East Orange School District Explained

East Orange School District
Superintendent:Abdulsaleem Hasan
Businessadmin:Christina Hunt
Address:199 4th Avenue
City:East Orange
County:Essex County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07017
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7743°N -74.2215°W
Grades:Pre-K to 12
Schools:20
Enrollment:10,072 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:744.0 FTEs
Ratio:13.5:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:A
Affiliations:Former Abbott district

East Orange School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of East Orange, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] 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[2] 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.[3] [4] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 20 schools, had an enrollment of 10,072 students and 744.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[5]

In 2003, Patrick Healy Middle School was identified as one of seven "persistently dangerous" public schools in New Jersey.[6] The designation has since been removed.

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] [11]

Early childhood education centers
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools
Other

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[35] [36]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, East Orange is one of 15 districts with an appointed school board. 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.[37] [38] [39] [40]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://tb2cdn.schoolwebmasters.com/accnt_308167/site_308168/East-Orange-Bylaws-0000-May-2019-East-Orange.pdf East Orange Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
  3. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
  4. https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404230&DistrictID=3404230 District information for East Orange School District
  6. Newman, Maria. "Seven Schools in New Jersey Make the 'Dangerous' List ", The New York Times, August 2, 2003. Accessed November 4, 2014. "The New Jersey Department of Education has named seven schools to a list it has published to identify 'persistently dangerous' schools, as mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.... The others are the Lakeside Middle School, in Millville; Atlantic City High School in the Atlantic City School District; Patrick Healy Middle School in the East Orange School District; and Simmons Elementary School in the Clayton Public School District."
  7. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404230 School Data for the East Orange School District
  9. https://www.eastorange.k12.nj.us/Our-Schools Meet the East Orange Schools
  10. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/1210 School Performance Reports for the East Orange School District
  11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1210 New Jersey School Directory for the East Orange School District
  12. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/640 Althea Gibson Early Childhood Academy
  13. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/1211 Wahlstrom Early Childhood Center
  14. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/514 Benjamin Banneker Academy
  15. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/14 Edward T. Bowser, Sr. School of Excellence
  16. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/138 George Washington Carver Institute of Science and Technology
  17. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/190 Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy
  18. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/138 Mildred Barry Garvin School
  19. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/729 Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative & Performing Arts
  20. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/774 Langston Hughes Elementary School
  21. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/814 J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
  22. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/865 Ecole Touissant Louverture
  23. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/903 Gordon Parks Academy School of Radio, Animation, Film and Television
  24. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/986 Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School
  25. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/1234 Dionne Warwick Institute of Economics and Entrepreneurship
  26. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/domain/1637 Future Ready Prep
  27. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/671 Patrick F. Healy Middle School
  28. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/228 John L. Costley Middle School
  29. http://costley.eastorange.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=281055 John L. Costley Sr.
  30. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/938 Sojourner Truth Middle School
  31. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/1023 Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts
  32. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/367 East Orange Campus High School
  33. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/281 East Orange STEM Academy
  34. https://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/450 Fresh Start Academy Middle / High - Glenwood Campus
  35. https://www.eastorange.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2200982&type=d&pREC_ID=2192120 Administration and District Staff
  36. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/essex New Jersey School Directory for Essex County
  37. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  38. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/1210.pdf#page=48 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the East Orange School District
  39. https://www.eastorange.k12.nj.us/Board-of-Education Board of Education
  40. Roll, Erin. "Montclair Parents Debate Appointed Vs. Elected School Board", Montclair Local, April 4, 2019. Accessed May 9, 2020. "Montclair is one of 11 school districts in New Jersey in which the board of education is appointed by the mayor, rather than elected. And a debate is ensuing among some Montclair residents over whether Montclair should stick with an appointed board, or switch to an elected board.... As of 2018, Montclair was one of only 11 Type I school districts in New Jersey. The other 10 are Ventnor, Port Republic, Rockleigh, Pine Valley, East Orange, East Newark, Union City, Harrison, Trenton and Summit."

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