Union City School District (New Jersey)

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Union City School District
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The Union City Board of Education building
Address
3912 Bergen Turnpike
Union City
, Hudson County , New Jersey , 07087
United States
Coordinates 40°46′42″N74°01′53″W / 40.778268°N 74.031458°W / 40.778268; -74.031458
District information
Grades PreK-12
SuperintendentSilvia Abbato
Business administratorAnthony N. Dragona (Business Administrator)
Justin Mercado (Board Secretary)
Schools14
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment12,848 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty858.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio15.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group A
Website www.ucboe.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,54682$18,8918.8%
1Budgetary Cost17,0759014,78315.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,555458,763−2.4%
6Support Services3,349972,39240.0%
8Administrative Cost1,404441,485−5.5%
10Operations & Maintenance3,2931031,78384.7%
13Extracurricular Activities1125268−58.2%
16Median Teacher Salary64,9005164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

Union City School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Union City, 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]

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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 12,848 students and 858.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0:1. [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

The city's single public high school, Union City High School, opened September 3, 2009, [7] and was built on the site of the former Roosevelt Stadium. [8] The $178 million school, whose signature feature is an athletic field on its second-floor roof, replaced the former Emerson High School and Union Hill High School, which were then converted to middle schools. [9]

In conjunction with the Schools Development Authority, the district is constructing a new $93.7 million middle school for grades seven through nine that is expected to open for the 2025–26 school year, and will accommodate as many as 900 students in a six-story building covering {{Convert}132000|sqft}}. [10]

Awards and recognition

Woodrow Wilson School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2004–05 school year. [11] The Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence was awarded again to Woodrow Wilson for the 2014–15 school year. [12] [13]

Schools

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Union City High School

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [14] ) are: [15] [16] [17] [18]

Preschool
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High school
Adult education

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [35] [36]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Union City is one of approximately 12 districts with appointed school boards. 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. [40] [41] [42] [43]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Union City 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. ↑ 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'."
  4. ↑ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Rappaport, Melissa. "Back to school; New buildings, new amenities for 2009", The Hudson Reporter , August 30, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ Hu, Winnie. "After 88 Years of Rivalry, the Last as Us and Them", The New York Times , November 22, 2007. Accessed July 6, 2017. "But today's so-called Turkey Game signals the end of the tradition. Next fall, the two schools will merge in a new $176 million building.... The new Union City High School will take up 4.5 acres (18,000 m2) in the center of the city, squeezed between row houses and commercial strips. It will have a football field and bleachers built on the roof so that players will no longer have to share the facilities at José Martí Middle School."
  9. ↑ Thorbourne, Ken. "Eagles ready to soar at new Union City High School", The Jersey Journal , August 30, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Union City finds solution to overcrowded classrooms: New $93.7 million middle school", The Jersey Journal / NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 12, 2023. Accessed December 2, 2024. "Shovels are in the ground and construction is underway for a new Union City middle school intended to ease overcrowded classrooms in the growing school district. The state-funded school at 518 36th St. — between Kennedy Boulevard and Bergenline Avenue — is expected to open in fall 2025, welcoming students in grades seven through nine. With room for more than 900 students, the new building will both pull in students from other city middle schools and be the new home for some ninth-graders who would otherwise have attended Union City High School, Superintendent Silvia Abbato said.... The estimated $93.7 million school is funded by the state Schools Development Authority (SDA), an agency dedicated to improving school facilities for 31 urban school districts in the state, formerly known as Abbott districts.... The school will stand six stories and be approximately 132,000 square feet, according to the SDA’s project page."
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2013 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
  13. ↑ 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ School Data for the Union City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ Schools, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Union City School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Union City School District. New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ Schwartz, Art. "Back to school in Union City; Kids, teachers gear up this week", The Hudson Reporter , September 1, 2013. Accessed July 6, 2017.
  19. ↑ Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  20. ↑ Thomas A. Edison Elementary School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  21. ↑ Sara Gilmore Academy School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  22. ↑ Henry Hudson Elementary School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  23. ↑ Jefferson Elementary School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  24. ↑ Colin Powell Elementary School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  25. ↑ McDonald, Terrence T. "Gov. Christie visits Union City school opening, hears Democratic mayor praise him". NJ.com, February 8, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  26. ↑ Theodore Roosevelt School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  27. ↑ Veteran's Memorial Elementary School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  28. ↑ George Washington Elementary School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  29. ↑ Robert Waters Elementary School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  30. ↑ Emerson Middle School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  31. ↑ Union Hill Middle School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  32. ↑ José Martí STEM Academy, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  33. ↑ Union City High School, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  34. ↑ Union City Adults Learning Center, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  35. ↑ Board of Education Administration, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  36. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  37. ↑ Superintendent Silvia Abbato, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  38. ↑ Anthony N. Dragona, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  39. ↑ Board Secretary, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
  40. ↑ 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.
  41. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Union City School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed December 2, 2024. "The City of Union City School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The District is a Type I District located in the county of Hudson, State of New Jersey. As a Type I, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of seven members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  42. ↑ Roll, Erin. "Montclair Parents Debate Appointed Vs. Elected School Board", Montclair Local, April 4, 2019. Accessed December 2, 2024. "Montclair is one of 11 school districts in New Jersey in which the board of education is appointed by the mayor, rather than elected.... As of 2018, Montclair was one of only 11 Type I school districts in New Jersey. The other 10 are Ventnor, Port Republic, Rockleigh, Pine Valley, East Orange, East Newark, Union City, Harrison, Trenton and Summit."
  43. ↑ Board of Education Members, Union City School District. Accessed December 2, 2024.
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