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Bordentown Regional High School is a comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from five communities in northern Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Bordentown Regional School District. The high school serves Bordentown City, Bordentown Township (where the school is located), and Fieldsboro Borough. The New Hanover Township School District, consisting of New Hanover Township and Wrightstown Borough, sends students to the Bordentown district on a tuition basis for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship.〔(Bordentown Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 24, 2015. "Bordentown Regional is a vibrant learning community, and our students engage in meaningful learning, contribute to their communities, and represent themselves, their schools and our district with distinction. The district proudly serves the communities of Fieldsboro, Bordentown City and Bordentown Township.... In addition to the three aforementioned communities, Bordentown Regional High School also integrates students from New Hanover into its ninth-twelfth grade population."〕〔Zimmaro, Mark. ("New Hanover School to decide on middle school proposal" ), ''Burlington County Times'', March 11, 2011. Accessed April 9, 2011. "NEW HANOVER — The township’s school district will decide on Wednesday whether to enter an agreement with the Bordentown Regional School District for a send-receive agreement for middle school children. The district which serves New Hanover and Wrightstown, already sends its high school students to Bordentown Regional High School and district officials are trying to determine whether sending sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to Bordentown Regional Middle School would be a feasible idea."〕 As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 703 students and 47.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.78:1. There were 101 students (14.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 69 (9.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.〔(School Data for Bordentown Regional High School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 24, 2015.〕 Bordentown Regional High School opened in 1965. It is the largest school in the Bordentown Regional School District, which was approved by voters in 1982.〔(History ), Township of Bordentown. Accessed July 10, 2011. "In 1965, Bordentown Regional High School was constructed to serve students in grades 9 through 12. Creation of the Bordentown Regional School District was approved by the voters of the Township and the City effective July 1, 1982."〕 Original plans to have a new high school building open in September 2005 had to be delayed after construction bids for the project opened in November 2003 came in substantially above the original estimate of $34 million.〔Scheid, Brian. ("Bids delay opening of B'town high school" ), ''Burlington County Times'', November 17, 2003. Accessed July 10, 2011. "A new, $34 million Bordentown Regional High School will not open on schedule because bids for construction came in millions of dollars over budget for the second time, the district business administrator said Friday. 'There's no way this building will open in September 2005, and we know that,' said Business Administrator Peggy Ianoale."〕 With the project mostly completed at a cost of $36 million, the high school then relocated to its current building, opening for students on September 11, 2006, with the former high school building becoming Bordentown Regional Middle School.〔Sheibley, Lauri. ("Bordentown Regional High School plans dedication Public will get first opportunity to tour the new facility Thursday evening" ), ''Burlington County Times'', November 26, 2006. Accessed July 10, 2011. "The public will get its first chance to tour the completed Bordentown Regional High School on Thursday.The school on Ward Avenue has been open to students since Sept. 11, but district officials wanted to hold off on a dedication ceremony until construction crews were finished with the gymnasium and auditorium, Superintendent John Polomano said."〕 Burlington County College uses the school facilities to offer courses during the evening, offering complete Associate Degree programs at the high school.〔(Bordentown Regional High School Center ). Accessed January 17, 2007.〕 ==Awards, recognition and rankings== The school was the 193rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''New Jersey Monthly'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.〔Staff. ("Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.〕 The school had been ranked 200th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 218th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.〔Staff. ("The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012.〕 The magazine ranked the school 208th in 2008 out of 316 schools.〔Staff. ("2010 Top High Schools" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2011.〕 The school was ranked 172nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.〔("Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.〕 The school received the Governor's School of Excellence Award in 2003; from 2000 to 2003 the number of violent acts in the school fell by 40% and graduation rates increased.〔Callas, Toni. "(McGreevey honors 12 area schools They received the Governor's School of Excellence Award. Criteria included progress in literacy and drops in violence. )" ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. November 24, 2003. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.〕 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「Bordentown Regional High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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