Harrison Public Schools

The Harrison Public School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in the municipality of Harrison, in Hudson County, New Jersey. Harrison is located 12 miles to the west of New York City, and is sandwiched between Newark (the state's largest city) to the west and Jersey City to the east.

The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide. [ [http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/abbotts/abbotturls.pl?string=code&maxhits=100 Abbott Districts] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2008.]

chools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406870 Data for the Harrison Public School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Acecssed June 23, 2008.] ) are:
* [http://www.harrison.k12.nj.us/faculty/FCAPPELLE/lincolnschoolwebpages.htm Lincoln Elementary School] (grades Pre-K to 5; 824 students). Lincoln Elementary School is located on Cross Street. Joanne Dignazio-Botch is the current Principal, and Frederick N. Osterkorn, III is the current Assistant Principal.
* [http://www.harrison.k12.nj.us/faculty/FCAPPELLE/washschoolwebpages.htm Washington Middle School] (grades 6 to 8; 378 students). Washington Middle School is located on North Fifth St. Alan R. Doffont is the current Principal, and Brian Duffy is the current Assistant Principal.
*Harrison High School (grades 9 to 12; 637 students). Harrison High School is located at the intersection of Kingsland Ave and Hamilton St. Ronald F. Shields is the current Principal, and Thomas Carney is the current Assistant Principal. Harrison High School has numerous team sports, and is a member of the BCSL National athletic conference and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

New schools

Construction of a new Harrison High School began in January, 2005, and was completed in the summer of 2007 for the 2007-2008 school year. The new Harrison High School is located at the intersection of Kingsland Avenue and Hamilton Street on the former site of Clayton Container. A new stadium was constructed along with the school building. It includes a football/soccer field, baseball diamond, softball diamond, track around the fields, and 3 tennis courts. Spaces for the high school include thirty general classrooms, four special education classrooms, two classrooms for small group instruction, two gymnasiums, a dance/aerobics studio, instrumental/vocal music room, cafeteria, auditorium, media center, science labs, computer room, and faculty spaces.

The renovation of the current Harrison High School to become the new Washington Middle School has been put on hold indefinitely due to the lack of funding due to the scandal involving the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (NJSCC) and mismanagement of funds. [ [http://www.njscc.com/schools/School_results.asp?districtid=2060 Schools Construction Corporation: Harrison District Information] , accessed May 7, [2006] ]

Administration

*Anthony R. Comprelli - Superintendent of Schools
*Frederick G. Confessore - Assistant Superintendent of Schools
*M. Christine Griffin - Board Secretary/School Business Administrator

References

External links

* [http://www.harrison.k12.nj.us The Harrison Public School District's Website]
*NJReportCard|17|2060|0|Harrison Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406870 Data for the Harrison Public School District] , National Center for Education Statistics