Verona Public Schools

Verona Public Schools
Type and location
Grades K-12
Address 121 Fairview Avenue
Verona, NJ 07044
District information
Superintendent Rui Dionisio
Business administrator Cheryl A. Nardino
Schools 6
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,208 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 151.0 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 14.62:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://veronaschools.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$16,21912$18,891-14.1%
1Budgetary Cost11,632414,783-21.3%
2Classroom Instruction6,77648,763-22.7%
6Support Services1,836162,392-23.2%
8Administrative Cost1,370171,485-7.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,25871,783-29.4%
13Extracurricular Activities3803226841.8%
16Median Teacher Salary64,1283864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Verona Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Verona, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Verona Public Schools (VPS) consist of six campuses: four neighborhood elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,208 students and 151.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.62:1.[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.[3]

The schools provide students with a liberal education that meets and exceeds the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. With nearly 95% of Verona's graduates pursuing a college education, most curricular offerings are oriented to college preparation. Vocational programs and transitional services are offered through the schools of the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools for those planning on heading directly to the working world. The schools offer special education programs to support students with learning disabilities including one of the state's model pre-school intervention programs.

Awards and recognition

For the 2004-05 school year, Laning Avenue School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4] Other schools in the district recognized as Star Schools are Verona High School for 1995-96[5] and Forest Avenue Elementary School for 1998-99.[6]

The district has been recognized on three occasions with the Best Practice Award, honoring specific practices implemented by a district for exemplary and/or innovative strategies. Initiatives recognized include "Citizenship / Character Education: Teaching Responsibility Through Involvement" in 1997-98,[7] "World Languages: Mandarin and Me" in 1998-99[8] and "Educational Technology: Rain Forest Robotics" in 2001-02.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Verona School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, archived by the Internet Archive as of December 18, 2006. Accessed November 30, 2009.
  5. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, archived by the Internet Archive as of December 18, 2006. Accessed November 30, 2009.
  6. ↑ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient for 1998-99, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 20, 2006.
  7. ↑ New Jersey Department of Best Practice Award recipient for 1997-98, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 20, 2006.
  8. ↑ New Jersey Department of Best Practice Award recipient for 1998-99, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 20, 2006.
  9. ↑ New Jersey Department of Best Practice Award recipient for 2001-02, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 20, 2006.
  10. ↑ School Data for the Verona Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Verona Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ Brookdale Avenue School, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  13. ↑ Frederic N. Brown School, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  14. ↑ Forest Avenue School, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  15. ↑ Laning Avenue School, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  16. ↑ Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  17. ↑ Verona High School, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  18. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Essex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  19. ↑ Superintendent, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.
  20. ↑ School Business Administrator, Verona Public Schools. Accessed December 23, 2014.

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