South Orange-Maplewood School District
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| South Orange-Maplewood School District | |
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| Established | 1867 |
| Grades | K - 12 |
| Superintendent | Brian G. Osborne |
| Students | 6,210 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Teachers | 464.0 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Location | 525 Academy Street Maplewood, NJ 07040 |
| Website | District web site |
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is a regional public school district, serving students from two communities in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The district has an enrollment of approximately 6,500 students from the suburban communities of Maplewood and neighboring South Orange.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 6,210 students and 464.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[2]
The school district has operated as a unified organization for the area since 1867 and under the current name since 1894. Its first permanent teacher and principal was James Ricalton, who also was a noted photographer and world traveler.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 1992-93 school year, Columbia High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[3]
NAMM named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.[4]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2005-06 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-5)
- Clinton Elementary School (K-5, 467 students) - Maplewood
- Patrica O'Neill - Principal
- Jefferson Elementary School (3-5, 351 students) - Maplewood
- vacant - Principal
- Marshall Elementary School (K-2, 422 students) - South Orange
- Dr. Angelica Allen - Principal
- Seth Boyden Elementary School (K-5, 500 students) - Maplewood
- Mark Quiles - Principal
- South Mountain Elementary School / Annex (K-5, 513 students) - South Orange
- Tina Lehn - Principal, South Mountain Elementary School / South Mountain Annex
- Tuscan Elementary School (K-5, 546 students) - Maplewood
- Malikah Majeed - Principal
- Middle Schools (6-8)
- Maplewood Middle School (703 students) - Maplewood
- Jeffrey Truppo - Principal
- Louis Brown - Assistant Principal
- Karla Wiggins - Assistant Principal
- South Orange Middle School (711 students) - South Orange
- Kirk E. Smith - Principal
- Cathy McDoughnah - Assistant Principal
- James Jennings - Assistant Principal
- High School (9-12)
- Columbia High School (1,999 students) - Maplewood
- Dr. Lovie Lilly - Principal
- Michael Healy - Assistant Principal
- Janice McGowan - Assistant Principal
- Faye Lewis - Assistant Principal
- Jennifer Giordano - Director of Guidance
- Hope Taylor - Dean of Students Grade 9
- Craig Rynar - Dean of Students Grades 10 and 11
- Brenda Brown - Dean of Students 12
[edit] Administration
Members of the district administration are:http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/district/administration District Administration], The School District of South Orange & Maplewood. Accessed August 5, 2008.</ref>[6]
- Brian G. Osborne - Superintendent (eff. May 15, 2007)
- Jim Memoli - Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Administration
- Rosetta Wilson - Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
- Karla Milanette - Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b c District information for the South Orange-Maplewood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 5, 2008.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
- ^ South Orange-Maplewood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 5, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Essex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2008.
[edit] External links
- South Orange-Maplewood School District
- South Orange-Maplewood School District's 2007–08 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- South Orange-Maplewood School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°44′10″N 74°15′53″W / 40.736009°N 74.264678°W
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