - 8
High School
- Burlington Township High SchoolBurlington Township High SchoolBurlington Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Burlington Township School District...
, with 1,138 students in grades 9 - 12
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Christopher Manno, Superintendent
- Mary Ann Bell, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Burlington Township School District
- Data for the Burlington Township School District, 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...