Belmar School District

Infobox School District
name = Belmar School District
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grades = PreK - 8
superintendent = Dr. Paul S. Shappirio
students = 540 (as of 2005-06)
teachers = 48.0 (on an FTE basis)
location = 1101 Main Street
Belmar, NJ 07719
contact number = 732-280-9218
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website = [http://www.belmar.k12.nj.us District web site] The Belmar School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Belamr, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the district's lone school had an enrollment of 540 students and 48.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.2. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401410&DistrictID=3401410 District information for the Belmar School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 21, 2008.]

The district also serves students from Lake Como who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/25/0270/25-0270-020.html Belmar Elementary School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 8, 2008. "The Belmar Elementary School has a long history of providing the students of Belmar and Lake Como with an outstanding education as well as enriching extracurricular activities."] The school was constructed in 1909 and has had additions built in 1929, 1949, 1969 and 1993. There are 65 certified staff members. This includes administrators, teachers, nurses and child study team personnel. Thirty non-certified staff members support them. The single school is two schools in one, a primary school for grades preschool through fifth and a middle school organization plan for grades six through eight.

Students attending public high school are assigned based on sending/receiving relationships to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School. [Cheslow, Jerry. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DB1639F933A15755C0A9629C8B63 " LIVING IN/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation"] , "The New York Times", June 20, 2004. Accessed October 23, 2007. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940's."] Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attended Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/25/2930/25-2930-000.html Manasquan Public Schools 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 18, 2008. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights."] [ [http://151.198.211.155/public/about/index.asp About MBOE] , accessed September 7, 2006.] Students may also attend Red Bank Regional High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, Academy Charter School, High Technology High School, Communications High School or Biotechnology High School.

Students may also attend Academy Charter High School, located in Lake Como, which serves residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, and accepts students on a lottery basis. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/80/6010/80-6010-910.html Academy Charter High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2008.]

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Belmar Elementary School consists of a single school that served an enrollment of 540 students as of the 2005-06 school year. [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401410 Data for the Belmar Elementary School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 20, 2008.]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [ [http://www.belmar.k12.nj.us/Default.asp?Section_ID=6 Administration] , Belmar Elementary School. Accessed July 20, 2008.] [ [http://liberty.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/directory/directory1.pl?string=co_code25&maxhits=1000 New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 21, 2008.]
*Superintendent / Principal - Dr. Paul S. Shappirio
*Board Secretary / School Business Administrator - Loretta Hill

References

External links

* [http://www.belmar.k12.nj.us/index.asp Belmar Elementary School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401410 Data for the Belmar Elementary School] , National Center for Education Statistics
*NJReportCard|25|0270|0|Belmar Elementary School
* [http://www.aws.com/single_site.asp?id=BLMRB Belmar Elementary School Weather Station]