Glen Rock Public Schools

Glen Rock Public Schools
Address
620 Harristown Road Glen Rock , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07452 United States
Coordinates	40°57′25″N74°07′17″W / 40.95692°N 74.12127°W / 40.95692; -74.12127
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Brett Charleston
Business administrator	James Canellas
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,620 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	222.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.8:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	J
Website	www.glenrocknj.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $21,294 63 $18,891 12.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 16,492 62 14,783 11.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,871 55 8,763 1.2% 6 Support Services 3,356 64 2,392 40.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,980 68 1,485 33.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,880 53 1,783 5.4% 13 Extracurricular Activities 402 39 268 50.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 69,300 58 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 Glen Rock Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Glen Rock, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,620 students and 222.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. ^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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]

History

The high school underwent a $45.3 million renovation project that started in 2009 and was completed for the 2011-12 school year, which included a new science wing, a creative arts department and system updates. ^[5]

Awards and recognition

The district's high school was one of 18 schools statewide (and three public high schools) honored in 2018 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program by the United States Department of Education. ^{[6] [7]} In 2024, Alexander Hamilton Elementary School was one of 11 schools statewide that was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. ^{[8] [9]}

The high school was the 4th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 28th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. ^[10] In 2012, Newsweek ranked the school 30th in the state; in the Glen Rock High School graduating class of 2012, 98% of students indicated that they would move on to a two-year or four-year college. ^[11]

Schools

Elementary schools: (clockwise from top left) Richard E. Byrd School, Alexander Hamilton School, Central Elementary School, Clara E. Coleman School

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[12] ) are: ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Elementary schools

• Richard E. Byrd School ^[16] with 269 students in grades K–5
  • Jodie Craft, principal ^[17]
• Central Elementary School ^[18] with 339 students in grades K–5
  • Krista LaCroix, principal ^[17]
• Clara E. Coleman School ^[19] with 351 students in grades K–5
  • Edward Thompson, principal ^[17]
• Alexander Hamilton Elementary School ^[20] with 281 students in grades K–5
  • Kristin Gomez, principal ^[17]

Middle school

• Glen Rock Middle School ^[21] with 621 students in grades 6–8
  • Michelle Giurlando, principal ^[17]

High school

• Glen Rock High School ^[21] with 729 students in grades 9–12
  • Michelle Giurlando, principal ^[17]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[17] [22] [23]}

• Brett Charleston, superintendent of schools ^[24]
• James Canellas, business administrator ^[25]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. ^{[26] [22] [27] [28]}

References

1. District information for Glen Rock 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. Glen Rock Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 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 twelve in the Glen Rock School District. Composition The Glen Rock School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Glen Rock."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 4, 2014.
5. De Santa, Richard. "Construction projects at Glen Rock schools near completion", Glen Rock Gazette, August 23, 2011. Accessed September 27, 2011.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools", United States Department of Education. Accessed October 19, 2018.
7. Clark, Adam. "These 18 N.J. schools were named among the best in U.S. by Trump administration", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2018. Accessed October 19, 2018.
8. Current Awardees, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 24, 2024.
9. Kelley, Tina. "11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 23, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Eleven public and private schools have been chosen as New Jersey’s newest National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday."
10. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly , August 16, 2012. Accessed April 29, 2013.
11. "America's Best High Schools 2012", Newsweek . Accessed October 19, 2018.
12. School Data for the Glen Rock Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
13. District, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Today, Glen Rock Public Schools serve 2,562 students in grades pre-K through 12 in four elementary schools - Richard E. Byrd, Central, Clara E. Coleman and Alexander Hamilton - plus Glen Rock Middle School and Glen Rock High School."
14. School Performance Reports for the Glen Rock Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
15. New Jersey School Directory for the Glen Rock Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
16. Richard E. Byrd School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.
17. District Leadership & Staff, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2023.
18. Central Elementary School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.
19. Clara E. Coleman School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.
20. Alexander Hamilton Elementary School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.
21. Glen Rock Middle and High School, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024.
22. Board of Education, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2023. "The Glen Rock Board of Education is comprised of a 9-member board of trustees, the chief school administrator and the board secretary/district business administrator."
23. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
24. Superintendent's Office, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2023.
25. Business Office, Glen Rock Public School. Accessed December 11, 2023.
26. 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.
27. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Glen Rock School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "The Glen Rock Public Schools (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District."
28. Board of education, Glen Rock Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2024. "The Glen Rock Board of Education is comprised of a 9-member board of trustees, the chief school administrator and the board secretary/district business administrator."

External links

• Glen Rock Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Glen Rock Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• Glen Rock Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics