The Fair Lawn Public Schools are a comprehensive community

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serving students in

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through

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from Fair Lawn in

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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 5,138 students and 409.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.5:1.District information for Fair Lawn Public School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Awards and recognition

In both the 1990-91 and 1997-98 school years, Fair Lawn High School received the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the

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, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)

. Accessed March 29, 2011. In 2016, Lyncrest Elementary School was one of ten schools in New Jersey recognized as a

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by the

, a recognition celebrating excellence in academics. Henry B. Milnes Elementary School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

History

In December 2014, Fair Lawn voters approved by a greater than 2-to-1 margin a $12.8 million expansion and capital improvement referendum to be implemented by the Fair Lawn Public Schools that includes roof repairs to several school buildings and added classrooms to enable the initiation of full-day

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

.) are: ;Elementary schools *John A. Forrest Elementary School (286 students; grades K-4) **Damon Placenti, Principal *Lyncrest Elementary School (263; K-4) **Kelly Diee, Principal *Henry B. Milnes Elementary School (497; K-4) **Joseph Fulco, Principal *Radburn Elementary School (457; K-4) **Jill Lindsay, Principal *Warren Point Elementary School (469; K-4) **Suzanne Gons, Principal *Westmoreland Elementary School (422; K-4) **Christine Dell'Aglio, Principal ;Middle schools *Memorial Middle School (455; 5-8) **Nancy Schwindt, Principal *Thomas Jefferson Middle School (739; 5-8) **Michael Weaver, Principal ;High school *

Fair Lawn High School Fair Lawn High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Fair Lawn Pu ...

(1,490; 9-12) **Paul Gorski, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Nicholas J. Norcia, Superintendent *John Serapiglia Jr., Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.Board of Education
Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed May 20, 2020.

References

External links

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School Data for the Fair Lawn Public Schools

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