Bradley_Beach_School_District

Bradley Beach School District

Bradley Beach School District

School district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US


The Bradley Beach School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bradley Beach in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5]

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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 205 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.6:1.[1]

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.[6]

For public school students in ninth through twelfth grades, the school district maintains sending/receiving relationships with the Asbury Park Public Schools and Neptune Township Schools under which the overwhelming majority of Bradley Beach students are sent to Asbury Park High School and the other 7% are sent to Neptune High School.[7][8] As of the 2020–21 school year, Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 682 students and 54.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1 and[9] Neptune High School had an enrollment of 1,270 students and 115.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[10]

An application program with Red Bank Regional High School or the schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District are alternatives available for students from the borough attending public high school.[11]

School

Bradley Beach Elementary School served an enrollment of 317 students in the 2020–21 school year.[12] The professional teaching staff includes 40 certified teachers and six paraprofessionals.[13]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

  • Michael Heidelberg, principal and superintendent
  • David Tonzola, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[16][17][18]


References

  1. Bradley Beach Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bradley Beach Public Schools. Accessed October 12, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through eight in the Bradley Beach School District. Composition: The Bradley Beach School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Bradley Beach."
  2. Bradley Beach Board of Education Policy 5120.1 HIGH SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed September 18, 2014. "The 93% Asbury Park High School and 7% Neptune High School attendance shall be based upon: (a.) The number of students in Grade 8 at Bradley Beach School on March 1 of each year, plus (b.) The number of Bradley Beach students attending other elementary schools."
  3. Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2005. Accessed September 18, 2014. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."
  4. Harris, Courtenay. "Personal attention is district's specialty", Asbury Park Press, March 29, 2000. Accessed September 18, 2014. "Several parents interviewed said they are uneasy about the fact that 98 percent of graduating eighth-graders have to go to Asbury Park High School, unless they get into a specialty school run by the Monmouth County Vocational School District. About 2 percent are allowed to go to Neptune High School."
  5. Profile, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  6. Administration and Staff Directory, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  7. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Bradley Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the Board). The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades PreK through 8."
  8. Board Members, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed October 12, 2022.

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