Fife Public Schools is a

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comprising parts of the

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cities of

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, Tacoma,

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as well as unincorporated

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s Lakeland South and Fife Heights. The district was established on December 22, 1899. Fife Schools is a member of the Standard Bearer Network founded by th
Schlechty Center
which is a non-profit organization that helps schools and districts to transform by emphasizing student engagement. Fife has been a member of the Standard Bearer Network since 2000.

Boundary

In Pierce County the district includes most of Fife, all of Fife Heights and the Pierce County portion of

, and portions of

and Tacoma.
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In King County the district includes most of the King County portion of Milton, and portions of Lakeland South and

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Governance

The Board of Directors for Fife Public Schools is an elected body of five school directors. Each director must reside and be a registered voter, at the time of their election or appointment, in th
geographical region, known as a Director District
they represent on the board. The length of the term is four years. Board meetings are generally held once a month. Currently, board meetings are typically scheduled for the last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m., with some exceptions, in the boardroom at Fife School District's Office at 5802 20th St E, Fife, WA.

Schools

*Discovery Primary School (K-2) *Fife Elementary School (K-5) *Hedden Elementary School (3-5) *Surprise Lake Middle School (6-7) *Columbia Junior High (8-9) *

Fife High School Fife High School is located in Fife, Washington. FHS is the only high school in the Fife Public Schools system. History Fife High School initially consisted of the upper grades of the general Fife School, founded on December 23, 1899. In 1904, a ...

(10-12)

References

External links

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History of the Fife School District
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