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Elizabeth Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide,〔(Abbott Districts ), New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archiveas of May 15, 2009. Accessed August 14, 2012.〕 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 New Jersey Schools Development Authority.〔(What are SDA Districts? ), New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed August 14, 2012. "SDA Districts are 31 special-needs school districts throughout New Jersey. They were formerly known as Abbott Districts, based on the Abbott v. Burke case in which the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts.... The districts were renamed after the elimination of the Abbott designation through passage of the state’s new School Funding Formula in January 2008."〕〔(SDA Districts ), New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed August 14, 2012.〕 The district is one of New Jersey's largest, with a culturally diverse student body coming from 50 countries and speaking more than 37 languages.〔(About Elizabeth, NJ ), Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed September 28, 2014.〕 As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 34 schools had an enrollment of 23,386 students and 1,846.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.67:1.〔(District information for Elizabeth School District ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 28, 2014.〕 The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.〔(NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 28, 2014.〕 ==Awards, recognition and rankings== In the 2008-09 school year, Victor Mravlag Elementary School No. 21 was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,〔(U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools ), United States Department of Education. Accessed April 13, 2011.〕 the highest award an American school can receive.〔"CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", ''Journal Inquirer'', November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."〕〔"Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", ''The Washington Post''. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."〕 For the 2006-07 school year, William F. Halloran Alternative School #22 was one of four schools in New Jersey recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award.〔(No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2006 ), United States Department of Education. Accessed April 13, 2011.〕 William F. Halloran Alternative School #22 earned a second award when it was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.〔Goldman, Jeff. ("Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?" ), NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."〕〔(2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private ), United States Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.〕〔Lannan, Aktie. ("Elizabeth gifted and talented school earns National Blue Ribbon School designation" ), NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 1, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Federal education officials designated the William F. Halloran Gifted and Talented School No. 22 as a National Blue Ribbon School, one of 337 selected nationwide based on academic excellence and progress in closing the achievement gap. This is the second time School 22 has received the honor in the past 10 years, according to the school department. It was first named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2006."〕 In 2007, Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 became one of 24 schools selected from across the United States and the only NASA Explore School in the state of New Jersey at that time.〔Smith, Heather R. (Starry-eyed ), NASA. June 22, 2010. Accessed April 13, 2011.〕 In the 2012 "High School Challenge" published by ''The Washington Post'', a continuation of high-school rankings formerly published in ''Newsweek'', ranked Elizabeth High School as the best public high school in New Jersey, and the 76th-best in the United States.〔Staff. ("America's Most Challenging High Schools 2012: New Jersey" ), ''The Washington Post''. Accessed September 28, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth Public Schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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