Wyckoff School District

The Wyckoff School District is a community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Wyckoff School District
Address
241 Morse Avenue
Wyckoff
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07481
United States
Coordinates41.010344°N 74.16976°W / 41.010344; -74.16976
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentDr. Kerry Postma
Business administratorPatricia Salvati
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment1,932 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty179.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.wyckoffps.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,63363$18,891−1.4%
1Budgetary Cost15,3126714,1598.1%
2Classroom Instruction8,985598,6593.8%
6Support Services2,612742,16720.5%
8Administrative Cost1,982841,54728.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,658551,6122.9%
13Extracurricular Activities6922104−33.7%
16Median Teacher Salary64,8226461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,932 students and 179.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[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.[4]

Public high school students from Wyckoff in ninth through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, which also serves students from Franklin Lakes and Oakland.[5] Students entering the district as freshmen have the option to attend either of the district's high schools, subject to a choice made during eighth grade.[6][7] Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff (FLOW district) approved the creation of a regional high school in 1954. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are Indian Hills High School, located in Oakland[9] (919 students) and Ramapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes[10] (1,285 students).[11][12]

History

The first school in the town was a one-room school built on Wyckoff Avenue in 1869 and used until 1906, when it was demolished. The first George Washington School had been used but was burned in a fire in 1911. Prior to 1929, high school students attended Central High School in Paterson, before the Board of Education voted to send students to Ramsey High School in Ramsey instead.

Awards and recognition

For the 1998–99 school year, Eisenhower Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[13] In the 2003–04 school year, it received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[14]

For the 2005–06 school year, the Wyckoff School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "A Reading Af'fair' to Remember" Language Arts Literacy program at Abraham Lincoln School.[15]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[16]) are:[17][18]

Elementary schools
  • Calvin Coolidge Elementary School,[19] with 289 students in grades K-5, located at 420 Grandview Avenue, is an elementary school which opened in 1932 as a 6-room K-6 school and has been expanded several times over the years.
    • Robert Famularo, principal
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary School,[20] with 304 students in grades K-5, located at 325 Mason Avenue, was dedicated in 1953 on land purchased in 1950.
    • Patrick Lee, principal
  • Sicomac Elementary School,[21] with 297 students in grades PreK-5, located at 356 Sicomac Avenue, was completed in 1967.
    • Stephen Raimo, principal
  • George Washington Elementary School[22] with 346 students in grades K-5, located at 270 Woodland Avenue, was constructed as an 11-room brick building on the site where the previous school had burned down.
    • Scott Blake, principal
Middle school
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School,[23] with 672 students in grades 6–8, located at 344 Calvin Court, the school was approved in 1960 and dedicated in 1963.
    • Brian Faehndrich, principal

Special education

Wyckoff is a member of the Northwest Bergen Council for Special Education Region 1, which includes 12 member districts which work together to provide special education services on a regional basis. Wyckoff is responsible for four of the special education classes in the Northwest Council. Special education classes are located in Sicomac School.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[24][25]

  • Dr. Kerry Postma, superintendent of schools[26]
  • Patricia Salvati, business administrator and board secretary[27]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[28][29][30]

References
  1. District information for Wyckoff Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Wyckoff Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten (special education) through eight in the Wyckoff Township School District. Composition: The Wyckoff Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Wyckoff Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  5. Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District serves students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff in a comprehensive two-campus setting. Students from the three communities may choose which of the two high schools they wish to attend for their four-year high school experience."
  6. Van Dusen, Matthew. "Ramapo-Indian Hills schools chief to retire.", The Record, October 24, 2007. Accessed August 19, 2014. "Later, parents of Oakland students protested their lack of choice, and students in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland can now attend either school."
  7. Eighth Grade School Choice Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed August 19, 2014.. "All eighth grade students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff may choose to attend the high school of their choice...."
  8. School Data for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  9. Indian Hills High School, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  10. Ramapo High School, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  11. School Performance Reports for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 1998-99 school year, Eisenhower Middle School, accessed July 13, 2006.
  14. 2003 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  15. New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
  16. School Data for the Wyckoff School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  17. Performance Reports for the Wyckoff Township Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  18. New Jersey School Directory for the Wyckoff School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  19. Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  20. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  21. Sicomac Elementary School, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  22. George Washington Elementary School, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  23. Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  24. Central Office Staff Directory, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  25. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  26. About Us, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  27. Message from Business Administrator, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
  28. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  29. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Wyckoff Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed July 15, 2022. "The Wyckoff Township Public Schools (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District."
  30. Board Members and Committees, Wyckoff School District. Accessed July 15, 2022.
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