Fife Public Schools is a school district comprising parts of the Washington state cities of Fife, Milton, Edgewood, Tacoma, Pacific as well as unincorporated census-designated places Lakeland South and Fife Heights. The district was established on December 22, 1899.[2]

Fife Public Schools
Address
5802 20th St E
, Washington, 98424
United States
District information
GradesPreschool - 12
EstablishedDecember 22, 1899; 124 years ago (1899-12-22)
SuperintendentKevin Alfano
NCES District ID5302880[1]
Students and staff
Students3,799 (2020-2021)[1]
Student–teacher ratio18.33[1]
Other information
Websitewww.fifeschools.com

Fife Schools is a member of the Standard Bearer Network founded by the Schlechty Center which is a non-profit organization that helps schools and districts to transform by emphasizing student engagement. Fife has been a member of the Standard Bearer Network since 2000.

Boundary

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In Pierce County the district includes most of Fife, all of Fife Heights and the Pierce County portion of Milton, and portions of Edgewood and Tacoma.[3]

In King County the district includes most of the King County portion of Milton, and portions of Lakeland South and Pacific.[4]

Governance

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The Board of Directors for Fife Public Schools is an elected body of five school directors. Each director must reside and be a registered voter, at the time of their election or appointment, in the geographical region, known as a Director District Archived April 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, they represent on the board. The length of the term is four years. Board meetings are generally held once a month. Currently, board meetings are typically scheduled for the last Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m., with some exceptions, in the boardroom at Fife School District's Office at 1720 Oak St., Milton, WA.

School Board Members[5]
Director Director
District
First
Elected
Term
End
Board
Position
Iesha Kidd 1 2017 2019
Chelsea Bjorkman 2 2017 2019 Vice-President
Jennifer Mayhew 3 2019 2021 President
Cheryl Reid-Simons 4 2017 2021
Kimberly Yee 5 2017 2021

Schools

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  • Discovery Primary School (K-2)
  • Fife Elementary School (K-5)
  • Hedden Elementary School (3-5)
  • Surprise Lake Middle School (6-7)
  • Columbia Junior High (8-9)
  • Fife High School (10-12)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Fife School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ^ "1899 to 1920". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pierce County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1-2 (PDF p. 2-3/4). Retrieved July 20, 2022. - Text list.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: King County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/5). Retrieved August 4, 2022. - Text list
  5. ^ "Fife Public Schools - Meet Our Board of Directors". fifeschools.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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