Fife Public Schools

Fife Public Schools is a school district comprising parts of the Washington state cities of Fife, Milton, Edgewood, Tacoma, Pacific as well as unincorporated census-designated places Lakeland South and Fife Heights. The district was established on December 22, 1899.[2]

Fife Public Schools
Address
5802 20th St E
, Washington, 98424
United States
District information
GradesPreschool - 12
EstablishedDecember 22, 1899 (1899-12-22)
SuperintendentKevin Alfano
NCES District ID5302880[1]
Students and staff
Students3,799 (2020-2021)[1]
Student–teacher ratio18.33[1]
Other information
Websitewww.fifeschools.com

Fife Schools is a member of the Standard Bearer Network founded by the Schlechty Center which is a non-profit organization that helps schools and districts to transform by emphasizing student engagement. Fife has been a member of the Standard Bearer Network since 2000.

Boundary

In Pierce County the district includes most of Fife, all of Fife Heights and the Pierce County portion of Milton, and portions of Edgewood and Tacoma.[3]

In King County the district includes most of the King County portion of Milton, and portions of Lakeland South and Pacific.[4]

Governance

The Board of Directors for Fife Public Schools is an elected body of five school directors. Each director must reside and be a registered voter, at the time of their election or appointment, in the geographical region, known as a Director District, they represent on the board. The length of the term is four years. Board meetings are generally held once a month. Currently, board meetings are typically scheduled for the last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m., with some exceptions, in the boardroom at Fife School District's Office at 5802 20th St E, Fife, WA.

School Board Members[5]
DirectorDirector
District
First
Elected
Term
End
Board
Position
Iesha Kidd120172019
Chelsea Bjorkman220172019
Jennifer Mayhew320192021
Cheryl Reid-Simons4 20172021Vice-President
Kimberly Yee520172021President

Schools

  • Discovery Primary School (K-2)
  • Fife Elementary School (K-5)
  • Hedden Elementary School (3-5)
  • Surprise Lake Middle School (6-7)
  • Columbia Junior High (8-9)
  • Fife High School (10-12)

References


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