Pascack Valley Regional High School District

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District is a regional public high school district encompassing students from four communities in the Pascack Valley region of Bergen County, New Jersey serving students in grades 9 - 12. The municipalities included in the district are Hillsdale, Montvale, River Vale and Woodcliff Lake. As of the 2005-06 school year, 1,759 students were served by the district's schools. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412510 Pascack Valley Regional High School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2008.]

History

In 1955, Pascack Valley Regional High School District opened Pascack Valley High School with an enrollment of 650 students from the boroughs of Hillsdale, Montvale, River Vale, and Woodcliff Lake. Previously, students from those municipalities attended other local high schools, including Westwood and Park Ridge High Schools, but with increasing enrollment as the suburbs boomed, the towns, with State approval, formed a regional high school district.

During the next several years enrollment increased and so did the faculty and building capacity. Additional classrooms were added and the program of studies was expanded. Increased enrollment in 1963 resulted in double sessions. In September 1964, Pascack Hills High School opened up to students living in Montvale, Woodcliff Lake and a portion of Hillsdale. Pascack Valley High School had the balance of Hillsdale students and all of River Vale students. In the early 1990s, western (west of Pascack Road) Hillsdale transitioned from sending to Pascack Hills to Pascack Valley.

By 1970, the enrollment was again up to capacity and building construction was necessary to house 1,800 students. This expansion of Pascack Valley High School provided additional classrooms, expanded department areas, and other facilities such as gymnasium, a new cafeteria and library.

In March, 2008, the district announced plans to offer online courses, beginning in the 2008-09 school year, with that school year's seniors being given priority.

Awards and recognition

*In the 2000-01 school year, Pascack Valley Regional High School was recognized with the Best Practices Award by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Senior Projects/Senior Alternate Assessment Program" [ [http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/oipp/bp3.pl?string=recid=0220&maxhits=10000 Best Practices Award Program] , accessed July 23, 2006] .
*As of 2007, Pascack Hills High School was ranked 8th among the 316 public high schools in New Jersey. [ [http://www.njmonthly.com/topschools/hslist.lasso] ] (The school peaked at number 2 in 2001)Fact|date=November 2007

High schools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/03/3960/03-3960-000.html Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 5, 2008. "The district is comprised of two high schools. Pascack Hills High School, which is located in Montvale, receives students from the towns of Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. Pascack Valley High School, located in Hillsdale, enrolls students from Hillsdale and River Vale."]
*Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale opened in 1955 with students attending from all four communities. The school serves 1,062 students from Hillsdale and River Vale.
*Pascack Hills High School opened in Montvale in 1964. The school serves 697 students from Montvale and Woodcliff Lake.

ee also

*List of school districts in New Jersey

References

External links

* [http://www.pascack.k12.nj.us/ Pascack Valley Regional High School District]
*NJReportCard|03|3960|0|Pascack Valley Regional High School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412510 Pascack Valley Regional High School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.hillsdaleschools.com/ Hillsdale Public Schools]
* [http://www.montvale.k12.nj.us/ Montvale Public Schools]
* [http://www.Rivervaleschools.com River Vale Public Schools]
* [http://www.woodcliff-lake.com/ Woodcliff Lake Public Schools]