Jersey City Public Schools

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Jersey City Public Schools
Address
346 Claremont Avenue
Jersey City
, Hudson County , 07305
United States
Coordinates 40°42′51″N74°05′14″W / 40.714057°N 74.087308°W / 40.714057; -74.087308
District information
Grades PreK to 12
SuperintendentNorma Fernandez (acting)
Business administratorRegina Robinson
Schools39
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment29,113 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Faculty2,173.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.jcboe.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,27395$18,04723.4%
1Budgetary Cost18,1199914,51924.8%
2Classroom Instruction10,454968,58821.7%
6Support Services2,826872,33820.9%
8Administrative Cost1,7731011,44822.4%
10Operations & Maintenance2,9001031,78762.3%
13Extracurricular Activities15214263−42.2%
16Median Teacher Salary68,3607662,707
Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=106

The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke [3] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. [4] [5] As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of 39 schools, had an enrollment of 29,113 students and 2,173.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1. [1]

Contents

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

The district was one of three districts in New Jersey (along with Newark Public Schools and Paterson Public Schools) under "state intervention", which authorizes the state Commissioner of Education to intervene in curriculum functions. [7] [8] In 2017, Jersey City became the first school district in New Jersey to regain full local control after having been under "state intervention". [9]

Awards, recognition and rankings

Academy I Middle School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education. [10] Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School was one of 18 schools statewide (and three public high schools) honored in 2018 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, marking the second time the school was recognized by the program. [11] [12] Infinity Institute was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools. [13]

McNair Academic High School was the second-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 second in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. [14] William L. Dickinson High School is the oldest high school in the city and James J. Ferris High School is represented by some of the top students of Jersey City who are members of the National Academy Foundation Magnet Programs. Academy I Middle School is one of the top middle schools in the country. Has been recognized with several achievements, including first place in the Lexus Environmental Challenge in 2008.

Dr. McNair Academic High School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994-95 school year. [15]

Alexander D. Sullivan School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award. [16]

School uniforms

Students have been required to wear school uniforms since 1998. [17]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [18] ) are: [19] [20] [21] [22]

Elementary schools

Ollie E. Culbreath Jr. P.S. 14 Culbreath Jr School JC jeh.jpg
Ollie E. Culbreath Jr. P.S. 14
Copernicus P.S. 25 Copernicus school Zabriskie St jeh.jpg
Copernicus P.S. 25
Anthony J. Infante P.S. 31 Anthony Infante PS3 JC jeh.jpg
Anthony J. Infante P.S. 31
Elementary schools

Elementary schools in the district are: [23]

Grammar schools

Joseph Brensinger School P.S. 17 Joseph Brensinger School Belmont Av JC jeh.jpg
Joseph Brensinger School P.S. 17

Grammar schools in the district are: [37]

Middle schools

Franklin L. Williams M.S. 7 Franklin Williams MS 7 JC jeh.jpg
Franklin L. Williams M.S. 7

Middle schools in the district are: [52]

High schools

Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School McNair Acad HS JC jeh.jpg
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School

High schools in the district are: [58]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [67] [68]

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 2013) 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. [70] [71] On October 18, 2018 the Commissioner of Education issued a comprehensive transition plan, effective October 25, 2018, which included a detailed timeline and set of milestones to guide the District’s transition over a period of two years. On September 14, 2022 the Commissioner determined the Jersey City Public Schools had successfully implemented the full transition plan and the State Board of Education adopted a resolution approving the return of the District to full local control." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.</ref> [72]

State intervention

The district was formerly one of three districts in New Jersey under "state intervention", which authorizes the commissioner of education to intervene in governance of a local public school district (and to intervene in the areas of instruction and program, operations, personnel, and fiscal management) if the commissioner has determined that a school district failed or was unable to take corrective actions necessary to establish a thorough and efficient system of education. [7]

On October 4, 1989, the New Jersey Department of Education established a state-operated school district for Jersey City, appointing a state district superintendent to serve as the governing authority for the district instead of the board of education, and a new board of education was created and functioned as an advisory body. [8] In 2005 the legislature disbanded state operation and created "state intervention". [7] The Jersey City Board of Education assumed control of governance and finance on April 17, 2008. [8] As of October 2010, although governance had been restored to local control in the form of an elected school board, the state district superintendent remained to manage personnel and curriculum functions. [7] Local control for personnel was returned to the district in 2012. [8] In July 2017, Jersey City regained full local control with curriculum and programming being returned to the district. [9]

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  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
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