At Harrington Park School, we are proud of our many awards and accomplishments. Some highlights are the STEAM Competition Award, Jefferson Award in Leadership development and public service, Sustainability Award, 2017 League of Innovation (NJDOE), 2015-16 Super School Award (Imagine Nation); Bergen County Utility Authority Environmental Awareness Challenge Grant, NJ State Communication Award and NJBAR Law Adventure Awards.
| White | 59% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 26% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| American Indian or Native Alaskan | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Multiracial | 8% |
| Female | 48.6% |
| Male | 51.4% |
| Economically disadvantaged students | 0% |
| Students with disabilities | 16% |
| English learners | 4% |
| Homeless students | 0% |
| Students in foster care | 0% |
| Military-connected students | 0% |
| Migrant students | 0% |
| Grade | Percent of total students | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2% | 15 |
| Kindergarten | 9% | 53 |
| 1st Grade | 11% | 67 |
| 2nd Grade | 9% | 57 |
| 3rd Grade | 14% | 83 |
| 4th Grade | 10% | 62 |
| 5th Grade | 12% | 71 |
| 6th Grade | 9% | 54 |
| 7th Grade | 12% | 75 |
| 8th Grade | 11% | 68 |
| Incidents per year | |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1 |
| Weapons | 0 |
| Vandalism | 0 |
| Substances | 0 |
| Harassment, intimidation, and bullying | 1 |
| Total incidents | 2 |
| Days absent | Percent of students |
|---|---|
| 0 days | 7% |
| 1 to 5 days | 41% |
| 6 to 10 days | 33% |
| 11 to 15 days | 13% |
| Over 15 days | 5% |
| English | 83.3% |
| Korean | 12.1% |
| Other | 2.5% |
| Spanish | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 1.0% |
Learn more about Harrington Park School.
The Harrington Park School, an innovative leader in educational excellence, in partnership with a dedicated community, fosters the well-being of the whole child and prepares every student to become life-long learners and empowered responsible citizens.
As a PreK-8 school, we strive for consistency and growth. We have aligned literacy practices to a balanced literacy approach. Additionally, our math department has worked to review assessments, vocabulary & materials to ensure maximum consistency. Teachers were at the forefront of the K-8 shift to standard based report cards and continue to evaluate and modify standards as needed. Courses outside of traditional subjects include; STEM, Character Ed, Research and Learning, Language, and Technology. In Kindergarten through 3rd grade we have partnered with the NJ DOE, through the NJTSS grant, to implement research based reading practices and a systematic process to monitor the studentâÂÂs progress in meeting the developmental reading benchmarks at each grade level.
Baseball (Boys), Basketball (Boys & Girls), Soccer (Boys & Girls), Softball (Girls), Track and Field - Spring (Boys & Girls), Volleyball (Boys & Girls)
The district offers the following extra-curricular clubs and activities: Green Club, Garden Club, HPTV, Student Council, Peer Mediators, Spartan Sentinel, Band, Chorus, Art Studio, Kind Kids Club, Computer Club, Typing, Project Pride, Debate, String Ensemble, Jazz Band, Band, Chorus Wee Deliver and Yearbook. The district's HSA also offers a number of free after school enrichment clubs throughout the year which include Spanish Club, Model UN, Comic Club, Big Talkers Club and Friendship Club to name a few.
Before school programs include clubs listed previously that often meet for meetings before the school day. Additionally, we have a Before School Support Program for students in grades 2-8. Students are recommended by teachers or parents and supported in all subject areas including organizational skills. After school, we have a free homework helpers program for and our home and school association offers free and at cost academic, athletic, art and music classes held on site.
In conjunction with the seven sister districts, the Harrington Park School District is a member of the Northern Valley Curriculum Center. Each year, teachers are given the opportunity to choose from over a hundred workshops that they can attend during the school day. Yearly, the administration determines a focus of study for the teachers and staff and use faculty meetings so staff can learn and share their experiences implementing the practices within their classroom. Additionally, we provide our own in house staff development on in service days. This includes staff exploring and sharing best practices.
The district offers a number of different supports to our students that range from English as a Second Language Program, Child Study Team and Response to Intervention Team. Students can be recommended for a morning support program that meets daily from 8:05am-8:25am or an afternoon Homework Club from 3:15pm-4:00pm. During the school day, for struggling students there is a Reading Lab support program.
A variety of clubs and groups that focus on the emotional and physical well-being of students are present at HP. Examples include, banana splits, peer mediators, boys and girls groups and reverse inclusion to name a few. Students PreK-8 receive character education lessons that focus on mental and physical stressors and are provided with concrete tools and strategies. Within physical education, topics such as yoga are explored to address physical and mental connectedness . Additionally, administration fosters health and wellness initiatives and activities for students and staff throughout the school year.
The district is supported by an active and dynamic Home and School Association and Korean Parents Association. All of the funds that they raise go back to enriching the district's educational programs. Through our parent associations and lunch program, there are a number of ways daily in which parents and guardians can volunteer. Specific community outreach includes senior share day, winter and spring community concerts, parent academy programs, a spring art show and parent visitation day.
The district completed construction on a new main entrance/security vestibule in September 2015 and the original building boilers were replaced with high efficiency units in 2015 as part of a NJSDA project. The majority of Harrington Park School's lighting (including all classrooms) was upgraded to high efficiency bulbs. The entire school is wifi ready and air conditioned.
The purpose of the HP Safety and Security Plan is to identify and respond to incidents and detail the duties of the HP staff when to responding to these incidents. The goal of the plan is educate staff, faculty, students, and other key stakeholders on all of their roles and responsibilities should an incident occur. This will allow all parties the ability to respond to the incidents quickly. The plan establishes procedures and guidelines for responding to existing and potential student and school incidents identified by this plan. The plan also outlines methods to mitigate, prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from incidents. The faculty and staff have been trained to identify, assess, and respond to incidents identified within this plan. The Harrington Park School District regularly provides training and drills on the procedures detailed within this document with all of its stakeholders.
Harrington Park offers a variety of integrated STEM opportunities throughout the school day. Additionally, there are clubs and competitions with a focus on STEM. A number of grade levels take part in STEM Buddies where older students are partnered with our younger students.
In September of 2017, our school created one full day PreK-4 Class. The class is tuition based. Students that attend the pre-K 4 program will have access to an award winning curriculum and all that the Harrington Park School facility has to offer. Students that begin in Pre-K 4 will start their journey within the Harrington Park School family and make a smooth transition to our Kindergarten program.
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