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EspañolBRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The 'Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District' is a regional public school district serving two municipalities in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The communities that are part of this district are Bridgewater Township and Raritan Borough. Approximately 7,800 students in the district are from Bridgewater; 1,000 students are from Raritan.
All of the school facilities are in Bridgewater, except for Kennedy, which is in Raritan.
During the 1999-2000 school year, BRHS received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve[1].
For the 1997-98 school year, Bridgewater-Raritan High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve[2].
BRHS is one of only three high schools in the state of New Jersey to have received both awards[3].
Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics , where applicable) are:
'Primary Schools' (grades K through 4):
★ Adamsville School (405 students)
★ Bradley Gardens School (380 students)
★ Crim School (448 students)
★ Hamilton School (405 students)
★ John F. Kennedy School (565 Students)
★ Milltown School (opened September 2005; 500 student capacity)
★ Van Holten School (570 students)
'Intermediate Schools' (grades 5-6):
★ Eisenhower Intermediate School (765 Students)
★ Hillside Intermediate School (647 students)
'Middle School' (grades 7-8)
★ Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School (2,140 students)
'High School' (grades 9-12)
★ Bridgewater-Raritan High School (2,459 students)
From the early 1960s to the early 1990s, the Bridgewater-Raritan district had two high schools, known as "East" and "West." The current unified high school is on the "West" site, and the former "East" building is now the Middle School.
Schools that have been closed since the 1980s include:
★ Finderne School (now the Peoplecare Center for non-profit community services)
★ Green Knoll School (now the Bridgewater Township Municipal Building)
★ Martinsville School (now occupied by private offices)
★ Washington Middle School in Raritan (converted to Somerset County offices)
Adamsville School, now an elementary school, was a middle school until the 1980s.
The district's nine-member Board of Education is apportioned by population between Bridgewater and Raritan. Since the early 1990's, Bridgewater has elected eight of the board members and Raritan has elected one. The current board president is Al Smith of Raritan; the vice president is Cynthia Cullen of Bridgewater.
★ 'Superintendent' - Dr. J. Michael Schilder
★ 'Assistant Superintendent' - Cheryl Dyer (as of August 2007)
★ 'Board Secretary / Business Administrator' - Peter Starrs
★ 'Executive Director of Special Programs' - Dr. Debra Sheard
★ 'Executive Director of Student Services' - David Lieberman
1. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
2. Bridgewater-Raritan High School 1997-98 entry in the Star School database, accessed May 23, 2006
3. About Bridgewater-Raritan High School, accessed May 23, 2006
★ Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
★
★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
All of the school facilities are in Bridgewater, except for Kennedy, which is in Raritan.
| Contents |
| Awards and recognition |
| Schools |
| Former and converted schools |
| District Governance |
| Board of Education |
| Administration |
| References |
| External links |
Awards and recognition
During the 1999-2000 school year, BRHS received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve[1].
For the 1997-98 school year, Bridgewater-Raritan High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve[2].
BRHS is one of only three high schools in the state of New Jersey to have received both awards[3].
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics , where applicable) are:
'Primary Schools' (grades K through 4):
★ Adamsville School (405 students)
★ Bradley Gardens School (380 students)
★ Crim School (448 students)
★ Hamilton School (405 students)
★ John F. Kennedy School (565 Students)
★ Milltown School (opened September 2005; 500 student capacity)
★ Van Holten School (570 students)
'Intermediate Schools' (grades 5-6):
★ Eisenhower Intermediate School (765 Students)
★ Hillside Intermediate School (647 students)
'Middle School' (grades 7-8)
★ Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School (2,140 students)
'High School' (grades 9-12)
★ Bridgewater-Raritan High School (2,459 students)
Former and converted schools
From the early 1960s to the early 1990s, the Bridgewater-Raritan district had two high schools, known as "East" and "West." The current unified high school is on the "West" site, and the former "East" building is now the Middle School.
Schools that have been closed since the 1980s include:
★ Finderne School (now the Peoplecare Center for non-profit community services)
★ Green Knoll School (now the Bridgewater Township Municipal Building)
★ Martinsville School (now occupied by private offices)
★ Washington Middle School in Raritan (converted to Somerset County offices)
Adamsville School, now an elementary school, was a middle school until the 1980s.
District Governance
Board of Education
The district's nine-member Board of Education is apportioned by population between Bridgewater and Raritan. Since the early 1990's, Bridgewater has elected eight of the board members and Raritan has elected one. The current board president is Al Smith of Raritan; the vice president is Cynthia Cullen of Bridgewater.
Administration
★ 'Superintendent' - Dr. J. Michael Schilder
★ 'Assistant Superintendent' - Cheryl Dyer (as of August 2007)
★ 'Board Secretary / Business Administrator' - Peter Starrs
★ 'Executive Director of Special Programs' - Dr. Debra Sheard
★ 'Executive Director of Student Services' - David Lieberman
References
1. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
2. Bridgewater-Raritan High School 1997-98 entry in the Star School database, accessed May 23, 2006
3. About Bridgewater-Raritan High School, accessed May 23, 2006
External links
★ Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
★
★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
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