Fairfield School District Explained
The Fairfield School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Fairfield, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 694 students and 69.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[2]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]
Students in public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the West Essex Regional School District, a regional school district in western Essex County serving students from Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland.[4] [5] [6] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are West Essex Middle School[8] with 599 students in grades 7-8 and West Essex High School[9] with 1,043 students in grades 9-12.[10] [11]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13] [14] [15]
- Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School[16] with 309 students in pre-Kindergarten through third grade
- Michael Trubucco, principal
- Winston S. Churchill School[17] with 384 students in fourth through sixth grade
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[18] [19]
- Susan Ciccotelli, superintendent[20]
- Kathleen Marano, business administrator and board secretary[21]
Board of education
The district's board of education, composed of five 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 either one or two 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.[22] [23] [24] [25]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6ae2f5321cd841589cf384a72e62f248 Fairfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405010&DistrictID=3405010 District information for Fairfield Public School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://www.westex.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=1273120 West Essex Regional School District Bylaw 0110 - Identification
- http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/13/5630/000.html West Essex Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
- https://www.westex.org/district/about_wersd/wersd_history School History
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417460 School Data for the West Essex Regional School District
- https://ms.westex.org/ West Essex Middle School
- https://hs.westex.org/ West Essex High School
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/5630 School Performance Reports for the West Essex Regional School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5630 New Jersey School Directory for the West Essex Regional School District
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405010 School Data for the Fairfield School District
- http://www.fpsk6.org/fps/Schools/ Schools
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/1465 School Performance Reports for the Fairfield Public School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1465 New Jersey School Directory for the Fairfield School District
- http://www.fpsk6.org/fps/AES/ Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School
- http://www.fpsk6.org/fps/WSC/ Winston Churchill School
- http://www.fpsk6.org/fps/District/District%20Administration%20%26%20Staff/ District Administration Staff
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/essex New Jersey School Directory for Essex County
- https://www.fpsk6.org/fps/District/Superintendent%27s%20Message/ Superintendent's Message
- https://www.fpsk6.org/fps/Departments/Business%20Office/ Business Office
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/1465.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Fairfield School District
- http://www.fpsk6.org/fps/Board/Board%20Members/ Board Members
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0141&id=6ae2f5321cd841589cf384a72e62f248 Fairfield Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term
