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The Fort Lee BOE wants to put a question on the Nov. 6 ballot asking voters to allow it to take $2 million out of its capital reserve account for property acquisition, should any become available. But it’s not clear if the county will approve.
Assistant Superintendent Sharon Amato said opening up AP classes to all students and changes in the way the state looks at dropout rates and students attending four-year versus two-year colleges impacted the school’s ranking.
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Fort Lee High School went from number 72 in 2010 to 97 in New Jersey Monthly’s biennial report, which is based on a formula compiled from state Department of Education data for the 2010-2011 school year.
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The Fort Lee Board of Education will fill the vacancy left by the former board president’s recent resignation through an application process, with letters and resumes due by Aug. 25. A one-year term will also be added to the November ballot.
Fort Lee High School hosted the first of just two public hearings scheduled in the state for Gov. Christie’s task force to gather public input. The mid-afternoon, weekday hearing drew a sparse crowd.
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A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Fort Lee High School library.
The Fort Lee BOE will vote Monday on whether to accept Lewis F. Cole Middle School principal Robert Kravitz’s resignation after he was appointed Superintendent for the Englewood Cliffs School District last week, highlighting the week ahead.
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Fort Lee school district business administrator says all of the projects approved by referendum and taking place this summer remain “on track” except for air conditioning at Fort Lee High School.
Steven Engravalle was officially approved as Superintendent through 2015, and Sharon Amato was approved through June 2013, with the issue of merit pay yet to be determined.
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According to Rutgers University, this would bring the cost of tuition, fees and room and board to a total of $24,000 for full-time in-state students in the School of Arts and Sciences.
After saying earlier in the week that meetings through September would take place in the Fort Lee High School library, school officials announced that the meeting scheduled for Monday will be pushed back a week.
The BOE will hold meetings in the high school library through September while air conditioning is being installed in the auditorium.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010 is set to take effect when students return to school in September, and Chartwells says it’s making strides toward being in compliance with the USDA's regulations.
School officials say eight out of a total 16 voter-approved “referendum projects” are slated for completion this summer. But the overall work will still take three summers finish.
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The Fort Lee Board of Education approved a resolution calling for a “restructuring” of administrative staff. Several principals change schools; Priscilla Church to stay at high school.
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A resolution that would have provided the insurance failed at the Fort Lee BOE’s meeting Tuesday, when two board members abstained and one voted against it. The district's business administrator subsequently got it extended for a month.
The appointment, which was not a unanimous decision on the part of the school board, is pending county approval; the Fort Lee BOE also voted Tuesday to appoint Dr. Sharon Amato Assistant Superintendent of Schools through June 2013.
Appointment of Steven Engravalle as Superintendent and Sharon Amato as Assistant Superintendent are on the BOE’s agenda for Tuesday’s special meeting, which starts at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
With two developers having received local Planning Board approval for their respective Redevelopment Area 5 projects, concern over the potential impact on an already overcrowded school system is on the rise.
Parents, relatives and friends filed into the Fort Lee Community Center Wednesday to commemorate the successes and milestones of the Class of 2012.
But some are heading down south, and others are going west. Check out our interactive map and find out where, as the class of 2012 fans out across the country for school this fall.
Congratulations to the Fort Lee High School class of 2012!
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Students turned up in full force again Monday to urge the school board to overturn the interim superintendent’s decision not renew two of their teachers’ contracts. But the board took no action, putting an end to more than a month of lobbying efforts.
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Three of the eight educators retiring from the Fort Lee School District in 2012 were recognized by their respective principals Monday, and the Fort Lee Board of Education also honored the 2012 “educators of the year” at each of the district’s six schools.
Steven Engravalle’s contract as Interim Superintendent expires at the end of June, but the school board doesn’t have any meetings scheduled before then. Either or both of those things could change soon.
Fort Lee High School junior John Michael Graniello died late Friday night after falling off a cliff in Palisades Interstate Park. School officials mobilized the district’s “Crisis Response Team” Saturday and say they’re ready for Monday.