Teaneck Public Schools
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Teaneck Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The Teaneck Public Schools have been recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as part of its Best practices program. The district was awarded in the 1997-98 school year for its Passport Portfolio Program [1], and in the 2000-01 school year for its Early Literacy Initiative.[2]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with school facilities and principals as listed at the district web site,[3] school history from the Teaneck Virtual Village[4] and 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) include the following:
[edit] Elementary schools
- Bryant School, with 372 students in pre-K and Kindergarten: Principal - Suzanna Kaplan. Built in 1927. Named for poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. School #6.
- Hawthorne School with 364 students in grades 1-4: Principal - Vincent McHale. Built in 1925. Named for author Nathaniel Hawthorne. School #5.
- Lowell School with 363 students in grades 1-4: Principal - Leslie Abrew. Built in 1935. Named for author James Russell Lowell. School #7.
- Whittier School with 395 students in grades 1-4. Principal - Dr. Elise Bourne-Busby. Built in 1923. Named for John Greenleaf Whittier. School #4.
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School with 638 students in grades 5-8. Principal - Barbara Pinsak. Named for founding father and inventor Benjamin Franklin.
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School with 726 students in grades 5-8. Interim Principal - Antoine Green. Named for American president Thomas Jefferson.
- Eugene Field School. Constructed in 1956. Used as Board of Education Central Administration Offices. School #8. Named for poet and humorist Eugene Field.
[edit] High school
- Teaneck High School, which has an enrollment of 1,398 students in grades 9-12. Acting Principal - Angela Davis. Built in 1929.
[edit] Defunct Schools
- Emerson Elementary School- Built in 1916. Original School #3. Named for author, essayist, and 19th century philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.
- Washington Irving school - Built in 1906. Original School #2. Named for author Washington Irving.
- Longfellow Elementary School- Built in 1910. School #1. Named for poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
[edit] Administration
- John F. Czeterko - Superintendent of Schools
- A. Spencer (Skip) Denham - Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Operations
- Michael J. Donow, RSBA - Assistant Superintendent, Non-Instructional Operations; Board Secretary
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices: Passport Portfolio Program, accessed June 6, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices: Early Literacy Initiative, accessed June 6, 2006
- ^ Teaneck Public Schools
- ^ Teaneck Virtual Village - History of Teaneck Public Schools
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Teaneck Public Schools
[edit] External links
- Teaneck Public Schools
- Teaneck Virtual Village - History of Teaneck Public Schools
- Teaneck Public Schools's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Teaneck Public Schools
