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Morris School District
31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ 07960
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentMackey Pendergrast
Business administratorChristine Kelly
Schools10
Students and staff
Enrollment4,153 (as of 2011–12)[1]
Faculty403.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.31:1
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.morrisschooldistrict.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,57683$18,8918.9%
1Budgetary Cost15,8837814,7837.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,898608,7631.5%
6Support Services3,085932,39229.0%
8Administrative Cost1,511611,4851.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,916771,7837.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3117526816.0%
16Median Teacher Salary70,1007864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Morris School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from three municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The communities in the district are Morristown and Morris Township, along with students from Morris Plains in grades 9-12 who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Morris Plains Schools.[3][4]

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 10 schools had an enrollment of 4,153 students and 403.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.31:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[5]

In addition to its PreK-12 program, the Morris School District operates a Community School that offers an extensive adult school curriculum. The Community School also provides a before and after-school childcare program, Sunrise Sunset, for Morris School District children of busy parents. Housed in each of the District's elementary schools, Sunrise Sunset offers a supervised environment in which boys and girls can work and play before and after school. The Community School's summer program, Summer Plus, provides children with a local alternative to summer camp.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Preschool
  • Lafayette Learning Center[9] (PreK; 80 students)
Primary schools
  • Hillcrest School[10] (K-2; 187)
  • Alfred Vail School[11] (K-2; 193)
  • Woodland School[12] (K-2; 210)
Intermediate schools
  • Alexander Hamilton School[13] (3-5; 259)
  • Thomas Jefferson School[14] (3-5; 277)
  • Sussex Avenue School[15] (3-5; 308)
Multiage magnet school
  • Normandy Park School[16] (K-5; 317)
Middle school
  • Frelinghuysen Middle School[17] (6-8; 971)
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19][20]

  • Mackey Pendergrast, Superintendent
  • Christine Kelly, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The Morris School District Board of Education has ten members; five from Morris Township, four from Morristown, and one from Morris Plains. The representatives from Morris Township and Morristown are elected by the voters of each individual municipality to three-year terms of office. The Morris Plains Board of Education appoints a representative to the Morris School District Board to represent Morris Plains on issues affecting Morristown High School, who is also eligible to vote on district-wide issues.[21]

School Board elections are held in April of each year. In addition to selecting members of the Board of Education, voters also are asked to vote on the proposed budget for the subsequent school year.

History

Two schools are known to have operated in near the Green in Morristown in the 18th century. One was in use from 1732–1767; the other, known as the “Steeple School,” stood from 1767 - 1799.

From the early to mid-19th century, local schools included the Franklin Street, Bridge Street, Mt. Kemble, and Washington Valley Schools.

The Maple Avenue School opened in 1869 on land donated by George T. Cobb.

An early, 18th century school, located three miles west of Morristown was described as follows: ”The building was constructed of logs, and instead of glass window, sheep skins were stretched over apertures made by sawing off an occasional log.

In 1971, the district was regionalized under an order by the New Jersey Supreme Court, which ruled that the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education can cross district lines only for desegregation purposes.

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Morris School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Morristown High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Comprised of 1,781 ethnically diverse students speaking more than 20 different languages, the educational program serves the students entrusted to the school by its communities: Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains."
  4. ^ Morris Plains Borough School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Borough School continues its collaboration with the Morris School District,strengthening and supporting the send-receive relationship between the two districts. As Borough students graduate from eighth grade and enroll in Morristown High School, it is important for them to have all of the same opportunities to connect with curriculum requirements that their high school classmates had as students in the Morris School District."
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  6. ^ School Data for the Morris School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Welcome, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014. "The Morris School District consists of one preschool, three primary schools (K–2), three intermediate schools(3–5), one multi–age magnet school (K–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12)."
  8. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Morris School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Lafayette Learning Center, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  10. ^ Hillcrest School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  11. ^ Alfred Vail School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  12. ^ Woodland School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  13. ^ Alexander Hamilton School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  14. ^ Thomas Jefferson School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Sussex Avenue School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Normandy Park School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Frelinghuysen Middle School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Morristown High School, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Central Office Department Contacts, Morris School District. Accessed August 2, 2016.
  20. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  21. ^ Board of Education, Morris School District. Accessed September 4, 2014.

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