Parents/Guardians are responsible for ensuring that their children attend school, every day, on time, unless properly excused pursuant to NJ state law (NJSA 18A:38-25) and District Policy 5200.

Failure to cause a child to attend school regularly and on time can result in parent & child referral to municipal court for truancy and a fine. For further information, please contact your child’s school or the Compulsory School Attendance and Student Accounting Department.

studentattendancestaff@paterson.k12.nj.us

Natalia Frazier-Thompson

Deputy Director of Compulsory School Attendance & Student Accounting Department/Special Investigations Unit
Operational Units I, II, III, and IV 
973-321-0687
nfrazierthompson@paterson.k12.nj.us

Virginia Jackson

Coordinator of CSASA / Special Investigations Unit
Unit I, II, III, and IV 
973-321-0897
vjackson@paterson.k12.nj.us

Aidin Ortiz

Senior Specialist of CSASA/Special Investigations Unit
Eastside High School, Alonzo "Tambua" Moody Academy for Social Change, Rosa Parks High School, and Paterson STEAM High School
973-262-4620 
aortiz@paterson.k12.nj.us

Mayra-Raquel Amador

Senior Specialist of CSASA / Specialist Investigations Unit 
John F. Kennedy High School, International High School, Paterson P-Tech High School, and Newcomers High School
973-626-5995
mamador@paterson.k12.nj.us

Lindsey Barker

Chronic Absenteeism Specialist
School 2, Senator Frank Lautenberg School, School 12, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Young Men's Academy
201-250-1694
lbarker@paterson.k12.nj.us

Edith Giggetts-Holland

Chronic Absenteeism Specialist
School 7, School 26, and Edward W. Kilpatrick
973-262-4623
giggettshollande@paterson.k12.nj.us

Asia Noble

Chronic Absenteeism Specialist
School 10, School 21, School 28/PAGT, Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Academy
973-626-6010
amnoble@paterson.k12.nj.us

Daniel Blathers

Districtwide Field Investigator
973-321-0686
dblathers@paterson.k12.nj.us