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9th Grade District-Wide Parent Meeting on September 25. Please click here for information.
Mr. Andrew Pfaff, Teterboro’s music teacher, was recently featured in Teaching Music magazine. This magazine is distributed nationally to members of NAfME, the premier professional organization for public school music teachers in the U.S. Along with the article on Mr. Pfaff, the magazine also included a photo with credit line by one of Teterboro’s students, Gigi Elgouz. Please click HERE to read all about it.
Legal Notice Tech Board of School Estimate 2017 click HERE to view
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Lead in Drinking Water Sampling Report
Lead in Drinking Water Sampling Report Phase II
Water Sampling at Filter Report
Information on Lead in Drinking Water
Epi-Pen Auto-Injector Recall
Measles Mumps and Rubella Vaccine Information
Bergen County Department of Health Measles Letter
CDC's Response to Zika Information
About Us
The Bergen County Technical Schools District was founded in 1951 to oversee the County's growing need for vocational education. The following year, Bergen County Vocational-Technical High School, the first full-time facility of its kind in the state, opened at 200 Hackensack Avenue. At that time, students studied the union trades of plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and electrical work.Museum building photo
Because technical and vocational schooling is always closely tied to the job market, the cornerstone of the district’s success has been its ability to adapt to the changing needs of local industry. When industry’s needs later changed from hand tools to computers, technical education had to adapt as well.
The district believed students needed strong academic and technical skills to meet the challenges of the future. In the late 1980s, the district began offering before- and after-school enrichment classes for students interested in high-tech areas such as computers, physics, and electronics. The program opened the world of modern vocational education to gifted and talented students. With the aid of a $6 million county bond, the district began to bring unparalleled technology to the county. Secondary students from throughout Bergen County used the campus’s computer and science labs in cooperative and exploratory programs. Middle school students—and their teachers—were exposed to new technologies through a program called ECEMS (Enrichment and Career Exploration in Math and Science). In-service workshops and a professional development school, Apple Academy East, one of the most successful test sites for Apple Computer, followed. These innovative offerings helped initiate full-time programs in technical, career-driven areas for talented students who wished to study in an exciting, non-traditional learning environment.
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members,
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members,
Welcome to School Year 2017-2018.
The beginning of each new school year is an exciting time for students, whether they are returning to familiar surroundings and fellow classmates, or entering a new school and anticipating new friendships and experiences. For families, it is a chance to establish relationships with other parents and their children’s teachers and to become actively involved with their child’s high school career. Each of our campuses is supported by vibrant and welcoming Parent Partnership Organizations. I urge every family to become involved with their PPO; I guarantee that the friendships you make and the activities you become involved in will be treasured memories from your child’s high school years.
For those of us in administration, and our schools’ faculty and staff, the beginning of a school year is a time to renew our commitment to the goals this district was founded on. We are committed to providing our students the academic foundation and technical training that will prepare them for postsecondary education and careers in the 21st century workplace. We strive to implement the latest innovative learning strategies and to support our students’ emotional and social growth. Our extensive partnerships with businesses throughout the greater Bergen County area affords students invaluable internship experiences as well as opportunities to interact with professionals through classroom projects, seminars, and competitions. Agreements with institutions of higher learning allow our students to earn college credits during their high school years and the ability to enter college with advanced standing.
We take our responsibility to assist our students in growing both emotionally and socially by offering workshops and guest-speaker seminars and hosting school- and district-wide social events. We place great value on academic and personal integrity, and respect and celebrate the diversity of our school community. Through clubs such as Peer Mentors, Heroes and Cool Kids, FAAM, Interact Club, and so many others, students are able to develop a sense of civic responsibility as they contribute their time and effort for the benefit of others. Through participation on a Bergen Tech sports team, students from all four campuses not only get a chance to meet new friends but also learn the valuable skills of perseverance and the ability to cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
Our district is indeed fortunate in being the recipient of such well-educated and highly motivated students. It speaks to the quality of Bergen County’s public and private schools, and especially to the talented and dedicated teachers and administrators who have prepared these students for successful academic careers.
I look forward to visiting our campuses throughout the year to experience the atmosphere of energy and enthusiasm that enlivens our classrooms and sports fields.
Sincerely,
Howard Lerner, Ed.D. Superintendent