Burlington Township School District

Burlington Township School District
Address
700 Jacksonville Road
Burlington, NJ 08016
United States
Coordinates 40°03′59″N 74°49′50″W / 40.066415°N 74.830525°W / 40.066415; -74.830525Coordinates: 40°03′59″N 74°49′50″W / 40.066415°N 74.830525°W / 40.066415; -74.830525
District information
Grades pre-K to 12
Superintendent Mary Ann Bell (interim)
Business administrator Robyn Hessberger (interim)
Schools 4
Students and staff
Enrollment 4,060 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 314.4 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 12.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.burltwpsch.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,99626$18,891-10.0%
1Budgetary Cost12,9482014,783-12.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,721548,763-0.5%
6Support Services1,45862,392-39.0%
8Administrative Cost1,253201,485-15.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,322181,783-25.9%
13Extracurricular Activities19429268-27.6%
16Median Teacher Salary56,1701064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Burlington Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Burlington Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 4,060 students and 314.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[1]

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

Controversy

The Burlington Township School District received publicity in 2009 after a video posted on YouTube by a parent without school approval showed more than a dozen children at B. Bernice Young Elementary School singing a song praising President Barack Obama, which Conservative groups cited as a means of indoctrinating students to support the President. At the conclusion of the song, the children pump their fists and chant "hip, hip, hooray!" The song had been performed in conjunction with Black History Month activities and when the author of the book I Am Barack Obama visited the school the next month[4][5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Elementary schools
  • B. Bernice Young Elementary School[9] (899 students in grades pre-K to 2nd grade)
    • Dr. Denise P. King, Principal
  • Fountain Woods Elementary School[10] (878; 3-5)
    • John Johnson, Principal
Middle school
  • Burlington Township Middle School at Springside[11] (913; 6-8)
    • Larry Penny, Principal
    • Regina Haley, Vice Principal
    • Ryan Winkelspecht, Vice Principal
High school
  • Burlington Township High School[12] (1,297; 9-12)
    • Phil Brownridge, Principal
    • Neal Canavan, Assistant Principal
    • Christopher A. Ilconich, Assistant Principal
    • Naomi A. Threadgill, Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

  • Mary Ann Bell, Interim Superintendent
  • Robyn Hessberger, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Burlington Township Board Of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  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 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Kates, Brian. "Conservatives plan protest over pro-Obama song at New Jersey's B. Bernice Young School", Daily News (New York), October 12, 2009. Accessed July 1, 2011. "The songs drew national attention when their performances at the B. Bernice Young School in Burlington Township were posted on YouTube last month. In it, second graders sing: 'Mmm, mmm, mmm, Barack Hussein Obama/He said that all must lend a hand/ To make this country strong again.' ... Conservatives say the songs show children being indoctrinated to idolize Obama. School officials deny the allegation."
  5. ↑ via Associated Press. "N.J. education chief orders review after Burlington school children learn song about Obama", NJ.com, September 25, 2009. Accessed December 10, 2014. "New Jersey's education commissioner ordered a review after a YouTube video shows school children learning a song celebrating President Barack Obama. The video shows more than a dozen youngsters at B. Bernice Young Elementary School in Burlington Township."
  6. ↑ School Data for the Burlington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ The Schools of Burlington Township, Burlington Township School District. Accessed November 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Burlington Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ B. Bernice Young Elementary School, Burlington Township School District. Accessed November 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ Fountain Woods Elementary School, Burlington Township School District. Accessed November 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ Burlington Township Middle School at Springside, Burlington Township School District. Accessed November 28, 2017.
  12. ↑ Burlington Township High School, Burlington Township School District. Accessed November 28, 2017.
  13. ↑ Contact a Board Member, Burlington Township School District. Accessed November 28, 2017.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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