Saddle Brook Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Saddle Brook Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Saddle Brook
, in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 1,742 students and 134 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.
The district's schools are accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education
.
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.
) are:
Special Education
Elementary Schools (K-6)
High School
School district
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that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Saddle Brook
Saddle Brook, New Jersey
Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,659....
, in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, 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...
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 1,742 students and 134 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 13.0.
The district's schools are accredited 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 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 "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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment 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:
Special Education
- Washington School, which houses a number of the district's early intervention special education programs - 21 students
- Anthony Malzone - Interim Principal
Elementary Schools (K-6)
- Franklin Elementary School - 240 students
- Salvatore Cusmano - Principal
- Long School - 321 students
- Frank Mazzini - Principal
- Helen I. Smith School - 346 students
- Robert Onorato - Principal
High School
- Saddle Brook High/Middle School, a grade 7-12 middle/high school - 796 students
- James Sarto - Saddle Brook High School/Middle School Principal
- Richard Krassy - Saddle Brook High School Vice Principal
- Robert Porfido - Saddle Brook Middle School Vice Principal
Construction projects
The district underwent a $23 million expansion and renovation campaign to update facilities and providing new instructional space for its growing enrollment. Renovations at the three elementary schools were completed toward the conclusion of the 2004-05 school year with full occupancy at the opening of the 2005-06 school year in September. At the middle/high school, two large additions went up during the school year. One area houses a state-of-the-art library/media center and six new classrooms, while the other area houses a new gymnasium/fitness center. Renovations that began in the summer of 2005 brought updated science labs to the middle/high school. These renovations are now completed.Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Kathryn A. Fedina, Superintendent
- Raymond Karaty, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Saddle Brook Public Schools
- Data for the Saddle Brook Public Schools. 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...