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Sept. 21, 2022 - District Recognized For Equity-Oriented Leadership By Montclair State University
How do educational leaders build greater equity in their schools and make sure that every student and staff member is seen, heard, and respected? The answer may be to do what Paterson Public Schools has been doing.
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Sept. 15, 2022 - Restorative Practices Coming To All District Schools
The district is renewing its efforts in establishing Restorative Practices as an alternative to disciplining students with out-of-school suspensions with a new video and the goal of establishing core teams of trained staff members in every school by the end of the first marking period, November 9th.
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Sept. 14, 2022 - School Board Approves Signing Bonuses For New Teachers
In an effort to bolster the district’s already aggressive recruiting strategy, the Board of Education Commissioners tonight approved a measure that will make $7,500 signing bonuses available to eligible newly-hired teachers.
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Sept. 13, 2022 - Renaissance One School Of Humanities Wins City Green’s Best School Garden Honor
The garden at Public School No. 1/Renaissance One School of the Humanities has been awarded the Best School Garden prize in City Green’s “Greenest Place In Paterson” garden contest. City Green, one of the district’s non-profit partners, has held the contest since 2010 to recognize the accomplishments of those who have worked to beautify Paterson through gardening.
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Sept. 12, 2022 - Excerpt From Superintendent’s 9/11 Address
That moment was a reminder of what it means to be an American ¬– that in our most uncertain moments, we must never forget who we are – strong, resilient, and willing to help one another – especially in times of crisis.
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Sept. 12, 2022 - Three Eastside JROTC Cadets Promoted to Higher Ranks
District and school officials joined the battalion in the Eastside High School courtyard, where Superintendent of Schools Eileen Shafer spoke about the importance of never forgetting the lessons of 9/11.
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Sept. 7, 2022 Forty-Eight Years In The Classroom – And She’s Back For A Forty-Ninth
Today, Public School No. 10 teacher Bessie Ames was ready to greet her students on the first day of school. Like she had done for so many first days of school throughout her career, Ames had prepared her classroom with desks arranged to encourage student interaction, walls decorated to create an atmosphere of learning and fun, and a laptop full of lesson plans for the year ahead.
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Sept. 6, 2022 School 15 Students Receive Backpacks And School Supplies From United Way Of Passaic County And St. Paul’s Community Development Corporation
Enough backpacks and school supplies to help more than 500 students were delivered to Public School No. 15 today by two of the district’s community partners, the United Way of Passaic County and St. Paul’s Community Development Corporation.
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Sept. 1, 2022 - District Awarded Federal 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant for Afterschool And Summer Programs
District officials announced today that Paterson Public Schools has been awarded a federal Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, which will be used for afterschool and summer programs at Public School No. 2 and Public School No. 16.
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Aug. 31 2022 - District Announces New Principal Assignments For 2022-2023
These 10 principals have taken the helm of their respective schools and we have every confidence that they will serve the students and families at their schools with the same dedication and devotion that was the hallmark of many of their predecessors.
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Aug. 29, 2022 - Members of the Superintendent Search Committee Announced
With individuals representing various local stakeholder groups, the Paterson Schools Superintendent Search Committee members were announced today. The committee’s 15 members include representatives of parents, teachers, educational administrators, as well as members of the local houses of worship.
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Aug. 25, 2022 - District Reports Progress In Filling Teacher Vacancies
In the midst of a worsening national teacher shortage, Paterson Public Schools officials last night reported that it had filled 72 positions since June, reducing the district’s total vacancies by 30 percent.
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Aug. 24, 2022 - District Reaches New High In Summer Graduates
Paterson Public Schools officials today conferred diplomas on 98 high school graduates who completed their requirements for graduation this summer. The number is nearly triple the number of summer graduates in 2019 when the district revived its summer graduation program.
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Aug. 19, 2022 - District Purchases Alexander Hamilton School Building
Paterson Public Schools officials, Board of Education President Kenneth L. Simmons, and members of the Hovey family gathered yesterday at 11-27 16th Avenue and Straight Street – home of Alexander Hamilton Academy – to celebrate the completion of the district’s purchase of the building.
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Aug. 8, 2022 - District, Board Of Education Seek Parents’ Perspectives To Aid Superintendent Search
District officials and Board of Education Commissioners are seeking the input of parents and other stakeholders to aid in the search for the district’s next superintendent of schools.
