Buena Regional School District

Buena Regional School District
Address
914 Main Avenue Richland , Atlantic County , New Jersey , 08350 United States
Coordinates	39°30′08″N74°53′49″W / 39.50213°N 74.896921°W / 39.50213; -74.896921
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 12
Superintendent	David Cappuccio Jr.
Business administrator	Pasquale Yacovelli
Schools	5
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,691 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	150.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	A
Website	www.buenaschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $19,128 51 $18,891 1.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,750 36 14,783 −7.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,004 29 8,763 −8.7% 6 Support Services 2,372 51 2,392 −0.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,491 31 1,485 0.4% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,515 27 1,783 −15.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 358 26 268 33.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 64,296 40 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township, two municipalities in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3] Students are sent to the district's high school for grades 9 - 12 from both Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts. ^{[4] [5]}

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,691 students and 150.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. ^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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 June 2009, the New Jersey Department of Education ruled that Newfield, a non-operating district seeking to cut costs for its tuition students, could end its relationship with the Buena Regional School District and as of the 2011–12 school year could start sending incoming high school students in grades 7–9 to Delsea Regional High School, under a transition in which students at Buena's high school would remain in the district until they graduated. ^{[7] [8]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[9] ) are: ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Elementary schools

• Collings Lakes Elementary School ^[14] with 197 students in grades K-2
  • Richard A. Lawrence, principal ^[15]
• John C. Milanesi Elementary School ^[16] with 259 students in grades PreK-2
  • Moses White, principal ^[17]
• Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School ^[18] with 309 students in grades 3-5
  • Leonard Long, principal ^[19]

Middle school

• Buena Regional Middle School ^[20] with 336 students in grades 6-8
  • Karen Cavalieri, principal ^[21]

High school

• Buena Regional High School ^[22] with 535 students in grades 9-12
  • Christina Collazo-Franco, principal ^[23]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[24] [25]}

• David Cappuccio Jr., superintendent ^[26]
• Pasquale Yacovelli, business administrator and board secretary

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. ^{[27] [28]} Seats on the board of education are allocated based on population, with six assigned to Buena Vista Township and three to Buena Borough. ^[29]

References

1. District information for Buena Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Buena Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Buena Regional School District. Accessed February 29, 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 twelve in the Buena Regional School District. Composition: The Buena Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough. The Buena Regional School District has a receiving school relationship with Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township."
4. Buena Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived August 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive, regional public school district. The District’s three elementary and middle school serve students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough. The District’s high school serves students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough, along with students from the neighboring municipalities of Estell Manor and Weymouth Township through a sending/receiving relationship."
5. About, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022. "The district is comprised of three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Students from Weymouth and Estell Manor join students from Buena Vista Township, Buena Borough."
6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 27, 2014.
7. Romalino, Carly. "State OKs Newfield's break with Buena district", Gloucester County Times , June 17, 2009. "The Board of Education here can sever its three-decade tie with Buena Regional School District, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy has ruled. The move will begin in the 2010-11 school year. In a phase-in process, according to Delsea Regional School District Superintendent Frank Borelli, Delsea schools will first accept Newfield students entering grades seven and nine in September 2010. Students entering grades 10, 11 and 12 as of September 2010 would continue to be educated at Buena High School. Newfield children eligible for the sixth grade as of September 2010 would attend a school arranged for by Newfield, presumably the Franklin Township school district, and not Buena Middle School."
8. Romalino, Carly Q. "Newfield's 'no' could hurt other districts", Courier-Post , November 4, 2015. Accessed February 1, 2017. "In 2012, Newfield ended its send-receive agreement with Buena schools in Atlantic County, instead sending its 400 elementary and 120 high school students to districts in neighboring Franklin Township. The send-receive agreement with Franklin Township Public Schools and Delsea Regional School District — which also educated Elk Township high schoolers — was touted as cheaper tuition than Buena."
9. School Data for the Buena Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
10. Our Schools, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022.
11. Public School Directory 2023–2024, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
12. School Performance Reports for the Buena Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
13. New Jersey School Directory for the Buena Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. Collings Lakes Elementary School, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022.
15. Message from our Principal, Collings Lakes Elementary School. Accessed January 9, 2023.
16. John C. Milanesi Elementary School, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022.
17. Message from our Principal, John C. Milanesi Elementary School. Accessed January 9, 2023.
18. Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022.
19. Message from our Principal, Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School. Accessed January 9, 2023.
20. Buena Regional Middle School, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022.
21. Administration, Buena Regional Middle School. Accessed January 9, 2023.
22. Buena Regional High School, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022.
23. Administration, Buena Regional High School. Accessed January 9, 2023.
24. District Contacts, Buena Regional School District. Accessed January 9, 2023.
25. New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
26. Superintendent, Buena Regional School District. Accessed January 9, 2023.
27. 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.
28. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Buena Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed December 15, 2022. "The district is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The District is a Type II district located in Atlantic County. The Board consists of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12. The District operates four elementary schools, one Middle School and one High School."
29. Board of Education Members, Buena Regional School District. Accessed February 29, 2020.

External links

• Buena Regional School District NJ
• School Performance Reports for the Buena Regional School District NJ , New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Buena Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics