Orange Board of Education is a comprehensive community

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that is headquartered in the city of

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, in Essex County,

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, United States, and serves students in pre-kindergarten through

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. The district is one of 31 former

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s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the

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in ''Abbott v. Burke'' which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the

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. The district was considered high performing as per the New Jersey Department of Education having achieved 80% and above on all indicators within the NJQSAC evaluation in June 2020. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 5,629 students and 507.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.District information for Orange Board Of Education School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education 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 1948 the district had a racially integrated school system with an open enrollment school system in which families could choose which schools their children could attend. In 1948 one predominately African-American school had five teachers deemed "colored".

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21) enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Preschool *Orange Early Childhood Center (188; in PreK) *John Robert Lewis Early Childhood Center (NA; Pre-K) **Dr. Cayce Cummins, Principal ;Elementary Schools *Central Elementary School (319; K-2) **Denise White, Principal *Cleveland Street School (303; K-7) **Robert Pettit, Principal *Forest Street Community School (410; PreK-7) **Dr. Yancisca Loften-Cooke, Principal *Heywood Avenue School (355; PreK-7) **Dion Patterson, Principal *Lincoln Avenue School (708; K-7) **Frank Iannucci, Principal *Oakwood Avenue Community School (425; PreK-7) **Dana Gaines, Principal *Park Avenue School (569; K-7) **Dr.Myron Hackett, Principal *Rosa Parks Central Community School (999; Grades 3–7) formerly Main Street School and Central School) **Dr. Debra Joseph-Charles, Principal *Scholars Academy (NA) **Karen Machuca, Principal ;Middle School (Secondary) *Orange Preparatory Academy (679; 8–9, formerly Orange Middle School) **Carrie Halstead, Principal ;High Schools (Secondary) * Orange High School (840; 10–12) **Jason Belton, Principal *STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges (160; 9–12) **Dr. Devonii Reid, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Gerald Fitzhugh II, Superintendent *Jason E. Ballard, Board Secretary / School Business Administrator

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. Since November 2017, it is a Type II school district, in which 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 2018) 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. In November 2016, voters approved the change from a Type I district, in which the board is appointed by the mayor, to a Type II district, in which residents vote for board members. In November 2017, the first election for the elected board took place.Mazzola, Jessica
"Embattled N.J. town votes to elect its school board"
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, November 15, 2016, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed February 3, 2021. "According to the unofficial election results from the Essex County Clerk's Office of a question on last Tuesday's ballot, more than three-quarters of voters in Orange opted to change the Board of Education in the city from one that is appointed by the mayor to one that is elected by the residents. The change will take place immediately, with the first election for the new members of the seven-member board to happen in November 2017."

References

External links

Orange Board of Education
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School Data for the Orange Board of Education
National Center for Education Statistics {{DEFAULTSORT:Orange Board Of Education Orange, New Jersey District boards of education in the United States New Jersey Abbott Districts New Jersey District Factor Group A School districts in Essex County, New Jersey