Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County is a

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Jewish Day School at 275 McKinley Avenue in

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. It enrolls 434 students from age 3 through 8th grade, has a staff count of 93 from both

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and

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History

In 1973-74, the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County opened.

Campus

The school has an indoor basketball court with stage, fitness center, library,

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Resource Room, Innovation lab with

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s, art and music rooms, computer lab,

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, and

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cafeteria. The campus also includes outdoor basketball courts,

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soccer fields,

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pit, vegetable gardens and

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sanctuary.

Administration

* Head of School - Steve Freedman * Director of Education and Judaic Studies - Ricky Stamler-Goldberg* School Rabbi - Rabbi Efrem Reis * Middle School Principal - Jennifer Coxe * Early Childhood & Lower School Principal, Director of General Studies - Lauren Goldman-Brown * Director of Student Learning - Liav Shapiro * Director of Early Childhood - Gena Khelemsky * School Psychologist - Ilana Kustanowitz * Director of Operations and Finance - Ronni Brenner * Director of Admissions - Charlotte Carter * Director of Institutional Advancement - Michelle Weinraub

Notable alumni

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(born 1984), guitarist for the band

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(born 1979), artist *

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June 4, 2010 *

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(born 1994), pitcher drafted by the

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with the 28th pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, made his major league debut in 2020 *

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(born 1984), Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer, one-third of the trio

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(born 1985), journalist and senior editor of ''

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References

External links

Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County homepageData for the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County

National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance ...

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