Fort Lee School District
| Fort Lee School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Raymond Bandlow | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Cheryl Balletto | ||||
| Address: | 255 Whiteman Street Fort Lee, NJ 07024 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 6 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,575 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 267 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.39 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.fortlee-boe.net | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,676 | 36 | $13,632 | -7.0% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,382 | 35 | 8,035 | -8.1% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,770 | 30 | 2,166 | -18.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,639 | 61 | 1,379 | 18.9% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,591 | 43 | 1,674 | -5.0% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 290 | 15 | 258 | 12.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 57,900 | 39 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70 |
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The Fort Lee School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Fort Lee, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,575 students and 267 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.39.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education 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.[3]
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[edit] 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 ten schools statewide to be honored.[4] The school was one of three in Bergen County honored that year.[5]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-6, except as noted)
- School 1 (562 students)
- Kristine Cecere - Principal
- School 2 (441)
- Marianela Martin - Principal
- School 3 (501, includes PreK)
- Robert Kravitz - Principal
- School 4 (525)
- Peter Emr - Principal
- Middle School (grades 7 and 8)
- Lewis F. Cole Middle School (483)
- Rosemary Giacomelli - Principal
- Robert Feldman - Assistant Principal
- High School (grades 9-12)
- Fort Lee High School (1,015)
- Priscilla Church - Principal
- James Albro - Assistant Principal
- John Coviello - Assistant Principal
[edit] Administrators
Core members of the district's administration are:[7]
- Dr. Raymond Bandlow - Superintendent of Schools[8]
- Steven Engravalle - Assistant Superintendent of Schools[9]
- Cheryl Balletto - Business Administrator / Board Secretary[10]
District Superintendent Dr. Raymond Bandlow announced in August 2011 that he would be leaving the district effective October 31 to accept a position as superintendent of the Beacon City Schools in Beacon, New York. 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 Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Fort Lee School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ 2010 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Alex, Patricia. "3 Bergen elementary schools given Blue Ribbon designation", The Record (Bergen County), January 6, 2011. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Fort Lee School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 31, 2011.
- ^ Bergen County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Superintendent of Schools, Fort Lee School District. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Assistant Superintendent of Schools Fort Lee School District. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Business Office, Fort Lee School District. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Almenas, Maxim. "Fort Lee Superintendent Raymond Bandlow will leave the district Oct. 31", Fort Lee Suburbanite, August 30, 2011. Accessed August 31, 2011. "Fort Lee School Superintendent Raymond Bandlow has been the district leader for four years, but he was not present at the Aug. 29 school board meeting. Instead, he was officially accepting the superintendent position for the Beacon City school district in Dutchess County, 50 miles north of New York City. Bandlow's resignation will be effective as of Oct. 31."
[edit] External links
- Fort Lee School District
- Fort Lee School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Fort Lee School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°50′56″N 73°58′18″W / 40.848853°N 73.971705°W
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