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Coordinates: 41°00′20″N 74°19′59″W / 41.005536°N 74.333116°W / 41.005536; -74.333116
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Bloomingdale School District
Address
225 Glenwild Avenue
Bloomingdale
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07403
United States
Coordinates41°00′20″N 74°19′59″W / 41.005536°N 74.333116°W / 41.005536; -74.333116
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentMichael Nicosia
Business administratorFelicia Kicinski
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment564 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty44.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.bloomingdaleschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,11547$18,8916.5%
1Budgetary Cost17,9095914,15926.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,281418,6597.2%
6Support Services4,612642,167112.8%
8Administrative Cost1,985621,54728.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,872531,61216.1%
13Extracurricular Activities104261040.0%
16Median Teacher Salary66,3655161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Bloomingdale School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bloomingdale, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 564 students and 44.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, high school-aged students from Bloomingdale in public school attend Butler High School in the adjacent community of Butler in Morris County, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Butler Public Schools.[5][6] As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 471 students and 38.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[7] In 2020–21, more than 40% of the students in the high school came from Bloomingdale.[8]

Schools

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Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11][12][13]

Elementary schools
  • Martha B. Day Elementary School[14] with 142 students in grades PreK-1
    • Denise Glenn, principal[15]
  • Samuel R. Donald Elementary School[16] with 173 students in grades 2-4
    • Kerridyn Trushiem, principal[15]
Middle school
  • Walter T. Bergen Middle School[17] with 241 students in grades 5-8
    • Jon Deeb, principal[15]

Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[15][18]

  • Michael Nicosia, acting superintendent
  • Felicia Kicinski, business administrator and board secretary[19]

Board of education

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The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[20][21][22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d District information for Bloomingdale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Bloomingdale Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 5, 2024. "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 eight in the Bloomingdale School District. Composition: The Bloomingdale School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bloomingdale Borough."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Butler Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 12, 2017. "The district also engages in several Shared Service agreements with the Bloomingdale school district, beyond the send-receive high school experience, including sharing of school Library oversight, Special Education and sharing the services of the Student Assistance Counselor."
  6. ^ Profile 2012-2013, Butler High School. Accessed January 26, 2015. "Butler High School is a public high school servicing the students of the Borough of Butler and the Borough of Bloomingdale."
  7. ^ School data for Butler High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Butler Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 5, 2024. "Butler Borough School District is governed by a ten-member Board of Education, nine members of which are elected by District constituents to serve alternating 3-year terms, and one member from its sending district, Bloomingdale, who is appointed on an annual basis by the Bloomingdale Board of Education.... The District received high school students from Bloomingdale, in Passaic County, on a tuition basis. These students comprised 44.3% of the high school enrollment in the 2020 - 2021 school year." See "Roster of Officials" on page 16.
  9. ^ School Data for the Bloomingdale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Schools, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 4, 2021.
  11. ^ 2023–24 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Bloomingdale School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ School Performance Reports for the Bloomingdale School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Martha B. Day Elementary School, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 4, 2021.
  15. ^ a b c d District Leadership, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 5, 2024.
  16. ^ Samuel R. Donald Elementary School, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 4, 2021.
  17. ^ Walter T. Bergen Middle School, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 4, 2021.
  18. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  19. ^ Business Office staff, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 5, 2024.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Bloomingdale School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  22. ^ Board of Education, Bloomingdale School District. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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