Union City School District is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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in Union City,

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, United States. 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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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 13,768 students and 837.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 16.4:1.District information for Union City School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. 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. The city's single public high school, Union City High School, opened September 3, 2009, and was built on the site of the former

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. The $178 million school, whose signature feature is an athletic field on its second floor roof, replaced the former Emerson High School and

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, which converted to middle schools.

Awards and recognition

Woodrow Wilson School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the

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, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2004-05 school year. The Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence was awarded again to Woodrow Wilson for the 2014-2015 school year.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Preschool *Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education (298; grades PreK - K) ;Elementary schools *Thomas A. Edison Elementary School (1,019; PreK - 6) *Sara Gilmore Academy School (399; 1 - 8) *Henry Hudson Elementary School (367; PreK - 2) *Jefferson Elementary School (329; PreK-4) *Colin Powell Elementary School (833; K - 5) *Theodore Roosevelt School (1,010; K - 6) *Veteran's Memorial Elementary School (606; PreK - 5) *George Washington Elementary School (796; PreK - 6) *Robert Waters Elementary School (1,084; PreK - 6) ;Middle schools *

Emerson Middle School Emerson Middle School may refer to the following schools in the United States: * Emerson Community Charter School, formerly formerly Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School, Los Angeles * Emerson Middle School (Illinois) *Emerson High School (Union City, ...

(1,023; 6 - 8) * Union Hill Middle School (885; 7 - 8) ;High school *José Martí STEM Academy (700; 9-12) * Union City High School (2,882; 9 - 12) ;Adult education *Union City Adult Learning Center

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Silvia Abbato, Superintendent *Anthony N. Dragona, Business Administrator *Justin Mercado, Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the Mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Union City is one of 15 districts with appointed school boards. 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.Board of Education Members
Union City School District. Accessed May 9, 2020.

References

External links

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School Data for the Union City School District

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