Bogota Public Schools

Bogota Public Schools
The emblem of Bogota Public Schools
Address
1 Henry C. Luthin Place Bogota , Bergen County, New Jersey, 07603
Coordinates	40°52′41″N 74°01′28″W / 40.878106°N 74.024565°W / 40.878106; -74.024565
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Damian Kennedy
Business administrator	Irfan Evcil
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,381 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty	103.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.bogotaboe.com
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,310 28 $18,891 −3.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,625 10 14,783 −14.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,720 19 8,763 −11.9% 6 Support Services 1,860 16 2,392 −22.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,564 21 1,485 5.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,033 1 1,783 −42.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 428 22 268 59.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 62,418 29 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Bogota Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough of Bogota in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,381 students and 103.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.^[1]

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.^[4]

Awards and recognition

Lillian M. Steen School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.^[5][6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.^[7]) are:^[8][9]

• E. Roy Bixby School^[10] with 293 students in grades PreK–5
  • Damon J. Englese, principal^[11]
• Lillian M. Steen School^[12] which served 326 students in grades PreK–5
  • Kelly Foley DeCongelio, principal^[13]

Middle school

• Bogota Middle School^[14] with an enrollment of 197 students in grades 6–7
  • Christopher Albiez, principal^[15]

High School

• Bogota High School^[16] with an enrollment of 442 students in grades 8–12
  • Jeannie Paz, principal^[17]

Administration

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

• Damian Kennedy, superintendent of schools^[20]
• Irfan Evcil, business administrator and board secretary^[21]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised 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.^[22][23][24]

References

External links

• Bogota Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Bogota Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Bogota Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

This page was last edited on 22 April 2024, at 07:39