Hebrew Academy of Morris County
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| Hebrew Academy of Morris County | |
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| Location | |
| 146 Dover Chester Road Randolph, NJ 07869 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Jewish day school |
| Faculty | 15.8 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | Prek-8 |
| Enrollment | 136 (in K-8 as of 2005-06, plus 56 in preK)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.6[1] |
| Information | 973-584-5530 |
| Website | School website |
Hebrew Academy of Morris County is coeducational Jewish day school located on County Route 513 in Randolph New Jersey serving approximately 225 children in nursery school through grade eight. The school serves the Jewish community of Morris County, New Jersey, along with students from Sussex County and Warren County.
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[edit] Community day school
As a community day school, the school accepts students from all branches of Judaism. As of 2006, HAMC is a member of RAVSAK, a transliterated acronym from Hebrew which in English means Jewish Community Day School Network, having previously been affiliated with the Solomon Schechter Day School Association.[2]
[edit] History
The school opened in 1967 with 18 children at the Morristown Jewish Center in Morristown. The school opened its current facility in Randolph in September 1980.[3] As of the 2005–06 school year (the latest year for which data is available from the National Center for Education Statistics), the school had a total enrollment of 192 students. The school had 56 students in preschool programs. In kindergarten through eighth grade, there were 136 students and 15.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 8.6.[1]
[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 2006–07 school year, the Hebrew Academy of Morris County was one of four schools in New Jersey—and the only non-public school—recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can receive.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Data for the Hebrew Academy of Morris County, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 16, 2008.
- ^ Hebrew Academy drops its affiliation with Conservative day school body, New Jersey Jewish News, September 7, 2006. "Nathan Bohrer-Abraham Kaufman Hebrew Academy of Morris County in Randolph has shifted its affiliation from the Conservative movement’s Solomon Schechter Day School Association to Ravsak, an umbrella organization for nondenominational community day schools."
- ^ History of HAMC, accessed September 29, 2006
- ^ No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2006, accessed September 29, 2006
