Fife Public Schools
Address
5802 20th St E
Fife
, 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 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 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

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

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

References

  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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Education in Pierce County, Washington
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