Gloucester County Special Services School District

Gloucester County Special Services District
Address
1340 Tanyard Road Sewell , Gloucester County , New Jersey , 08080 United States
Coordinates	39°47′31″N75°07′31″W / 39.791965°N 75.125290°W / 39.791965; -75.125290
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Michael Dicken
Business administrator	Amy Capriotti
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	NA (as of 2019–20) [1]
Faculty	101.2 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	NA [1]
Other information
Website	www.gcsssd.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) Special svcs. average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $49,515 3 $18,891 162.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 41,648 2 57,252 −27.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 23,057 2 32,861 −29.8% 6 Support Services 9,345 3 11,945 −21.8% 8 Administrative Cost 3,729 1 5,725 −34.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 5,327 5 6,215 −14.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 179 2 195 −8.2% Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of Special svcs. districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

The Gloucester County Special Services School District is a special education public school district headquartered in the Sewell section of Mantua Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its schools offer educational and therapeutic services for students of elementary and high school age in Gloucester County who have emotional or physical disabilities that cannot be addressed by their school districts.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had 101.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis). ^[1]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[3] ) are: ^{[4] [5] [6]}

• Bankbridge Elementary School ^[7] (grades preschool to 6)
  • Heather Warrington, principal
• Bankbridge Regional School ^[8] (grades 6-12; with 563 students combined across programs)
  • Ronald Rutter, principal
  • Ralph Ross Jr, South Campus Middle School principal
  • Chris Sedgewick, North Campus principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration: ^{[9] [10]}

• Michael Dicken, superintendent
• Amy Capriotti, business administrator and board secretary ^[11]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. The county executive superintendent serves as a member, with six other members appointed by the director of the Board of County Commissioners to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two terms up for reappointment each year. 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. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

References

1. District information for Gloucester County Special Services 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. School Data for the Gloucester County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
4. 2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
5. School Performance Reports for the Glucester County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Gloucester County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. Bankbridge Elementary School, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed June 1, 2021. "Bankbridge Elementary School was built in 2002, designed specifically for students with special needs from preschool through grade 6."
8. Bankbridge Regional School, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed June 1, 2021. "Our North Campus serves secondary students with behavioral disabilities in grades 6-12. Our South Campus serves secondary students with multiple disabilities in grades 6-12."
9. Staff Directory, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed June 1, 2021.
10. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Business Office, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed June 1, 2021.
12. 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.
13. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Gloucester County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "The School District is a Type I district located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type I district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of seven members, six are appointed by the Director of the Board of County Commissioners, and the seventh member is the County School Superintendent. The purpose of the School District is to provide quality programs of special education and related services that meet the needs of students with disabilities from the preschool years to through age 21. The District also provides a wide range of quality educational programs and administrative services to public school districts and their boards of education."
14. Board of Education, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed June 1, 2021. "The Board of Education consists of the executive county superintendent of schools, ex-officio, and six persons to be appointed by the Director of the Board of Chosen Commissioners, with the advice and consent of the remaining members of the Board of Chosen Commissioners."

External links

• Official website