Ho-Ho-Kus Public School
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| Ho-Ho-Kus Public School | |
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| 70 Lloyd Road Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 |
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| School district | Ho-Ho-Kus School District |
| Principal | Alexis Eckert |
| Enrollment |
650, as of 2005-06 school year |
| Faculty | 6 (administration), 5 (Child Study Team), 17 (teaching assistants), 9 (building and grounds), 62 (teachers and other staff) [1] |
| Type | Public school |
| Grades | Preschool - 8 |
| Nickname | Indians |
| Color(s) | gold and blue |
| Established | 1936 |
| Information | 201-652-4555 |
| Homepage | School website |
Ho-Ho-Kus Public School is a community public school district located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 650 students.[2]
Local high school students attend high school at the Northern Highlands Regional High School in nearby town of Allendale[3], which serves students in the 9th-12th grades from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Upper Saddle River and part of Saddle River.[4]
Originally, high school students from Ho-Ho-Kus attended Midland Park High School at the nearby town of Midland Park, New Jersey with students from Midland Park. But around 1995, the mayor of Ho-Ho-Kus believed that it was not a good idea for Ho-Ho-Kus students to go to high school in Midland Park because the number of students were increasing and Midland Park High School was too small for this number of students and there were very few electives in that high school, so the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education had to seek alternatives. From then on, high school students from Ho-Ho-Kus have been attending Northern Highlands Regional High School.
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[edit] History
The original school building was constructed in 1936.[5] Over the years, several additions have been made to the school. The most recent construction added 30,000 square feet of space, primarily in the middle school wing, but the addition included the new cafeteria, two science rooms, and administrative offices. There was also a renovation of the existing school building.
[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 1989-90 school year, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[6][7], the highest award an American school can receive.[8][9]
In 2002, Mr. John Smith of the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School was recognized with the History of Distinguished Leadership Award by the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.[10]
[edit] Administration
- Principal - Alexis Eckert
- Superintendent - Loretta Bellina, Ed. D.
- Business Administrator - James Davis
[edit] References
- ^ Ho-Ho-Kus Public School staff directory accessed December 1, 2007
- ^ Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 18, 2008.
- ^ District Information, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. Accessed January 4, 2007.
- ^ Northern Highlands Regional High School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 18, 2008. "A four-year public high school, Northern Highlands strives to address the needs of all of its students, who come from four towns in northern Bergen County: Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River."
- ^ Ho-Ho-Kus School District
- ^ If You're Thinking of Living In/Ho-Ho-Kus; A Borough That Guards Its Traditions, The New York Times, February 5, 1995. "As evidence of the quality of the school, she cites the 1989 Blue Ribbon for Excellence Award that it received from the Federal Department of Education at a White House ceremony."
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Awards History, accessed January 4, 2007
[edit] External links
- Ho-Ho-Kus Public School
- Ho-Ho-Kus Public School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School
- Northern Highlands Regional High School
