Gloucester County Special Services School District

Special education public school district in New Jersey

Gloucester County Special Services District

Address

1340 Tanyard Road

Sewell

, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08080
United States
Coordinates| 39°47′31″N 75°07′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.791965°N 75.125290°W﻿ / 39.791965; -75.125290
District information
Grades| PreK-12
Superintendent| James H. Dundee Jr.
Business administrator| Christopher Retzbach
Schools| 1
Students and staff
Enrollment| 521 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty| 95.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 5.5:1[1]
Other information
Website| www.gcsssd.org
| Ind. | Per pupil | District
spending | Rank
(*) | Special svcs.
average | %± vs.
average

|
|
|
|
|

1A| Total Spending| $49,515| 3| $18,891| 162.1%
1| Budgetary Cost| 41,648| 2| 57,252| −27.3%
2| Classroom Instruction| 23,057| 2| 32,861| −29.8%
6| Support Services| 9,345| 3| 11,945| −21.8%
8| Administrative Cost| 3,729| 1| 5,725| −34.9%
10| Operations & Maintenance| 5,327| 5| 6,215| −14.3%
13| Extracurricular Activities| 179| 2| 195| −8.2%
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Special svcs. districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

The Gloucester County Special Services School District is a special education public school district headquartered in the Sewell section of Mantua Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its schools offer educational and therapeutic services for students of elementary and high school age in Gloucester County who have emotional or physical disabilities that cannot be addressed by their school districts.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 521 students and 95.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.5:1.[1]

## Schools

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Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6][7]

* Bankbridge Elementary School[8] (grades preschool to 6)
* Ronald Rutter, principal
* Bankbridge Regional School[9] (grades 6-12; with 521 students combined across programs)
* Ronald Rutter, principal

## Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

* James H. Dundee Jr., superintendent[12]
* Christopher Retzbach, business administrator and board secretary[13]

## Board of education

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The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. The county executive superintendent serves as a member, with six other members appointed by the director of the Board of County Commissioners to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two terms up for reappointment each year. 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.[14][15][16]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d District information for Gloucester County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. ^ Gloucester County Voc-Tech/Special Services Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed May 3, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the education and treatment of handicapped children, as such children are defined in N.J.S.A. 18A:46-1. Composition: The Gloucester County Special Services School District is comprised of all the area within the State of New Jersey."
4. ^ School Data for the Gloucester County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
5. ^ 2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
6. ^ School Performance Reports for the Gloucester County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
7. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Gloucester County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
8. ^ Bankbridge Elementary School, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed May 3, 2024. "Bankbridge Elementary School was built in 2002, designed specifically for students with special needs from preschool through grade 6."
9. ^ Bankbridge Regional School, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed May 3, 2024. "Our North Campus serves secondary students with behavioral disabilities in grades 6-12. Our South Campus serves secondary students with multiple disabilities in grades 6-12."
10. ^ Staff Directory, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed May 3, 2024.
11. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
12. ^ Administration, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed May 3, 2024.
13. ^ Business Office, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed May 3, 2024.
14. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
15. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Gloucester County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "The School District is a Type I district located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type I district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of seven members, six are appointed by the Director of the Board of County Commissioners, and the seventh member is the County School Superintendent. The purpose of the School District is to provide quality programs of special education and related services that meet the needs of students with disabilities from the preschool years to through age 21. The District also provides a wide range of quality educational programs and administrative services to public school districts and their boards of education."
16. ^ Board of Education, Gloucester County Special Services School District. Accessed June 1, 2021. "The Board of Education consists of the executive county superintendent of schools, ex-officio, and six persons to be appointed by the Director of the Board of Chosen Commissioners, with the advice and consent of the remaining members of the Board of Chosen Commissioners."

## External links

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Education in Gloucester County, New Jersey

School
districts|

| K-6|

* East Greenwich Township
* Elk Township
* Franklin Township
* Harrison Township
* Mantua Township
* National Park
* South Harrison Township
* Swedesboro-Woolwich
* Wenonah
* Westville
* Woodbury Heights

|

K-8|

* Greenwich Township
* Logan Township

K-12|

* Clayton
* Deptford Township
* Glassboro
* Gloucester Special Services
* Monroe Township
* Paulsboro
* Pitman
* Washington Township
* West Deptford Township
* Woodbury

7-12|

* Clearview Regional
* Delsea Regional
* Gateway Regional
* Kingsway Regional

9-12|

* Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District

None|

* Newfield (to Delsea Regional in Gloucester County)

Public
high schools|

* Clayton
* Clearview Regional
* Delsea Regional
* Deptford Township
* Gateway Regional
* Glassboro
* Gloucester Tech
* Kingsway Regional
* Paulsboro
* Pitman
* Washington Township
* West Deptford
* Williamstown
* Woodbury

Private|

* Gloucester County Christian
* Our Lady of Mercy
* Victory Christian

Tertiary|

* Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester County Campus

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