Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts
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The Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts is a four-year public high school in Paterson
, New Jersey
, United States
, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools
.
The school provides training in each of eight art majors: Commercial Art, Fine Art, Dance, Drama, Vocal, Instrumental, Piano, and Communication Arts (Formally known as Creative Writing). Paterson residents in eighth grade can apply for admission to Rosa Parks School, with acceptance based on a competitive audition process and submission of an art or writing portfolio.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 251 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6.
The school was the 137th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 127th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
In 1986 Miss Rosa L Parks honored the school family at the opening ceremony by cutting the ribbon. To date, this is the only high school in the United States named after her.
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools
Paterson Public Schools
The Paterson Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Paterson, New Jersey, United States...
.
The school provides training in each of eight art majors: Commercial Art, Fine Art, Dance, Drama, Vocal, Instrumental, Piano, and Communication Arts (Formally known as Creative Writing). Paterson residents in eighth grade can apply for admission to Rosa Parks School, with acceptance based on a competitive audition process and submission of an art or writing portfolio.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 251 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6.
The school was the 137th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 127th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
In 1986 Miss Rosa L Parks honored the school family at the opening ceremony by cutting the ribbon. To date, this is the only high school in the United States named after her.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Sharon C. Smith - Principal
- Peter D. Affinito - Director of Guidance
Notable alumni
- Essence Carson (born 1986), plays for the New York LibertyNew York LibertyThe New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
. - T. J. HillT. J. HillT. J. Hill is a professional American, Canadian and Arena football linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
(born 1980), plays for the Edmonton EskimosEdmonton EskimosThe Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
External links
- School website
- Paterson Public Schools
- Data for the Paterson Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...