The Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive regional

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serving students in

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through

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from Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township, two municipalities in

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, United States. Students are sent to the district's high school for grades 9 - 12 from both Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township as part of

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s with the respective school districts. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,691 students and 150.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.3:1.District information for Buena Regional School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

In June 2009, the

ruled that Newfield, a non-operating district seeking to cut costs for its tuition students, could end its relationship with the Buena Regional School District and as of the 2011–12 school year could start sending incoming high school students in grades 7–9 to

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, under a transition in which students at Buena's high school would remain in the district until they graduated.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools *Collings Lakes Elementary School with 197 students in grades K-2 **Richard A. Lawrence, principal *John C. Milanesi Elementary School with 259 students in grades PreK-2 **Moses White, principal *Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School with 309 students in grades 3-5 **Dr. Leonard Long, principal ;Middle school *Buena Regional Middle School with 336 students in grades 6-8 **Karen Cavalieri, principal **Sean Dallas, vice principal ;High school *

Buena Regional High School Buena Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Buena Region ...

with 535 students in grades 9-12 **Christina Collazo-Franco, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *David Cappuccio Jr., superintendent *Pasquale Yacovelli, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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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. Seats on the board of education are allocated based on population, with six assigned to Buena Vista Township and three to Buena Borough.Board of Education Members
Buena Regional School District. Accessed February 29, 2020.

References

External links

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Data for the Buena Regional School District

{{Atlantic County, New Jersey School Districts Buena, New Jersey Buena Vista Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group A School districts in Atlantic County, New Jersey Weymouth Township, New Jersey