River Dell Regional School District

The River Dell Regional School District is a regional school district serving students in seventh through twelfth grades from the Bergen County, New Jersey communities of Oradell and River Edge.[3][4][5]

River Dell Regional School District
Address
230 Woodland Avenue
River Edge, NJ 07661
Coordinates40.939398°N 74.036597°W / 40.939398; -74.036597
District information
Grades7-12
SuperintendentPatrick Fletcher
Business administratorThomas Bonfiglio
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment1,614 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty136.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteOfficial website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		7-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,73516$18,8914.5%
1Budgetary Cost14,8381814,5861.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,865228,3396.3%
6Support Services1,812102,114−14.3%
8Administrative Cost1,929411,56123.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,53171,798−14.8%
13Extracurricular Activities697136733.6%
16Median Teacher Salary79,2864065,769
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 7-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,614 students and 136.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[6]

History

In October 1975, a Superior Court judge sentenced to jail 75 of 200 striking members of the River Dell Education Association for violating a back-to-work order that he had issued earlier in the month. The judge also mandated that the striking employees contribute $250 towards a scholarship fund, [7]

President Ronald Reagan spoke at the high school on June 21, 1984, where he advocated on behalf of a drinking age of 21 as a minimum standard.[8][9]

Awards and recognition

During the 1997-98 school year, River Dell High School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[10]

The school was the 31st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[11]

For the 2001-02 school year, River Dell Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[12]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are:[14][15]

  • River Dell Regional Middle School[16] in River Edge (with 571 students in grades 7-8)
    • Richard Freedman, Principal[14]
    • John Jasinski, Assistant Principal[14]
  • River Dell Regional High School[17] in Oradell (with 1,064 students in grades 9-12)
    • Jack Hynes, Interim Principal[14]
    • Brandon Flanagan, Assistant Principal[14]
    • Jeffrey L. Principe, Assistant Principal[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • Patrick J. Fletcher, Superintendent of Schools
  • Thomas L. Bonfiglio, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for River Dell Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. River Dell Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 8, 2016. "River Dell Regional High School serves the northern New Jersey municipalities of Oradell and River Edge, which have a combined population of approximately 18,000."
  4. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Oradell, N.J.; Giving an Old Downtown a New Life", The New York Times, August 20, 2000. Accessed June 8, 2016. "In seventh grade, Oradell youngsters enter the River Dell Regional School District, which is shared with neighboring River Edge. It comprises the 423-student River Dell Middle School in River Edge for grades seven and eight and the 823-student River Dell High School in Oradell."
  5. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the River Dell Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, year ending June 30, 2014. Accessed January 22, 2020. "The District provides education to 1 ,660 students (as of June 30, 2014) in grades seven through twelve. Geographically, the District is comprised of the Boroughs of River Edge and Oradell."
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 20, 2014.
  7. Phalon, Richard. "Jail Terms Used to Spur School Strike Settlements", The New York Times, October 17, 1975. Accessed October 16, 2017. "Judge George B. Gelman of Bergen County Superior Court sentenced 75 River Dell teachers, custodians and secretaries to 10 days in jail today, but suspended imposition of the penalty on the condition that they return to work Monday morning."
  8. Weisman, Steven R. "REAGAN CALLS FOR DRINKING AGE OF 21", The New York Times, June 21, 1984. Accessed October 16, 2017. "President Reagan got a glimpse of a New Jersey high school's program to combat drunken driving today and called for a nationwide minimum drinking age of 21.... Mr. Reagan addressed this issue in his appearance at River Dell High School in Oradell, N.J."
  9. "Remarks at River Dell High School in Oradell, New Jersey ", The American Presidency Project, June 20, 1984. Accessed October 16, 2017.
  10. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  11. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  12. New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2001-02 school year for River Dell Middle School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 13, 2006.
  13. School Data for the River Dell Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  14. District Administration, River Dell Regional School District. Accessed October 24, 2018.
  15. New Jersey School Directory for the River Dell Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  16. River Dell Regional Middle School, River Dell Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.
  17. River Dell Regional High School, River Dell Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.
  18. Board of Education, River Dell Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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