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*[[Joan Voss]] (born 1940), was on the school's faculty from 1963 until she retired in 2001. Since 2004, she has represented Fort Lee and the rest of the [[New Jersey Legislature#District 38|38th legislative district]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]].<ref>Fasbach, Laura. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-93648172.html "Voss ends juggling, resigns council seat"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', April 18, 2004. Accessed October 24, 2008.</ref> |
*[[Joan Voss]] (born 1940), was on the school's faculty from 1963 until she retired in 2001. Since 2004, she has represented Fort Lee and the rest of the [[New Jersey Legislature#District 38|38th legislative district]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]].<ref>Fasbach, Laura. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-93648172.html "Voss ends juggling, resigns council seat"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', April 18, 2004. Accessed October 24, 2008.</ref> |
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==Recent Scandal== |
==Recent Scandal [[2009 Fort Lee High School Transcript Scandal]]== |
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On March 3, 2009, the Fort Lee Board of Education began its investigation on the alleged six year corruption scandal going on in the Guidance offices of the school. At Fort Lee School Number 1, many parents expressed their feelings in a Q and A session. A town hall meeting was held on March 4th. The parents and residents expressed their extreme discontent with the school administration in dealing with this dilemma. The Principal Jay Berman was suspended for 120 days although there is no proof or assumption that he was part of the plot. The scandals are that one or more of the guidance counselors changed the grades of up to sixty students in the past six years, with one accusation being that low grades were dropped and B's were replaced with A's. There are allegations against one particular counselor, who has not been named yet. The terms of these counselors' tenures have not been discussed. Students and parents who spoke expressed their frustration and anger at district officials over the uncertainty of who was involved in tampering with the transcripts. In some instances, grades were raised, while low grades were deleted in others, Badlow said[http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fort.lee.high.2.950633.html] |
On March 3, 2009, the Fort Lee Board of Education began its investigation on the alleged six year corruption scandal going on in the Guidance offices of the school. At Fort Lee School Number 1, many parents expressed their feelings in a Q and A session. A town hall meeting was held on March 4th. The parents and residents expressed their extreme discontent with the school administration in dealing with this dilemma. The Principal Jay Berman was suspended for 120 days although there is no proof or assumption that he was part of the plot. The scandals are that one or more of the guidance counselors changed the grades of up to sixty students in the past six years, with one accusation being that low grades were dropped and B's were replaced with A's. There are allegations against one particular counselor, who has not been named yet. The terms of these counselors' tenures have not been discussed. Students and parents who spoke expressed their frustration and anger at district officials over the uncertainty of who was involved in tampering with the transcripts. In some instances, grades were raised, while low grades were deleted in others, Badlow said[http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fort.lee.high.2.950633.html] |
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Revision as of 03:53, 5 March 2009
| Fort Lee High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1916 |
| Principal | Jay Berman |
| Faculty | 75.1 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,083 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.4[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Athletics conference | Bergen County Scholastic League |
| Nickname | Bridgemen |
| Newspaper | Fort Lee-Der |
| Information | 201-585-4675 |
| Website | School website |
Fort Lee High School is a four year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Fort Lee, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Fort Lee School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,083 students and 75.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.4.[1]
History
Fort Lee High School was first established in 1916. It was relocated to its current location in 1928. A new wing was added in 1964. New classrooms were constructed in 1968. The school was completely renovated in the 1980s. The high school's physical plant has been hailed as a "model of Georgian architecture."[2]
Awards and recognition
The school was ranked 217th out of the top 1000 High Schools in the United States by Newsweek magazine.[3]
The school was the 75th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 99th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[4]
The school has had several Advanced Placement Program (AP) scholars named by the College Board, five National Merit Scholarship Program semi-finalists with 18 commended students and one National Merit finalist. 38 students in the last two years have been named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars. The Academic Decathlon and the varsity Debate team have won numerous awards.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) will officially be instituted beginning Fall 2009 and will be coordinated by Alexis Kiefer. It will offer rigorous courses that will challenge not only the 18 selected students, but the teachers as well. The teachers are Jang Yoon, Beatriz Sarmiento, Richard Hymson, Alexander Rodriguez, and Alexis Kiefer herself. Strangely, none of the top ten percent students applied to this program claiming that AP was seemingly better for them. One student at Fort Lee pointed out that Jay Berman's statistics were incorrect, and that his acceptance rate percentages were off, or outdated. There is some question as to why the top students would not apply.
Athletics
The Fort Lee High School Bridgemen compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County.[5]
Notable faculty
- Joan Voss (born 1940), was on the school's faculty from 1963 until she retired in 2001. Since 2004, she has represented Fort Lee and the rest of the 38th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly.[6]
Recent Scandal 2009 Fort Lee High School Transcript Scandal
On March 3, 2009, the Fort Lee Board of Education began its investigation on the alleged six year corruption scandal going on in the Guidance offices of the school. At Fort Lee School Number 1, many parents expressed their feelings in a Q and A session. A town hall meeting was held on March 4th. The parents and residents expressed their extreme discontent with the school administration in dealing with this dilemma. The Principal Jay Berman was suspended for 120 days although there is no proof or assumption that he was part of the plot. The scandals are that one or more of the guidance counselors changed the grades of up to sixty students in the past six years, with one accusation being that low grades were dropped and B's were replaced with A's. There are allegations against one particular counselor, who has not been named yet. The terms of these counselors' tenures have not been discussed. Students and parents who spoke expressed their frustration and anger at district officials over the uncertainty of who was involved in tampering with the transcripts. In some instances, grades were raised, while low grades were deleted in others, Badlow said[1]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[7]
- Jay Berman - Principal
- Jennifer Viti - Assistant Principal
- Elizabeth Moreland - Assistant Principal
References
- ^ a b c d Fort Lee High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 2, 2007.
- ^ School History, Fort Lee High School. Accessed July 30, 2008.
- ^ The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools, Newsweek. Accessed December 13, 2006.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ School Info, Bergen County Scholastic League American Division. Accessed March 9, 2008.
- ^ Fasbach, Laura. "Voss ends juggling, resigns council seat", The Record (Bergen County), April 18, 2004. Accessed October 24, 2008.
- ^ Home page, Fort Lee High School. Accessed September 14, 2008.
External links
- Fort Lee High School
- Fort Lee School District
- School Performance Reports for the Fort Lee School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Fort Lee School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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