Butler Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Butler Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Butler
, in Morris County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,220 students and 92.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.
) are:
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Students from Bloomingdale
attend Butler High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Bloomingdale School District
.
The Academy for Law and Public Safety is a full time, four-year high school program located at Butler High School. The Academy focuses on Law, Government and Public Affairs with concentrations in Law, Criminal Justice, Technology, Humanities and Law Enforcement. The Academy was founded in September 2000, as a collaborative effort of the Morris County Vocational School District
, the Butler Public Schools and the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Butler
Butler, New Jersey
Butler is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,539.Butler was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1901, from portions of Pequannock Township.-Geography:Butler is located at...
, in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,220 students and 92.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary School
- Aaron Decker School serves grades K-4, 379 students.
- Virginia Scala, Principal
Middle School
- Richard Butler School serves grades 5-45, 292 students.
- Andrea Vladichak, Principal
High School
- Butler High SchoolButler High School (New Jersey)Butler High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Butler, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Butler Public Schools....
in grades 9-12, 549 students.- William Hanisch, Principal
Students from Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale, Passaic County, New Jersey
Bloomingdale is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,656.-Geography:Bloomingdale is located at ....
attend Butler High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Bloomingdale School District
Bloomingdale School District
The Bloomingdale School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in Kindergarten through 8th grade from Bloomingdale, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States....
.
The Academy for Law and Public Safety is a full time, four-year high school program located at Butler High School. The Academy focuses on Law, Government and Public Affairs with concentrations in Law, Criminal Justice, Technology, Humanities and Law Enforcement. The Academy was founded in September 2000, as a collaborative effort of the Morris County Vocational School District
Morris County Vocational School District
The Morris County Vocational School District provides vocational and technical education to public high school students in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
, the Butler Public Schools and the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Mario Cardinale, Superintendent
- Debra Naley-Minenna, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Butler Public Schools
- Butler Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...