Our Departments
Academic Services
Our Academic Services department ensures students are provided with an extensive support network and resources to foster a successful academic journey.
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action is, among many things, a State obligation requiring School Districts to promote a working and learning environment free of discrimination and harassment.
Business Services
Business Services aims to make a difference in the education of Paterson’s children so they may achieve their highest potential through safeguarding and preserving the integrity of the district’s finances.
Central Stores
Central Stores is committed to assisting the district's equipment, furniture, and textbook needs in an efficient manner.
Communications
The Communications Department is responsible for all district communications and assists schools and departments in reaching their communications goals.
Facilities
The Office of Facilities Management is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all students, faculty, support staff and all stakeholders of the Paterson Public Schools District.
Food Services
food services is dedicated to providing students with nutritious, delicious, and well-balanced meals that fuel their learning and growth.
Guidance and Counseling
Guidance and Counseling is steadfast in ensuring that each student is on track to reach their fullest potential academically and socially.
Human Resources
The Human Resources Department is responsible for managing the employee lifecycle of all Paterson Public School District staff.
Information Technology
Information Technology is the backbone of our technology infrastructure, managing data, software, hardware, and our network.
Management of Information Systems
The MIS Team provides regular training sessions for all our Infinite Campus users and provides ongoing technical support to administrative and academic users of our services.
Nursing Services
Our Nursing Services department ensures the delivery of school health services that strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children and staff.
Purchasing
The primary focus of the Purchasing Department is to obtain the right product, at the right price, at the right time and to meet the needs of the students, faculty, and the administrative staff of Paterson Public Schools.
School Safety
The Paterson Public School System employs over 30 uniformed school officers. These officers are rigorously selected and trained by the School Safety Department of the Paterson Public Schools. Paterson Public School Officers are assigned to many of Paterson's grammar schools, high schools, and academies.
Special Education
We are committed to supporting every student’s academic, social, and emotional development through a comprehensive continuum of services delivered in the least restrictive environment possible.
Student Support Services
The Paterson Public Schools’ Student Assistance Department believes in helping our students maximize potential by providing crisis and drug prevention, intervention, education, counseling, staff training, mental health and other treatment referrals.