Secaucus Public Schools Explained

The Secaucus Public Schools is a public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Secaucus, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,229 students and 187.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.^[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[4]) are:^{[5] [6] [7]}

Pre-Kindergarten

• Millridge School / Early Learning Center^[8] serving PreK
  • Robert Valente, principal

Elementary schools

• Clarendon Elementary School^[9] with 470 students in grades K-5
  • Christine Candela, principal
• Huber Street Elementary School^[10] with 635 students in grades PreK-5
  • Robert Valente, principal

Middle school

• Secaucus Middle School^[11] with 514 students in grades 6-8
  • Danielle Garzon, principal

High school

• Secaucus High School^[12] with 594 students in grades 9-12
  • Steven Viggiani, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[13] [14]}

• Charles Voorhees, acting Superintendent of schools; he was appointed on an interim basis in April 2014 to succeed Erick Alfonso, who has been placed on administrative lead the previous month by the board without explanation to the public.^{[15] [16]}
• Grace Yeo, business administrator and board secretary

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 (since 2015) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business aspects of the district.^{[17] [18] [19]}

External links

• Secaucus Public Schools
  • School Data for the Secaucus Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=70c74ebd1e804030b5dc2e91d82c7c3e Secaucus Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414850&DistrictID=3414850 District information for Secaucus School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414850 School Data for the Secaucus Public Schools
5. http://www.sboe.org/apps/maps/ School Locations
6. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/17/4730 School Performance Reports for the Secaucus School District
7. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4730 New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County
8. https://www.sboe.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=436879&type=d&pREC_ID=958337 Early Learning Center
9. https://clarendon.sboe.org/ Clarendon Elementary School
10. https://huber.sboe.org/ Huber Street Elementary School
11. https://sms.sboe.org/ Secaucus Middle School
12. https://shs.sboe.org/ Secaucus High School
13. https://www.sboe.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=440294&type=d&pREC_ID=968859 Meet Our Administrators
14. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/hudson New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County
15. Baldwin, Carly. "Charlie Voorhees Named Acting Secaucus School Superintendent", Secaucus, NJ Patch, April 18, 2024. Accessed April 18, 2024. "At their meeting Thursday, the Secaucus Board of Education is expected to unanimously approve the hiring of Charlie Voorhees as interim school superintendent.... He will be named acting superintendent, effective April 18 through June 30 of this year.... He will fill the role of Erick Alfonso, who was abruptly and mysteriously put on paid leave by the Board of Ed. last month. To this day, no Board member has ever said why Alfonso was put on leave, or why he is under investigation by the Board."
16. Koosau, Mark. "Secaucus schools superintendent suspended by Board of Education; officials remain mum on cause", The Jersey Journal, March 24, 2024. "Secaucus Superintendent Erick Alfonso has been suspended by the Board of Education less than a year into his new role. Alfonso, who was hired last April to lead the school district, was placed on leave at the school board’s Wednesday meeting, with an investigation being launched, according to Mayor Mike Gonnelli."
17. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/20/4730.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Secaucus Board of Education
19. https://www.sboe.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1854851&type=d&pREC_ID=958269 Board Members