Bedminster Township School District

Bedminster Township School District
Address
234 Somerville Road Bedminster , Somerset County , New Jersey , 07921 United States
Coordinates	40°40′45″N74°38′43″W / 40.679042°N 74.645383°W / 40.679042; -74.645383
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 8
Superintendent	Jennifer Giordano
Business administrator	Eulalia Gillis (interim)
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	455 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	53.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	8.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.bedminsterschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $20,329 51 $18,891 7.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 16,157 50 14,159 14.1% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,945 52 8,659 14.9% 6 Support Services 2,733 55 2,167 26.1% 8 Administrative Cost 1,612 27 1,547 4.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,660 38 1,612 3.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 174 45 104 67.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 64,465 40 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Bedminster Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bedminster, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 455 students and 53.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1. ^[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. ^[7]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School, ^[8] as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a K - 12 district that also serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone. ^[9] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 819 students and 66.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1. ^[10]

School

Bedminster Township Public School had an enrollment of 483 students in grades PreK to 8 in the 2020–21 school year. ^[11]

• Corby Swan, principal (PreK to 4th Grade) ^[12]
• Elizabeth Omegna, principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade) ^[13]

Bedminster Township Public School offers a variety of competitive sports.

Administration

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

• Jennifer Giordano, superintendent ^[16]
• Eulalia Gillis, interim business administrator and board secretary ^[17]

Board of education

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. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

References

1. District information for Bedminster Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Bedminster Township Board of Education District Policy - Identification, Bedminster Township School District. Accessed December 14, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Bedminster Township School District. Composition: The Bedminster Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bedminster Township."
4. 'Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 12, 2024.
5. School Performance Reports for the Bedminster Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Bedminster Township Public School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2014.
8. Bedminster Township School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2017. "After graduation from the 8th grade, the majority of our students attend Bernards High School."
9. Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed May 19, 2017.
10. School data for Bernards High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
11. School Data for the Bedminster Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
12. Principal (PreK to 4th Grade), Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
13. Principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade), Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
15. 2018-2019 Somerset County Public School Directory, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2020.
16. Superintendent, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
17. Special Meeting for the Business of Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 4, 2022, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.
18. 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.
19. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Bedminster Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 29, 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."
20. Board of Education, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 14, 2022.

External links

• Bedminster Township Public School
• School Performance Reports for the Bedminster Township Public School , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Bedminster Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics