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District among three statewide honorees recognized for expanding access to hands-on STEM education
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Students reflect on a year of leadership, service, and student voice during culminating YES program event
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2022 - 2023
2021 - 2022
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2021_0803 Paterson Public Schools, Paterson Leaders To Announce Student Vaccination Initiatives
2021_0806 Superintendent Shafer’s Statement On Governor Murphy’s Mask Mandate
2021_0825 Late Eastside Principal’s Family Members Announce Scholarships Awarded In His Name
2021_0914 Asteroid Named After Panther Academy Astronomer
2021_0922 Joseph A. Taub School Scheduled To Open
2021_1006 IB Diplomas Awarded To Four Students Of The Class Of 2021
2021_1012 Paterson Public Schools Launches Round-The-Clock Online Tutoring For High School Students
2021_1015 District Takes Steps To Address Security Shortages, Train Police To Work In Schools
2021_1029 Students Say “Yes” To Working Toward More Inclusive And Equitable Schools
2021_1108 Kennedy High Schools BTMF Achieves Gold Standard
2021_1110 I Am Paterson- Youth Leadership Program Launches In Paterson Public Schools
2021_1112 Two International Baccalaureate Seniors Named
2021_1115 New Swag Room Opens At Public School No. 21
2021_1119 Special Meeting Of Students And Parents Aimed At Addressing School Violence Tipping Point
2021_1201 December 1st Proclaimed As Rosa L. Parks Day
2021_1209 Superintendent Shafer To Retire
2021_1215 Multi-Grammy Award-Winning Musicians Perform For Students At SFLS Public School No 6
2021_1216 School 24 Students Tap Their Creativity With The Help Of The Newark Museum Of Art
2021_1221 Districts 2021-2022 Calendar Updated
2021_1221 International Baccalaureate Senior Gets Early Decision Acceptance To UPenn
2021_1222 District Will Return From Holiday Break With Remote Learning
2022_0107 District To Provide COVID-19 Testing To Students And Staff
2022_0112 District Extends Remote Instruction
2022_0121 Superintendent Shafer’s Statement On The Tragic Death Of Robert Cuadra
2022_0127 Robert Cuadra Life Celebrated By His Friends And Educators At Harp Academy
2022_0127 Taub-Doby Basketball League Awarded 2500 Grant From The SNY Play Ball Program
2022_0131 District Partners With Td Bank To Bolster Financial Literacy
2022_0203 Three Eastside Football Ghosts Sign With American International College
2022_0211 Fundraiser Launched For School 16 Student-Author Selected For -Freedom Writers- Project
2022_0309 District To Continue Requiring Masks To Be Worn And Discontinue Use Of Partitions
2022_0309 Five PAGT Students Advance To National History Day Statewide Competition
2022_0310 School 16 Student Accepted Into New Jersey Intermediate Regional Concert Band
2022_0311 District’s New SEL Team Shows Their Spirit On National SEL Day
2022_0317 District Partners With NJDOH To Make COVID-19 Vaccines Available To Students
2022_0322 Rodney Marsalis Introduces School 28 Students To The Music And History Of Jazz
2022_0323 International High School Senior Is Accepted To Johns Hopkins University
2022_0328 Board Of Education Approves One-Year Extension Of Superintendent’s Contract
2022_0330 WNBC TV Evening News Anchor Gives Broadcast News
2022_0404 District, State Launches 11 In-School COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
2022_0404 Ray Lyde Sr. Throws Opening Pitch At Eastside Softball Field Named In His Honor
2022_0406 International High School Senior Accepted To Harvard University
2022_0408 District Partners With FBI To Raise Awareness Of Human Trafficking Dangers
2022_0408 JFK-BTMF Teacher Martine Grant Awarded NEH Fellowship
2022_0504 Eastside JROTC Take Eleven Trophies At First Raiders Competition
2022_0505 Super Heroic Mathematicians Win Imagine Learning Contest
2022_0506 Paterson Public Schools Receives Book Donation From The American Labor Museum
2022_0511 District To Make The Wearing Of Masks Optional
2022_0518 High School Students Attend First In-Person College Fair Since The Start Of The Pandemic
2022_0601 School 20 Students And Staff Unite To Beautify Their Grounds
2022_0608 Laundry Facilities At Eight Schools Will Help Combat Student Absenteeism
2022_0613 A Garden Grows At Alonzo “Tambua” Moody Academy Through Partnership With City Green
2022_0615 High Tech Classrooms Coming To Three District High Schools
2022_0623 District Appoints Food Services Veteran To Take Helm Of Department
2020 - 2021
Archive
2020_0731 Superintendent Shafer Presents District's Restart Plan To Board Of Education
2020_0810 English and Spanish Cohort C Request Form
2020_0810 Paterson Public Schools Informed Chromebook Delivery Delayed Two Months
2020_0831 Paterson Public Schools Closes Digital Divide
2020_0914 Number Of IB Diplomas Awarded To Class Of 2020 Grows To Seven
2020_1001 Eastside Football’s Magazine Says Team Is Ready For Season Opener Against Passaic
2020_1002 Eastside Football Team Will Take A Knee During National Anthem
2020_1005 Third-Graders At Public School No. 21 Win National Math Contest
2020_1014 Paterson Board Of Education Unanimously Votes To Extend Remote Learning Until January 19th
2020_1021 District Central Office Staff Will Work Remotely Through November 4th
2020_1024 Public School No. 13 Basketball Court Renamed As Robert “Tootie” Harrell Court
2020_1102 Eastside Educational Campus Staff Will Work Remotely Until Nov. 12
2020_1117 District Reports On Plans To Increase Student Applications For Federal Aid For College
2020_1120 Kennedy Knights Defeat Clifton To Head Into Championship Round
2020_1123 District’s Student Meal Distribution To Expand To Provide Meals For Weekends
2020_1130 Principal Lourdes Rodriguez Of Roberto Clemente Elementary School Retires
2020_1201 Paterson Public Schools Receives New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund
2020_1204 Cigna Foundation Provides $5,000 Gift To Public School No. 15
2020_1204 Private Prep Scholarship Recipient, Noor Hassan, Is Accepted To Stanford University
2020_1210 Paterson Public Schools To Extend Remote Learning
2020_1217 BTMF Student Is Accepted To Columbia University Through Its Early Decision Process
2020_1217 JFK Knights Athlete, Jalen Hargrove, Accepted To Rice University On A Full Scholarship
2020_1217 Paterson Public Schools Forms Social Justice Committee
2020_1221 Paterson Public Schools Provides 2,042,495 Meals to District Students During 2020
2020_1223 Public School No 8 Fifth Grader Natalia Torres Wins St. Joseph’s Christmas Card Contest
2020_1223 Second Graders Take Virtual Trip To Disney World To Celebrate The Holidays
2021_0106 Local Control Restored
2021_0210 Paterson Board Of Education Votes To Extend Remote Learning Until May
2021_0215 Radware Donates K To 5 Math Textbooks To Paterson Public Schools
2021_0224 District Community Organizations To Launch Student Meals Home Delivery Pilot Program
2021_0310 Paterson Public Schools Announces Vaccination Plan For District Staff
2021_0329 Paterson Public Schools Announces Several Layers Of Protection Against COVID-19 Virus
2021_0331 Paterson Board Of Education Votes To Extend Remote Learning
2021_0402 Release PPS Extends Remote Learning
2021_0407 JFK-School Of Education And Training Senior Accepted At Yale University
2021_0407 Release Iffat Aniqa Accepted to Yale
2021_0420 Superintendent Shafer’s Statement Following The Verdict In The Trial Of Derek Chauvin
2021_0422 Pandemic Can’t Stop EHS-SOIT Spanish Club From Helping Others
2021_0503 District Launches College And Career Week
2021_0503 Superintendent Shafer Remembers Dr. Gerald E. Glisson One Year After His Passing
2021_0504 Two Paterson Public Schools Students Are Heading To The National History Day Finals
2021_0505 Paterson Board Of Education Approves First Reopening Dates
2021_0507 Paterson Public Schools Announces Summer Enrichment Programs
2021_0512 Eastside Boys Volleyball’s Alberto Torres Honored For 1,000 Career Assists
2021_0513 Eastside Boys Basketball Guard Levi Holton Signs With Rutgers University
2021_0516 Superintendent Shafer’s Statement Following Yesterday’s Tragedy In Paterson
2021_0519 District Is Ready For Reopening Dates In June
2021_0519 More Than 300 Teachers Apply To Work In District’s Summer Enrichment Program
2021_0525 Public School No. 7 News Team Keeps School Community Informed With Weekly Newscast
2021_0528 Superintendent Shafer - It’s Time To Put Students’ Needs First
2021_0601 District Staff Rally On Opening Day With 92 Percent Reporting To Work
2021_0608 Paterson Public Schools Welcomes Its First Students Back To School Buildings
2021_0616 District Alum Principal Appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent
2021_0622 Six Students Named Winners Of Districts “Escape The Vape” Art Contest
2021_0625 Dozens Of District Students Earn Professional Certifications
2021_0630 Eastside’s JROTC Program Earns Elite Status On National Evaluation
2021_0701 District Officials Announce Summer Food Assistance Programs
2021_0701 Kennedy Baseball Knights Shortstop Heading To Raritan Valley
2021_0701 Kennedy Boys Soccer Defender Heading To Centenary University
2019 - 2020
Archive
2019_0711 Paterson Public Schools Begins Planning All City Band
2019_0715 Two Paterson Public Schools Graduates Awarded Scholarships From Omega Phi Psi Fraternity
2019_0719 Paterson Public Schools Announces New Principal Appointments For 2019-2020 School Year
2019_0814 Twenty-One S.T.A.R.S. Academy Students Work Summer Jobs In Paterson
2019_0821 Paterson Public Schools Doubles The Number Of Students Scoring Three Or Higher On AP Exams
2019_0821 New Principal, Vice Principal Presented At Dr. Hani Awadallah School
2019_0827 The All City Band Community Meeting Scheduled
2019_0828 Deputy Superintendent Presents School Readiness Report For 2019-2020 School Year
2019_0829 Paterson Public Schools Holds Graduation Ceremony For Summer High School Graduates
2019_0909 Paterson Public Schools Strips Bus Routes From Company For Poor Performance
2019_0924 Student Immigration Stories Project Wins Honor From The N.J. School Boards Association
2019_0927 Paterson Public Schools Expands Self-Operated Halal Food Program
2019_0930 Paterson Public Schools Students’ Involvement In Dual Enrollment More Than Doubles
2019_1010 Paterson Public Schools Launches Dinner Program At 10 Schools
2019_1016 Superintendent Holds Inaugural Meeting Of The All City Education Council
2019_1018 New Restorative Justice “Peace Center” Opens At Eastside High School
2019_1018 Superintendent’s Forums Enlighten Students And Parents About Vaping
2019_1025 Set Academy Students Tour Seton Hall University’s Education And Human Studies Program
2019_1028 Year-Round Soccer Efforts Lead To Turnaround Season For Kennedy Knights Boys Soccer Team
2019_1029 Laundry Facilities At Kennedy High School Part Of School’s Full Service Community Mission
2019_1030 A Gridiron Altercation Lands Two Football Teams In...A Sharing Circle?
2019_1031 Halloween Party To Be Thrown For Special Needs Students
2019_1104 All City Band Counting Down The Days To Its Debut
2019_1106 New Jersey Symphony Orchestra To Perform Free Concert For Paterson Public Schools Students
2019_1121 S.T.A.R.S. Academy Student Wins National Transportation Poster Contest
2019_1122 Public School No. 8 Named A State Finalist In Samsung’s National Stem Contest
2019_1212 Aggressive Anti-Vaping Campaign Underway In Paterson Public Schools
2020_0106 District Officials Open New Gymnasium At Public School No. 2
2020_0107 District Makes Substantial Progress In Compensatory Speech Therapy Services Backlog
2020_0108 Public School No. 8 Students Named State Winners In Samsung’s National Stem Contest
2020_0110 District Officials Approve Creation Of Subsidiary Nonprofit Fund
2020_0115 New Jersey’s Teacher Of The Year Meets Paterson’s Teachers Of Tomorrow
2020_0123 District Officials Applaud State Law Banning Flavored Vaping Products
2020_0124 International Baccalaureate Senior Accepted Early Decision At Ivy League School
2020_0220 Jamier Wright-Collins Leaps His Way To Becoming New Jersey’s Top High Jumper...Again!
2020_0309 Paterson Public Schools Launches COVID-19 Information Call Center
2020_0317 More Than 5,700 Meals Distributed On First Day Of District’s Health-Related Closure
2020_0319 International Baccalaureate Senior Accepted At Johns Hopkins University
2020_0320 Paterson Public Schools Adds Two Sites To Meal Distribution Plan
2020_0324 Paterson Public Schools To Remain Closed After April 1
2020_0325 Paterson Public Schools Employee, District Volunteer Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
2020_0325 Three Paterson Public Schools Employees, One Student Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
2020_0402 Paterson Public Schools Releases New Roster Of Student Meal Distribution Sites
2020_0406 Students From Five District Schools Qualify For National History Day State Finals
2020_0408 Paterson Public Schools Releases New Roster Of Student Meal And Packet Distribution Sites
2020_0409 International Baccalaureate Senior Accepted At Cornell University
2020_0409 The Art Show Must Go On! District’s Annual Art Exhibit Moves To Online Gallery
2020_0416 The Art Show Must Go On! District’s Annual Art Exhibit Moves To Online Gallery
2020_0503 Superintendent Shafer Schedules Online Meetings With The District’s High School Seniors
2020_0508 Fresh Produce To Become Part Of Student Meal Distribution On Monday, May 11th
2020_0513 Sixth-Grader At Public School No. 21 Accepted Into Prestigious Scholars Program
2020_0527 International Baccalaureate Senior Accepted At The University Of Pittsburgh
2020_0528 International Baccalaureate Senior Accepted At Brigham Young University
2020_0529 Superintendent Shafer Thanks Pritchard Industries, Inc. For Donation Of Kn95 Masks
2020_0609 Paterson Public Schools Honors COVID-19 Volunteers
2020_0616 Ninety-One Graduating Seniors Qualify For New Jersey’s Seal Of Biliteracy
2020_0626 Adult High School Graduate Heading To SUNY Buffalo With A List Of Options
2020_0630 District And Full Service Community Schools Launch “Adjusting To Change Community Circle”
2018 - 2019
Archive
2018_0823 Superintendent Shafer Unveils Positive Trends In Paterson Public Schools
2018_0905 Paterson Board Of Education Receives Plan To Transition To Local Control
2018_0920 Paterson Public Schools Reports Progress On Energy Savings Improvement Program (ESIP)
2018_0925 Paterson Public Schools Endorsed As The Owner Of Old School Number 5
2018_1011 Paterson Public Schools Officials Release Findings From Classroom Trailers Inspections
2018_1107 Paterson’s JFK Knights Soccer Team Wins Pepsi/NYCFC Video Contest
2018_1127 Superintendent Shafer Thanks Governor Murphy For Groundbreaking P-TECH Grant Of $300,000
2018_1204 Superintendent Shafer Testifies Before Joint Committee On Public Schools
2018_1205 Paterson Public Schools Begins Comprehensive Self-Assessment With High School Equity Audit
2018_1205 Paterson Public Schools Releases Latest Progress On Speech Therapy Compensatory Services
2018_1205 Young Men’s Leadership Academy Takes First Steps To Greater Success
2019_0213 John F. Kennedy Knights Middle Linebacker Signs With Caldwell University
2019_0225 Paterson Public Schools Launches Self-Operated Pilot Program To Serve Halal Food
2019_0228 Board Of Education Approves Merit Goals For The 2018-2019 School Year
2019_0311 Paterson Public Schools Names Eric Crespo Assistant Superintendent Of Academic Services
2019_0327 Paterson Stakeholders Unite To Protest Reduced State Funding Day State Competition
2019_0329 Two Paterson Public Schools Receive The NAMM Foundation’s Support Music Merit Award
2019_0405 Sixty Students Commit To P-TECH At PANTHER Academy At Signing Day Event
2019_0411 Paterson Public Schools Strategic Plan Continues Developing After Second Community Forum
2019_0415 RPHS Students Take Third Place Honors At The Passaic County Film Festival
2019_0417 John F. Kennedy Knights Linebacker Signs With Caldwell University
2019_0430 Paterson Public Schools Kicks Off Series Of Family STEAM Nights
2019_0430 Three John F. Kennedy Students Enter Finals Of Statewide Contest With Anti-Drug Rap
2019_0503 Paterson Public Schools Officials Present Plan To Combine Two Alternative Schools
2019_0506 Six Paterson Public Schools Students Are Heading To The National History Day Finals
2019_0507 Paterson Board Of Education Adopts Budget For The 2019-2020 School Year
2019_0509 John F. Kennedy Knights Defensive Tackle Receives Merit Scholarship To Anna Maria College
2019_0513 Superintendent Shafer’s Statement On Alleged Email Security Breach
2019_0514 Paterson Public Schools Makes Student Progress Reports Available On Online Parent Portal
2019_0530 Paterson Public Schools Releases Latest Progress On Compensatory Speech Therapy Services
2019_0531 Public School No. 10 Recognized For Outstanding Cancer Research Fundraising
2019_0606 Twenty-Four Students At International High School Inducted Into The National Honor Society
2019_0606 Two Paterson Public Schools Students Accepted Into Competitive Mechanics Program
2019_0612 Paterson Public Schools Secures $12 Million In Funding For 2018-2019 Budget
2019_0612 S.T.E.M. Academy Awarded $10,000 PSEG Sustainability Grant
2019_0620 Paterson Public Schools High School Seniors Earn $9.4 Million In Scholarships
2019_0624 Third Paterson Public Schools Student Accepted Into Competitive Mechanics Program
2019_0625 Paterson Public Schools Recognizes Outstanding Student-Athletes Of 2018-2019