Bayonne Board Of Education - Bayonne Board Of Education

Bayonne Board of Education is a comprehensive public school district serving students from pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bayonne in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 12 schools had an enrollment of 9,418 students and 646.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 14.58.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.

Awards and recognition

During the 2008-09 school year, Public School #14 Gifted & Talented was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. In 2009-2010, Washington Community School was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award.

For the 2004-05 school year, Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. It is the fourth school in Bayonne to receive this honor. The other three are Bayonne High School in 1995-96, Midtown Community School in 1996-97 and P.S. #14 in the 1998-99 school year.

During the 2008-2009 school year, Washington Community School was awarded the ASCA Honor Council Excellence Award, which is given to school's Student Councils who have met the requirements and completed projects in the areas of in leadership, citizenship, and community service.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools

• Henry E. Harris No. 1 (grades PreK-8; 636 students)
• Phillip G. Vroom No. 2 (PreK-8; 421)
• Dr. Walter F. Robinson No. 3 (PreK-8; 788)
• Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 (PreK-8; 485)
• Lincoln Community School No. 5 (PreK-8; 444)
• Horace Mann No. 6 (PreK-8; 599)
• Midtown Community School No. 8 (PreK-8; 1,087)
• George Washington Community School No. 9 (PreK-8; 663)
• Woodrow Wilson School No. 10 (PreK-8; 617)
• John M. Bailey School No. 12 (PreK-8; 637)
• Nicholas Oresko School No. 14 (PreK-8; 444) an advanced school for gifted and talented students in academics, the arts, and physical education

High school

• Bayonne High School (9-12; 2,597). Bayonne High School is the only public school in the state to have an on-campus ice rink for its hockey team.

Dress code

The Board of Education has implemented a dress code that took effect in the 2006-07 school year for students in Pre-K through eighth grade. The plan was intended to "increase student identification with their schools and the district, Eliminate many of the distractions associated with differences in social or economic status, Allow the children, their teachers and the Board of Education to concentrate on shared pursuit of educational excellence [and] Instill a sense of belonging and school pride". A heated battle was fought between enraged parents and the Board, with parents upset at the manner in which the policy was imposed, the cost of the uniforms, the loss of freedom of expression to students in choosing the clothing they wear and issues regarding the manner in which the contract was awarded.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Patricia L. McGeehan, Superintendent
• Leo J. Smith, Jr., Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

External links

• Bayonne Board of Education
• Bayonne Board of Education's 2014â€"15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Bayonne Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics