Woodcliff Lake Public Schools Explained

Woodcliff Lake Public Schools
Logo Alt:	This is the logo for Woodcliff Lake Public Schools.
Superintendent:	Lauren Barbelet
Businessadmin:	Matthew M. Lynaugh
Address:	134 Woodcliff Avenue
Zipcode:	07677
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.021°N -74.0577°W
Schools:	2
Enrollment:	737 (as of 2018–19)
Ratio:	9.5:1
Free Text:	J

The Woodcliff Lake Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodcliff Lake, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 737 students and 77.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the-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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, Woodcliff Lake public school students attend Pascack Hills High School, along with those from Montvale. The school is part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, which serves students from Hillsdale and River Vale at Pascack Valley High School.^{[4] [5]} As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 842 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.^[6]

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, Woodcliff Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.^[7]

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) are:^{[9] [10]}

Elementary school

• Dorchester Elementary School^[11] with 464 students in grades Pre-K through 5
  • Stefanie Marsich, principal^[12]

Middle school

• Woodcliff Middle School^[13] which had 265 students in grades 6-8
  • Michael Andriulli, principal^[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[15]

• Lauren Barbelet, superintendent^[16]
• Matthew L. Lynaugh, business administrator and board secretary^[17]

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.^{[18] [19] [20]}

External links

• Woodcliff Lake Public Schools
  • School Data for the Woodcliff Lake Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Pascack Valley Regional High School District

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=62b04d5fb6a340a495288c88c6ea846a Woodcliff Lake Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418210&DistrictID=3418210 District information for Woodcliff Lake School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/3960/000.html Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card District Narrative
5. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/Content2/district-information District Information
6. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412510&ID=341251000718 School data for Pascack Hills High School
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20070313094144/http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=121&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient for 2005-06
8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418210 School Data for the Woodcliff Lake Public Schools
9. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/5880 School Performance Reports for the Woodcliff Lake School District
10. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5880 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodcliff Lake School District
11. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/2/home Dorchester Elementary School
12. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/2/principal Principal's Message
13. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/1/home Woodcliff Middle School
14. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/1/Content2/334 Principal's Message
15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
16. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/superintendent Superintendent's Welcome
17. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/Content/business-office-staff District Office Directory
18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
19. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/5880.pdf#page=49 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Wooodcliff Lake School District
20. https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/board Board of Education