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'''Maywood Avenue School''' in [[Maywood, New Jersey|Maywood]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], [[New Jersey]], |
'''Maywood Avenue School''' in [[Maywood, New Jersey|Maywood]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], [[New Jersey]], United States, teaches grades four through eight as part of the [[Maywood Public Schools]]. Part of the school was used for the '''Greenwood Early Learning Center''' which was primarily used to run Pre-K and Kindergarten programs, but as of 2008, is used for the Board offices. Voters in 2005 approved a $17.6 million program that will be partly used to renovate Maywood. Now that renovations are almost complete, the Pre-K and Kindergarten classes are in Memorial School. |
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As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 459 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on a [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student-teacher ratio]] of 12.5.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409810&ID=340981000602 Maywood Avenue School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed October 31, 2007.</ref> |
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 459 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on a [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student-teacher ratio]] of 12.5.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409810&ID=340981000602 Maywood Avenue School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed October 31, 2007.</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:35, 26 June 2013
| Maywood Avenue School | |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| School district | Maywood Public Schools |
| Principal | Michael Jordan |
| Faculty | 36.8 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 4 - 8 and Pre-K |
| Enrollment | 459 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.5[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Information | 201-845-9110 |
| Website | School website |
Maywood Avenue School in Maywood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, teaches grades four through eight as part of the Maywood Public Schools. Part of the school was used for the Greenwood Early Learning Center which was primarily used to run Pre-K and Kindergarten programs, but as of 2008, is used for the Board offices. Voters in 2005 approved a $17.6 million program that will be partly used to renovate Maywood. Now that renovations are almost complete, the Pre-K and Kindergarten classes are in Memorial School.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 459 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5.[1]
School Activities
It has React Club, Choir, Band, Ambassadors, Art Club, and Student Council. In 2005, Maywood students used their lunch money to raise $1,500 for Kenyan schools. The project has since raised $20,000 in the community.
Student Awards
Maywood students won the North Jersey spelling bee in 1995 and 1996.[2] A fifth grader's presentation on the checkered white butterfly won the Species on the Edge - Art and Essay Contest for Bergen County in 2005. The runner up in 2005 was also a 5th grader from MAS. The next year in 2006, a fifth-grade student won for Bergen County again on a green sea turtle. [1]
Sexual harassment suit
A suit for sexual harassment brought by a former teacher against a female school trustee was settled out of court in 1999.
References
- ^ a b c d Maywood Avenue School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 31, 2007.
- ^ Winners of the North Jersey Spelling Bee. Accessed January 28, 2008.
Sources
- Safety scores! New Jersey school is pro-active on life safety. (fire-rating requirements for fire door equipment, Maywood Avenue School, Maywood, New Jersey). Elias Wexler. Doors and Hardware. March 1, 1994. Volume: v58 Issue: n3 Page: p 38(3).
- Maywood boy inspires project to aid Kenyan school. The Record (Bergen County). January 25, 2005.
- Maywood school expansion passes. The Record (Bergen County). March 9, 2005.
- Ex-teacher's harassment claim against trustee settled. The Record (Bergen County). May 12, 1999.
- 2 teenagers arrested in fire at Lodi warehouse. The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ). October 22, 1997.
- Coach starts the season right marks his 100th win. The Record (Bergen County) December 31, 1989.