Franklin Lakes Public Schools Explained
The Franklin Lakes Public Schools are a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin Lakes, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,121 students and 138.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.1:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[2]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district consisting of two four-year public high schools serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff.[3] Before enrolling, students have the option to choose to attend either of the district's high schools.[4] [5] [6] Schools in the high school district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) available to students from Franklin Lakes areIndian Hills High School, located in Oakland[8] (1,062 students) andRamapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes[9] (1,222 students).[10]
Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Artist Historians" Social Studies program at Franklin Avenue Middle School.[11]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13] [14]
- Elementary schools
- Colonial Road School[15] with 245 students in grades K-5
- Christine Gagliardo, principal
- High Mountain Road School[16] with 218 students in grades PreK-5
- Jaclyn Bajzath, principal
- Woodside Avenue School[17] with 254 students in grades K-5
- Middle school
- Franklin Avenue Middle School[18] with 418 students in grades 6-8
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[19] [20]
- Gregorio Maceri, superintendent[21]
- Michael J. Solokas, business administrator and board secretary[22]
Board of education
The district's board of education, 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.[23] [24] [25]
External links
Notes and References
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405370&DistrictID=3405370 District information for Franklin Lakes 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.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=fe00aa80407b4789890b24592a36dfb6 Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- Van Dusen, Matthew. "Ramapo-Indian Hills schools chief to retire.", The Record, October 24, 2007. Accessed May 28, 2020. "Later, parents of Oakland students protested their lack of choice, and students in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland can now attend either school."
- https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/4300/000.html Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
- https://www.rih.org/academics/guidance/8th_grade_school_choice Eighth Grade School Choice
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413560 School Data for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
- https://indianhills.rih.org/ Indian Hills High School
- https://ramapo.rih.org/ Ramapo High School
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4300 New Jersey School Directory for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
- http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/oipp/bp3.pl?string=recid=0842&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405370 School Data for the Franklin Lakes Public Schools
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/1580 School Performance Reports for the Franklin Lakes Public Schools
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1580 New Jersey School Directory for the Franklin Lakes Public Schools
- http://crs.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/ Colonial Road School
- http://hmr.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/ High Mountain Road School
- http://was.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/ Woodside Avenue School
- https://fams.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/ Franklin Avenue Middle School
- http://district.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=420407&type=d&pREC_ID=931776 Contact Us
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
- http://district.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=420408&type=d&pREC_ID=918613 Superintendent Home
- http://district.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=420426&type=d&pREC_ID=918630 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/23/1580.pdf#page=11 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Franklin Lakes School District
- https://boardpolicyonline.com/?b=franklin_lakes&s=123631 District Bylaw 9110 - Number of Members and Terms of Office
