The mission of our department is to ensure that every parent has the tools necessary to give their children the best possible chance for success. Our drive is to fill in the gaps where parents may not know the best practices for student competency in their academic skill set. Having a holistic approach of full parental involvement, professionalized staff members, and a clear partnership-based approach, it can eliminate the social-economic obstacles they face.
Our Vision
We value education; it is essential to challenge their critical thinking skills meanwhile implementing an individualized educational plan to assist students strive for academic success. However, we empathize and understand that they are emotional and social beings that need a combination of care and love to be effective learners. That entails understanding the realities our children come from. To believe that every child comes from a cookie cutter household is a disservice to them. By knowing that each household the child comes from may not be the most optimal for child development is one of the key factors in turning around a child.
However, the focus cannot be on the person but the system they come from. Be it the family or community, the drive and belief in the community/school model is to foster change in the society around the child. For if the child comes from a stronger community, the child will then become a much better student and member of our society.
The Parent University is one of the major strategies of the Family and Community Engagement Department’s efforts to provide parents and community stakeholders with the information they need to nurture their child’s success in school. Workshops provide information around 5 categories: health and nutrition, parental development, job skills development, and advocacy. Our most recent workshops have included how to operate Google Classroom, building student success, reducing stress during the time of COVID-19, financial literacy for young adults, and resume writing. Many of our workshops are made available in multiple languages and, whenever possible, video recordings of the events are posted to this page. Check back at this page often to know when the next Parent University workshops are scheduled.
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A Full Service Community School is a school – the heart of its community, a safe place to unite families, educators, and community partners who provide all students with top-quality academics, enrichment, health and social services, and opportunities to succeed in school and life. In Paterson, we have seven Full Service Community Schools that offer a variety of services such as after school and summer programs, school-based health clinics, behavior and mental health counseling, mentoring and anti-bullying programs, chronic absenteeism support, enrichment activities, college and career preparation, adult education programs, parent and family workshops, and access to social services through our various partnerships. See below for services and programs offered at your neighborhood Full Service Community School and contact your school’s FSCS coordinator or health clinic for more information.
Meet Vilmary Hernandez, one of our Full Service Community Schools site coordinators.
Conozca a Vilmary Hernandez, una de nuestras coordinadoras de las Escuelas Comunitarias de Servicio Completo.
Click here to read the FSCS Newsletter/Blog for highlights of our school community
Paterson Full Service Community Schools – Services by School
After School Programs
Summer Programs
School-based Health Clinics
Behavioral and Mental Health Counseling
Mentoring Programs/ Chronic Absenteeism
Adult Education
Parent and Family Workshops
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School 15
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Dr. Frank Napier Academy
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New Roberto Middle School
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Senator Frank Lautenberg School
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John F. Kennedy Educational Complex
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Jenna Goodreau
Director of Full Service Community Schools
(973) 321-0713
The Paterson Public Schools Full Service Community Center (FSCC) is located in the heart of Paterson’s fifth ward on the corner of Market Street and Madison Avenue. During the last two years, the center has become a relied-upon resource for the residents and parents in the area. The center attempts to support families by offering activities that increase communication between parents and teachers via English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, parenting classes, job skills training, mental health support, emergency food distribution and health clinic services. All of these efforts are based on the premise that when the family is supported, children are supported.
If you have questions, want to know more about upcoming workshops, registration & much more, please contact me.
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Evelyn Peña, District Wide Community Outreach & Special Projects Coordinator
The Paterson Public School’s PTO Leadership group is a consortium of PTO officers from each of our schools who work collectively to ensure that parents have well functioning parent organizations. This is accomplished through various activities such as executive board trainings, Leadership meetings, fundraising planning, and exposure opportunities. PTO officers are elected by their peers and work towards ensuring that parents have a voice in district decision making and planning. In addition, PTO officers represent our parents at the state level during state budget hearings & planning discussions.
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From the Paterson PTO Leadership
Parent Of The Month
New Parent Nomination
Coming Soon!
Steps for nominating a leader of the month: -This recognition/ nomination was created to acknowledge and give thanks to those PTO leaders who go above and beyond for their school and the PTO Leadership.
-The nominated PTO leader name can be submitted to the PTO Leadership Executive Board/ FCE in 3 different ways:
Coordinator/ FCE nomination, Principal nomination, PTO Leadership and/or PTO Leadership Executive Board nomination.
-The PTO Executive Board and Department of FCE will decide and vote on the nominated leader of the month.
Parent & School Compact
The Department of Family & Community Engagement invites parents to complete the Parent & School Compact. This compact has been developed to outline how parents, and school staff, will work together as a team and share in the responsibility of our students' academic achievements. This is a requirement from our Federal Title I Grant, which provides funding for our school district and children. Please share with your families, schools, and school social media accounts.