International High School (New Jersey)

International High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, that serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Paterson Public Schools. The school is intended to create an educational environment that "respects diversity and celebrates the multicultural atmosphere of Paterson". [ [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/IHS/new_Web/mission.html Mission Statement] , International High School. Accessed September 11, 2008.]

Building

Since its establishment in 2001 with an enrollment of 160 students, the school has occupied several leased sites, the final one being the former Don Bosco Technical High School, which had been purchased by the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) in May 2004 for $6.3 million to house students while buildings it was developing were being constructed. [Kvasager, Whitney. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-95098881.html "State buys former Don Bosco Tech H.S."] , "The Record (Bergen County)", May 30, 2004. Accessed September 11, 2008.]

The school's new 113,500-square-foot building opened in September 2008 for its 420 students, a few days after school started, due to some last-minute delays. The SCC estimated that the building would cost $31.9 million when it was first proposed in 2001. The SCC approved the project in October 2004, estimating that the building would be completed by 2006 at a cost of $29.6 million. [Faruque, Zinnia. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-101946307.html "State panel approves $29.6M for high school in Paterson"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", October 30, 2004. Accessed September 11, 2008.] By the time the building was completed in 2008, the final cost had ballooned to $49 million. The Schools Development Authority (successor to the SCC), awarded a $35.5 million construction contract in 2006, with technology upgrades adding an additional $3 million, and another $2 million for environmental work and demolition. Problems with the fire alarm system were anticipated to take several weeks to resolve after the building opened, and Paterson fire marshals were being paid $1,500 per day to patrol the school until the problems with the system are resolved.Haddon, Heather. [http://www.northjersey.com/education/educationnews/Sleek_school_comes_with_a_heavy_price.html "Sleek school comes with a heavy price"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", September 11, 2008. Accessed September 11, 2008.]

The new building includes a two-floor library, four science labs, five soundproof music practice rooms, two gymnasia and an outdoor athletic field, a 500-seat auditorium and 15 classrooms. The new facility, which sits on a steep hill underneath the highway has triple pane windows to keep out the noise from Interstate 80 located just 20 feet away from the building. [Cichowski, John. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/transportation/16426456.html "Route 80, Parsippany"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", March 9, 2008. Accessed September 11, 2008.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/IHS/new_Web/admin.html Administration] , International High School. Accessed September 11, 2008.]
*Robina Puryear-Castro, Vice Principal

References

Sources

* [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/IHS/new_Web/index.htm International High School]
* [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/ Paterson School District]
*NJReportCard|31|4010|030|John F. Kennedy High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412690 Data for the Paterson Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics