My School is closing!!…read morehttp://www.northjersey.com/education/educationnews/Hackensack_Catholic_school_to_close.html Hackensack Catholic school to close Wednesday, February 18, 2009 BY JOHN CHADWICK NorthJersey.com STAFF WRITERS A Catholic elementary school in Hackensack will close in June because of declining enrollment, the Newark Archdiocese said today. Holy Trinity School, on Maple Avenue, has experienced about a 24 percent decline in students since 2000 and currently has an enrollment of 183, said Jim Goodness, a spokesman for the archdiocese. Church officials plan to merge Holy Trinity with St. Francis School, a parish school on South Main Street that also has suffered enrollment loss and is down to about 118 students. The archdiocese decided that St. Francis School would be the one to stay open because it has received extensive renovations in recent years. The school is under a flight path for Teterboro Airport and received government grants for soundproofing, Goodness said. "To try and level off the costs of providing education and stabilizing enrollment, which has fallen at both schools, the natural solution is that the parishes should combine their schools into one," Goodness said, adding that such issues as transportation and staffing were still being worked out. Holy Trinity is the sixth parish school that the archdiocese plans to close this year and the only one in Bergen County. The other schools are in Hudson, Essex and Union counties. Goodness said that schools with declining enrollments typically turn to the parish for financial assistance. But with parishes also struggling with changing demographics and increased costs, their ability to support schools is limited. "It is reaching the point in some parishes where they cannot support the school in the way they might have in the past," Goodness said. The pastor at Holy Trinity said the parish was contributing about $150,000 to $200,000 to the school, but the enrollment was still falling. The tuition is about $3,200 a year for parish families. **************************** How could I *not* give my Elementary school five stars? (Especially if it's Religious!) No, seriously. All kidding aside, this was a Catholic K-8 school, complete with boys and girls in plaid uniforms, nuns in habits, and daily assembly outside in the parking lot (YES, even in the SNOW) to 'line up' and take attendance. Though I was never baptised and never raised Catholic, I thought this was a great place. The teachers and sisters at this place ran a TIGHT ship. You wouldn't ever THINK of smack talking, much less bring stuff to school that didn't belong. The fear of the cruxifix at the front of each classroom was enough to set you straight, regardless of your religion. Looking back, for a faculty of ALL women, these ladies knew what they were doing- they did NOT take crap from us kids! AND, I even learned a few things, science and math, and they even had art and music class. Gym in those uniforms was pretty uncomfortable, though I was only there from 3rd through 5th grade ... and THEN I went to public school in Southern California! Oh, the horror!

I also attended Holy Trinity (K - 7th) from 1959 - 1966. Am…read moresorry to hear of its closing. It played an important part in my life.

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My oldest and my youngest daughter are both going in this school so far I am so happy that they…read moreare in this school I Iike the program teacher are great the best school

The worst place ever. They do not care about the children. The lady at the desk is the rudest…read moreperson I have ever spoken to. My daughter did not like the school at all but I thought it will be a great alternative to the public school but boy was I wrong.

We have had two very disappointing experiences at this Fusion. My daughter is home-school/tutor…read moreschooled and will attend Professional Children's School for middle school next year. I simply wanted a math class, language arts, and English class with a tutor to get us through this final year. The administration is always responsive and organized. Except for noting that my daughter is in 7th grade and never changing it, despite being asked several times. The math tutor was entirely uninterested in anything. My daughter reports that she was bored (THE TUTOR) in the classes and there seemed to be no connection between homework and classwork. The class really jumped around. We quickly found a much better tutor for HALF of the price. She is doing much better now. The English tutor is very nice and funny. My daughter likes him a lot, personally. I was simply looking for a SIXTH GRADE ENGLISH CURRICULUM. That's it. Nothing special or out of the ordinary. He pulled homework from online that made no sense, nothing was level specific. He would start one idea and then switch to another. We gave this class more time hoping it would improve but it did not. He seemed to not have a plan at all. After explaining these situations to the Fusion administrators, we were told that the contract is "ironclad" and that we would not be able to have any sort of refund. Then, one of them emailed me to have a "phone conversation" regarding what it is "exactly" that I want. I would like my daughter to have a 6th grade English curriculum, which is what was advertised online and in their materials. This is NOT what I received. Do NOT bring your family to this Fusion. Find tutors elsewhere. They really do not care about the quality of education (obviously) and just a business. After such missteps, you would think that they would reconsider their contract. Really. Get private tutors. Much better. They actually have a plan.

My daughter started Fusion in Sept 2016, as a part time student. My husband and I were very…read morehesitant, as this is a very different type of school than we are used to. Well, I am happy we made the switch...as my daughter is flourishing! She has never felt more confident. Needless to say, Sept 2017 she will be going back, only this time as a full-time student.

Love this school. They are very hands on. They actually prepare your child early on so that the…read moreolder they get and each grade they move on to they can keep up. Because they are accustomed to a lot of work test and homework. Like I said I have nothing bad to say about this school love it

Does not have good lunch, they have added "rules" for parents teachers and students to follow which…read moreare very ridiculous and they take your phone. Just because you have your phone does not mean you will use it. Some students just like to have it in their possessions. They are in middle school they should have their phones and have freedom before high school starts.

Our experience with Sage Rochelle Park has been deeply traumatic. The way the school handled our…read moresituation shattered my child's trust in mental health counseling and the institutions meant to protect and support her. Instead of feeling safe, she was left feeling abandoned and betrayed. The emotional toll on our family has been immense. My child remains devastated and we feel it was a targeted persecution that was nothing less than cruel. I believe this school's actions only exacerbated her struggles, creating a deep sense of betrayal and fear that she may carry with her for a long time. My child and I put so much trust in her counselor and it will take a lifetime to heal from the betrayal we experienced. It is so raw and painful that I tear up every time I think of it. Rather than support my child, the administration seemed to set her up to fail, looking for reasons to push her out instead of helping her succeed. In my view, the director seemed more frustrated and challenged by my daughter than supportive in helping her. There has not been one professional that I have spoken to that has not denounced this school's actions. If your child is struggling, I do not feel this is a safe environment to place them.