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Innovation in Action
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Innovation in Action
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A year in the life of a Pascack intern

High school seniors engage with local community businesses in real world, on-site, learning experiences

Our Internship and Career Exploration Program is an interactive learning partnership between the high school community and the workplace designed to help students increase their knowledge and abilities in a select area of study and in the working world. All senior students, regardless of academic...

Providing interventions and resources to address the social/emotional needs of our students

Two Wellness Centers focus on proactive and reactive mental health and emotional issues

Our district Wellness Centers provide school-based services to students struggling to manage life’s stressors. Our overarching goal is to establish a Stigma-Free Zone and create a climate that promotes the access of mental health and substance abuse services through strong interpersonal relations...

The very first Virtual Day in New Jersey

Refining how students learn remotely and preparing them for future college and career experiences

In 2014, with a blizzard forecast days in advance, the district planned and implemented the first Virtual Day ever in the State of New Jersey. While the day was deemed successful, and New Jersey Department of Education officials agreed that effective learning took place, due to an antiquated law ...

Supporting the next generation of STEAM leaders

FIRST Robotics Team 1676 nurtures district students from elementary school to high school

Our robotics competition team, the Pascack Pi-oneers, creates a robot based on an annual engineering challenge presented by non-profit organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). With six weeks to conceive, design, and build, the specialized student divisions a...

Learning languages of the world and earning recognition from the state

Taking home the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy

In today’s global society, the acquisition of a second language is imperative. We believe our students benefit in their thinking skills by learning how a different language system operates, how languages influence one another, and how different cultures express ideas. In 2016, the New Jersey Depa...