Haworth Public Schools

Haworth Public Schools
Address
205 Valley Road
Haworth
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07641
United States
Coordinates40°57′40″N 73°59′10″W / 40.961156°N 73.98599°W / 40.961156; -73.98599
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentPaul Wolford
Business administratorKevin Lane
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment436 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty48.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitehaworth.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,29950$18,8917.5%
1Budgetary Cost18,2506214,15928.9%
2Classroom Instruction10,932598,65926.3%
6Support Services3,360592,16755.1%
8Administrative Cost1,800431,54716.4%
10Operations & Maintenance2,047561,61227.0%
13Extracurricular Activities112291047.7%
16Median Teacher Salary76,6266161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Haworth Public Schools are a community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Haworth, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 436 students and 48.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I," the second-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.[6]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, which serves students from Closter, Demarest and Haworth.[7] The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.[8][9] During the 1994-96 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[10] As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 978 students and 93.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[11] The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which also includes the Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan districts, as well as the Northern Valley Regional High School District.[12]

History

The first school built in Haworth was constructed in April 1894. It was located on Valley Road and Haworth Avenue. The building was yellow. A teacher named Miss Kingsland taught all the students in one room. It burned down on June 2, 1898.[13]

Jennifer Montesano served as the superintendent of Haworth Public School from 2014 until 2018, when she became superintendent of the Secaucus Public Schools.[14]

School

  • Haworth Public School serves students in grades K-8.[15] The school had an enrollment of 424 students in grades K-8 as of the 2022–23 school year.[16]
    • Adrienne Huettenmoser, principal[17]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • Paul Wolford, superintendent[20]
  • Kevin Lane, business administrator[21]

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. 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 either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) 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.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Haworth Public 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. ^ Haworth Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Haworth Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Haworth School District. Composition: The Haworth School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Haworth."
  4. ^ School Performance Reports for the Haworth Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Haworth Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History", The New York Times, April 4, 1999. Accessed December 4, 2014. "Following eighth grade, students go on to Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which the borough shares with Haworth and neighboring Closter."
  8. ^ Our Communities Archived December 6, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 4, 2014. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
  9. ^ Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived September 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2017. "Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan."
  10. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 31, 2016.
  11. ^ School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Region III Overview Archived December 6, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019. "Responding to this the Bergen County Superintendents Council almost 25 years ago, divided and reorganized the county into seven regions for special education. Bergen County Region III is comprised of nine participating districts: Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northern Valley Regional High School District, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."
  13. ^ Boyd, Mary Lou. "Haworth Firsts" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  14. ^ Lightdale, Marc (August 2, 2017). "Haworth Supt. to leave for Secaucus School District". The Journal News. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Haworth Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  16. ^ Data for Haworth Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ^ Principal's Office, Haworth Public School. Accessed February 14, 2024.
  18. ^ Administration, Haworth Public School. Accessed February 19, 2024.
  19. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ^ Superintendent's Office, Haworth Public School. Accessed February 19, 2024.
  21. ^ Business Office, Haworth Public School. Accessed February 19, 2024.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Board of Education Members, Haworth Public Schools. Accessed December 6, 2021.
  24. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the School District of the Borough of Haworth, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 19, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."