South Bergen Jointure Commission


The South Bergen Jointure Commission is a special education public school district based in Hasbrouck Heights on New Jersey Route 17 South in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey near Teterboro Airport, serving the educational needs of classified students ages 3 to 21 who are autistic or multiply disabled from southern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 311 students and 62.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 5.0:1.

Controversy

District Superintendent Dawn Fidanza resigned in October 2017 after the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance of the New Jersey Department of Education found that she had transferred her daughter and created a new job position without the authorization of the district's board and had covered security cameras to conceal her daughter's actions in the district office. Described by The Record as "one of New Jersey's highest paid school superintendents", Fidanza had been paid an annual salary of $236,000.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
  • East Rutherford Campus
  • Maywood Campus
  • *Scott Rossig, principal
  • Lodi Middle School / High School
  • *Lauren N. Rosicki, principal
  • Moonachie Campus

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Constituent districts

The district's board of education is comprised of representatives from the participating school districts: