The Fort Lee School District or Fort Lee Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in

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through twelfth grade from Fort Lee, in

Bergen County Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey, United States. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,074 students and 331.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.3:1.District information for Fort Lee School District

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. Accessed December 1, 2022. The district is classified by the

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as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic 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

During the 2010-11 school year, School #3 was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, one of only 10 schools statewide to be honored. The school was one of three in Bergen County honored that year. Fort Lee High School has been ranked very highly both by '' U.S. News & World Report'' (92 of 451 in 2020) and the

ranking (89% percentile in the state).

Controversy

Fort Lee Elementary School 1 was in the news in 2018, receiving local and out-of-state media coverage after a teacher's assistant pleaded guilty to selling drugs on school grounds.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools *School 1 with 535 students in grades K-4 **Alberto Ruiz, principal *School 2 with 341 students in grades PreK-4 **John Brennan, principal *School 3 with 386 students in grades K-4 **Viveca Williams-Glover, principal *School 4 with 392 students in grades K-4 **Patrick Ambrosio, principal ;Intermediate / middle school *Lewis F. Cole Intermediate School **Gina Ruesga, principal *Lewis F. Cole Middle School with 1,153 students in grades 5-8 **William Diaz II, principal ;High school * Fort Lee High School with 1,223 students in grades 9-12 **Lauren Glynn, principal

Administrators

Core members of the district's administration are:About Us
Fort Lee School District. Accessed April 28, 2023. *Robert Kravitz, superintendent of schools *Vincent Occhino, interim business administrator and board secretary Former District Superintendent Dr. Raymond Bandlow announced in August 2011 that although he had over two years left on his contract, he would be retiring in New Jersey effective October 31 to accept a position as superintendent of the

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. In addition to collecting a New Jersey pension, Bandlow will receive an annual salary below the $210,000 he had been receiving in Fort Lee, but more than the nearly $165,000 he would have received in a new contract in Fort Lee following restrictions on salaries imposed by former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie.

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
Fort Lee School District. Accessed April 28, 2023.

References

External links

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School Data for the Fort Lee School District

{{Bergen County, New Jersey School Districts Fort Lee, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group FG School districts in Bergen County, New Jersey