Upper Saddle River School District

Upper Saddle River School District
This is the logo for the Upper Saddle River School District.
Address
395 West Saddle River Road
Upper Saddle River
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07458
United States
Coordinates41°03′47″N 74°05′54″W / 41.063007°N 74.098441°W / 41.063007; -74.098441
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentBrad Siegel
Business administratorDana Imbasciani
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,133 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty108.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,05457$18,891−4.4%
1Budgetary Cost15,0576414,1596.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,724498,6590.8%
6Support Services2,598722,16719.9%
8Administrative Cost1,731631,54711.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,889711,61217.2%
13Extracurricular Activities1156010410.6%
16Median Teacher Salary58,3502461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Upper Saddle River School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Upper Saddle River in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,133 students and 108.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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.[4]

For high school, public school students in Upper Saddle River for ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Highlands Regional High School, which also serves students from Allendale and Ho-Ho-Kus, along with some of Saddle River's students (who have the option of attending either Northern Highlands or Ramsey High School, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts).[5][6][7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,377 students and 110.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[8]

History

Through the start of the 1957-58 school year, students from Upper Saddle River, as well as those from Allendale, Mahwah and Saddle River all attended Ramsey High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts and the Ramsey Public School District.[9] Allendale, Mahwah and Upper Saddle River left the Ramsey district in September 1958 once Mahwah High School was completed; Allendale and Upper Saddle River joined the Northern Highlands District once the school was opened in 1965.[10]

Awards and recognition

Edith A. Bogert Elementary School was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools.[11]

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13][14][15]

Elementary schools
  • Robert D. Reynolds Primary School[16] with 326 students in grades PreK-2
    • Devin Severs, principal
  • Edith A. Bogert Elementary School[17] with 377 students in grades 3-5
    • David Kaplan, principal
Middle school
  • Emil A. Cavallini Middle School[18] with 414 students in grades 6-8
    • James J. McCusker, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:[19][20]

  • Brad Siegel, superintendent
  • Dana Imbasciani, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of nine 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 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.[21][22][23]

As of 2012, school elections were shifted from April to the November general election as part of an effort to reduce the costs of a standalone April vote.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Upper Saddle River School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Upper Saddle River Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Idemtification, Upper Saddle River School District. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Upper Saddle River School District. Composition: The Upper Saddle River School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Upper Saddle River."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Northern Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Northern Highlands Regional High School District. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades 9 through 12 in the Northern Highlands Regional High School District.. Composition: The Northern Highlands Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Allendale and Upper Saddle River."
  6. ^ Northern Highlands Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 17, 2020. "A four-year public high school, Northern Highlands strives to address the needs of all of its students who come from four towns in northern Bergen County: Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River."
  7. ^ Staff. "Tuition to rise $219 under new contract", Town Journal, November 19, 2009. Accessed November 30, 2014. "With no high school in the borough, Saddle River students have the option of enrolling in either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands."
  8. ^ School data for Northern Highlands Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Boards Send Trustees to Study Session; Unit To Consider Plans For Regional Needs In High Schools; Meet in Ramsey", The Record, September 11, 1957. Accessed May 26, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "At present Waldwick students attend Midland Park School; and Allendale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, and Mahwah pupils attend Ramsey High School. When the new Mahwah High School is completed in 1958 or 1959 it will absorb Allendale pupils."
  10. ^ School History, Mahwah High School. Accessed May 26, 2021. "It was constructed in 1958-59 for $4 million. Before the new school opened, Mahwah's high school students attended Ramsey High School. Prior to the construction of Northern Highlands Regional High School in the mid-1960s, students from Allendale and Upper Saddle River attended what was then known as Mahwah Junior-Senior High School."
  11. ^ 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools Exemplary High Performing Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 26, 2019.
  12. ^ School Data for the Upper Saddle River Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  13. ^ District Profile, Upper Saddle River School District. Accessed June 17, 2020. "The Upper Saddle River School District includes the Borough of Upper Saddle River located in Bergen County, about 25 miles North of New York City.... Upper Saddle River is an above average socioeconomic suburban community with approximately 1400 students enrolled in its schools.... The school system consists of three facilities: Reynolds Elementary (Pre-K to 2), Bogert Elementary (3 to 5) and Cavallini Middle School (6-8)."
  14. ^ School Performance Reports for the Upper Saddle River School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Upper Saddle River School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Robert D. Reynolds Primary School, Upper Saddle River Schools. Accessed June 17, 2020.
  17. ^ Edith A. Bogert Elementary School, Upper Saddle River Schools. Accessed June 17, 2020.
  18. ^ Emil A. Cavallini Middle School, Upper Saddle River Schools. Accessed June 17, 2020.
  19. ^ Staff Directory, Upper Saddle River School District. Accessed June 17, 2020.
  20. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Upper Saddle River School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 17, 2020. "The Upper Saddle River Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State ofNew Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent of schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  23. ^ Board of Education Members, Upper Saddle River School District. Accessed June 17, 2020.
  24. ^ Kleimann, Karen; Clyde, John. "Districts moving school elections", Town Journal, February 15, 2012. Accessed November 30, 2014. "The Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Northern Highlands, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River boards of education voted to move their respective school elections to November for at least the next four annual elections. The five districts, along with a majority of school boards across the state, are moving their elections from April to November in hopes of sparing taxpayers the expense of a separate election, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association."