Midland Park School District

The Midland Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Midland Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.^[3]

Midland Park School District
Address
250 Prospect Street Midland Park , Bergen County, New Jersey, 07432 United States
Coordinates	41°00′01″N 74°08′13″W / 41.0003°N 74.1370°W / 41.0003; -74.1370
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Dr. Marie Cirasella
Business administrator	Stacy C. Garvey
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	943 (as of 2018–19)^[1]
Faculty	99.1 FTEs^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.5:1^[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.mpsnj.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $20,426 39 $18,891 8.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,611 36 14,783 5.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,806 33 8,763 0.5% 6 Support Services 2,611 39 2,392 9.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,983 48 1,485 33.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,603 26 1,783 −10.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 566 38 268 111.2% 16 Median Teacher Salary 52,900 6 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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 943 students and 99.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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

For the 2000-01 school year, Highland-Godwin Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.^[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are:^[7]

• Godwin School^[8] with 249 students in grades PreK-2
  • Danielle Bache, principal^[9]
• Highland School^[10] with 267 students in grades 3-6
  • Peter Galasso, principal^[11]
• Midland Park High School^[12] with 398 students in grades 7-12
  • Nicholas Capuano, principal^[13]

Administration

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

• Dr. Marie Cirasella, superintendent
• Stacy C. Garvey, business administrator and board secretary

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 2015) 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. District information for Midland Park 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. Midland Park Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Special Education Pre-K through twelve in the Midland Park School District. Composition: The Midland Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Midland Park."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.
5. , New Jersey Department of Education, Backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 1, 2006. Accessed May 13, 2013.
6. School Data for the Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Midland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
8. Godwin School, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020.
9. Administration, Godwin School. Accessed May 10, 2020.
10. Highland School, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020.
11. Administration, Highland School. Accessed May 10, 2020.
12. Midland Park High School, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020.
13. Principal's Message, Midland Park High School. Accessed May 10, 2020.
14. District Administration, Midland Park School District. Accessed May 10, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. 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.
17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Midland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 1, 2020. "The Midland Park Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District."
18. Board of Education Members, Midland Park School District. Accessed December 20, 2022.

External links

• Midland Park School District
• School Performance Reports for the Midland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics