Bergen County Technical Schools
Bergen County Technical Schools (BCTS) is a county technical school district that serves as the vocational / technical education arm of all the school districts within the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The primary programs offered are the Bergen County Academies and Bergen County Technical High School. It has its headquarters in Paramus. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,245 students and 242.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1. History. It was established in 1951. In  1995 the administrations of this district and Bergen County Special Services School District combined with BCTS's administration team prevailing. Awards and recognition. In 2015, Bergen County Academies was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of nine public schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category by the United States Department of Education. For the 1997-98 school year, the Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology of Bergen County Academies was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey  school can achieve. Schools. Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: Athletics. Bergen Tech sports teams include athletes from all four campuses. The Bergen County Technical High School Knights now competes in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. In the 2009-10 school year, the school competed in the North Jersey Tri-County Conference, which was established on an interim basis to facilitate the realignment. Prior to the realignment, the teams had previously competed in  the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL), starting with the 2006-07 school year. With 1,571 students in grades 10-12, Bergen Tech was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North I, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,090 to 2,568 students in that grade range. In 2006, the Bergen Tech football team won their first NNJIL Division Championship. They also participated in the state playoffs for the first time in the school's history. They lost in the first round to Randolph High School by a  score of 29-0. In 2007, the girls' tennis team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Ridgewood High School in the tournament finals. The win was the team's second consecutive title, and their third since 2003. Administration. Core members of the district's administration are: Board of education. The district's board of education is comprised of five members. Four of the members are appointed by the Bergen County Executive after confirmation by the Board of Commissioners, with each member serving a four-year term. The other member is the  County Superintendent of Schools.