Roosevelt Public School District

The Roosevelt Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade from Roosevelt in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4][5]

Roosevelt Public School District
Address
2A School Lane
Roosevelt, NJ 08555
United States
Coordinates40.22131°N 74.474484°W / 40.22131; -74.474484
District information
GradesPreK-5
SuperintendentDr. Mary Robinson Cohen
Business administratorBernard Biesiada
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment83 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty9.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,23149$18,8917.1%
1Budgetary Cost16,2524513,64919.1%
2Classroom Instruction10,120458,36621.0%
6Support Services1,846162,161−14.6%
8Administrative Cost1,801401,46722.8%
10Operations & Maintenance2,468551,55259.0%
13Extracurricular Activities171439−56.4%
16Median Teacher Salary47,581357,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 83 students and 9.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Roosevelt had the 6th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 88 students.[6]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[7]

For sixth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the East Windsor Regional School District, which serves students from East Windsor Township and Hightstown Borough, with students from Roosevelt attending as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[8] Schools in the East Windsor district attended by Roosevelt students (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are Melvin H. Kreps Middle School[10] with 1,230 students in grades 6 - 8 and Hightstown High School[11] with 1,676 students in grades 9 - 12.[12]

Schools
  • Roosevelt Public School had an enrollment of 81 students in grades PreK-6 in the 2018–19 school year.[13]
    • Mary Robinson Cohen, Principal[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

  • Dr. Mary Robinson Cohen, Chief School Administrator
  • Bernard Biesiada, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[14][16][17]

References
  1. District information for Roosevelt Boro, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Roosevelt Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Roosevelt Public School District. Accessed June 23, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Roosevelt School District and seven through twelve as a sending district to East Windsor Regional School District. Composition: The Roosevelt School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Roosevelt."
  4. Frequently Asked Questions, Roosevelt Public School District. Accessed June 23, 2020. "What grade levels are taught in Roosevelt Public School? Roosevelt Public School is a Pre-K through fifth-grade school, with a four-hour Pre-K and a full-day Kindergarten."
  5. County School List N-R, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed June 23, 2020.
  6. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 6. Roosevelt Borough; Enrollment: 88; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Monmouth; Town population: 882"
  7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2014.
  8. East Windsor Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 23, 2020. "The East Windsor Regional School District, located in central New Jersey at New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8, is a stable K-12 public school district serving the communities of the East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown as well as Roosevelt Borough students grades 7 through 12."
  9. School Data for the East Windsor Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed June 23, 2020.
  11. Hightstown High School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed June 23, 2020.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the East Windsor Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. School Data for the Roosevelt Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  14. Administration Roosevelt Public School District. Accessed June 23, 2020.
  15. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  16. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Roosevelt School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 23, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grades levels Preschool through 6th grade."
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