South Bergen Jointure Commission

The South Bergen Jointure Commission is a special education public school district based in Hasbrouck Heights on New Jersey Route 17 South in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey near Teterboro Airport, serving the educational needs of classified students ages 3 to 21 who are autistic or multiply handicapped from southern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 311 students and 62.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.0:1.

Controversy

District Superintendent Dawn Fidanza resigned in October 2017 after the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance of the New Jersey Department of Education found that she had transferred her daughter and created a new job position without the authorization of the district's board and had covered security cameras to conceal her daughter's actions in the district office. Described by The Record as "one of New Jersey's highest paid school superintendents", Fidanza had been paid an annual salary of $236,000.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022-23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.) are:

• East Rutherford Campus (Pre-K)
• Maywood Campus (174; PreK-5)
  • Scott Rossig, principal
• Lodi Middle School / High School (90 students; in grades 6-12)
  • Lauren N. Rosicki, principal
• Moonachie Campus (47; PreK-8)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Michael Kuchar, superintendent
• Susan Cucciniello, business administrator and board secretary

Constituent districts

The district's board of education is comprised of representatives from the participating school districts:

• Bogota Public Schools (K–12)
• Carlstadt Public Schools (K–8)
• Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District – Regional (9–12)
• East Rutherford School District (K–8)
• Garfield Public Schools (K–12)
• Hasbrouck Heights School District (K–12)
• Lodi Public Schools (K–12)
• Lyndhurst School District (K–12)
• Moonachie School District (K–8)
• North Arlington School District (K–12)
• Rutherford School District (K–12)
• South Hackensack School District (K–8)
• Wallington Public Schools (K–12)
• Wood-Ridge School District (K–12)

References

Further reading

• Adely, Hannan (2017-10-13). "Nepotism in South Bergen? Report says superintendent covered security cameras, demanded perfect scores". Northjersey.com.

External links

• South Bergen Jointure Commission
• School Performance Reports for the South Bergen Jointure Commission, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the South Bergen Jointure Commission, National Center for Education Statistics