As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,479 students and 201.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.[4]
Students in public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Central Regional School District, which serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park.[5] Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are
Central Regional Middle School[7] with 842 students in grades 7 and 8 and
Central Regional High School[8] with 1,568 students in grades 9 - 12.[9][10][11] The high school district's board of education is composed of nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.[12] Seats on the high school district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with Berkeley Township allocated five of the board's nine seats.[13]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14]) are:[15][16][17]
Elementary schools
Bayville Elementary School[18] with 499 students in grades PreK-4
Steven Rieder, principal
H. & M. Potter Elementary School[19] with 629 students in grades PreK-4
Andrea Cimino, principal
Clara B. Worth Elementary School[20] with 663 students in grades PreK-4
Cara Burton, principal
Middle school
Berkeley Township Elementary School[21] with 574 students in grades 5-6
Daniel Prima, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[22][23]
James D. Roselli, superintendent
Tyler A Verga, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, composed of eleven members,[contradictory] sets policy and oversees 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 either three or four 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.[24][25][26]
^Berkeley Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Berkeley Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Berkeley Township School District. Composition: The Berkeley Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Berkeley Township."
^Central Regional School District 2016 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 14, 2017. "The Central Regional School District is located in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township and draws from the constituent districts of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Central Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2023. Accessed March 30, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The School District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to junior and senior high schools for students of the Boroughs of Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and the Township of Berkeley, Ocean County, New Jersey."
^Board Members, Central Regional School District. Accessed February 5, 2022.
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Berkeley Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for the year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 30, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grades levels Preschool through 6th grade at its four schools."
^Board of Education, Berkeley Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2022.
