Berlin Borough School District

Berlin Borough School District
Address
215 South Franklin Avenue Berlin , Camden County , New Jersey , 08009 United States
Coordinates	39°47′49″N74°56′57″W / 39.797062°N 74.949046°W / 39.797062; -74.949046
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Brenda Harring (interim)
Business administrator	Donna DiLapo
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	848 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	77.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.bcsberlin.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $13,682 3 $18,891 −27.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 10,400 3 14,159 −26.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,961 5 8,659 −19.6% 6 Support Services 1,263 2 2,167 −41.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,255 13 1,547 −18.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 815 1 1,612 −49.4% 13 Extracurricular Activities 105 52 104 1.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 57,415 19 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

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

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 848 students and 77.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. ^[1]

The district had been 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. ^[6]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, a limited-purpose, public regional school district that serves students at Eastern Regional High School from the constituent communities of Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township. ^[7] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,898 students and 144.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. ^[8]

History

In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had a school for black children with an outdoor pump and restrooms and two indoor rooms. Noma Jensen of The Journal of Negro Education described the school as being "in bad physical conditions". ^[9]

Awards and recognition

The New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development (NJASECD) recognized Berlin Community School as 2012 New Jersey School of Character (NJSOC) - honorable mention. ^[10]

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference. ^[11]

Schools

Berlin Community School serves grades PreK-8 and had a total of 840 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2023–24 school year. ^[12]

• Lindsay Hickman, elementary school principal ^[13]
• Therese Bonmati, middle school principal ^[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[15] [16]}

• Brenda Harring, interim superintendent ^[17]
• Donna DiLapo, business administrator and board secretary ^[18]

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. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

References

1. District information for Berlin Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Berlin Borough Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Berlin Borough School District, adopted November 19, 2009. Accessed December 25, 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 Berlin Borough School District. Composition: The Berlin Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Berlin Borough."
4. School Performance Reports for the Berlin Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
5. New Jersey School Directory for the Berlin Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
6. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
7. Eastern Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived March 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 18, 2017. "Our district is a limited purpose public regional high school serving students in grades 9 through 12. The student population is multicultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves: Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
8. School data for Eastern Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
9. Jensen, Noma (Winter 1948). "A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System". The Journal of Negro Education . 17 (1). Journal of Negro Education: 84–88. JSTOR   2966093. - CITED: p. 85.
10. Berlin Community School Archived 2016-03-20 at the Wayback Machine , Character Education Partnership. Accessed November 6, 2014.
11. Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005, American Music Conference. Accessed December 12, 2006.
12. School Data for the Berlin Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
13. Elementary School Principal, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed December 15, 2024.
14. Middle School Principal, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed December 15, 2024.
15. District Administration, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed December 25, 2024.
16. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
17. Office of the Superintendent, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed December 25, 2024.
18. Business Administrator and Board Secretary, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed December 25, 2024.
19. 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.
20. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Berlin Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed December 25, 2024. "The Berlin Borough School District (District) is a Type II school district located in Camden County, New Jersey and covers an area of approximately 3.7 square miles. As a Type II school district, it functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to provide educational services for all of Berlin Borough's students in grades K through 8. Student in grades 9 through 12 attend Eastern Regional High School District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
21. Meet Our Board, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed December 25, 2024.

External links

• Berlin Community School
• School Performance Report for Berlin Community School , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Berlin Community School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Eastern Camden County Regional High School District