Ninth Grade Academy

The Ninth Grade Academy will assist incoming freshmen in making a smooth and successful transition to the rigorous standards of Bergenfield High School. A support system consisting of an administrator, guidance counselor, and teaching staff, will offer academic, social and emotional assistance needed in order to promote success and achievement. It is our goal to develop respectful, responsible, dedicated students who are highly motivated to reach their potential within a rewarding educational experience. Students are encouraged to pursue individual excellence amid a positive, supportive environment designed to foster energy and enthusiasm for learning.

• Create a learning environment conducive to the needs and of students based on previous academic achievements and factors affecting learning.
• Recognize student strengths and develop lessons, programs and learning opportunities that promote academic, personal and social progress.
• Implement a series of programs designed to foster a supportive transition from middle school to high school.
• Utilize learning and career inventories to develop a pathway toward obtaining a meaningful career.
• Develop students organizational and time management skills to encourage independence and responsibility.
• Decrease rate of student failures/increase rate of passing academic subject area classes.