Mount Olive Township School District
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The Mount Olive Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves nearly 5,000 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Mount Olive Township
, in Morris County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,908 students and 355.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8.
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.
In 2010, the district eliminated D as a passing grade for its middle- and high-schoolers. The district also instituted a rule requiring anyone who earned a D or an F in a course to retake that course.
) are:
Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School
School district
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that serves nearly 5,000 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
-Transportation:The major roads that pass through include U.S. Route 46 through the center, U.S. Route 206 in the east and northeast part and Interstate 80 in the north .-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,193 people, 9,068 households, and 6,374 families residing in the...
, in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,908 students and 355.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
In 2010, the district eliminated D as a passing grade for its middle- and high-schoolers. The district also instituted a rule requiring anyone who earned a D or an F in a course to retake that course.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary Schools
- Chester M. Stephens Elementary School (PreK-5, 719 students)
- Gayle R. Dierks - Principal
- Mountain View School (K-5, 608 students)
- Dr. Frank J. Fischel - Principal
- Sandshore School (K-5, 450 students)
- Robert Allen, Jr. - Principal
- Tinc Road School (K-5, 538 students)
- Dr. Richard W. Fair - Principal
Middle School
- Mount Olive Middle School (6-8, 1,167 students)
- Dr. Tracey Severns - Principal
- Thomas O'Brien - Interim Vice Principal
- Michelle Rosenberg - Vice Principal
High School
- Mount Olive High SchoolMount Olive High School (New Jersey)Mount Olive High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Mount Olive Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Mount Olive Township School District...
(9-12, 1,425 students)- Dr. Kevin Stansberry - Principal
- Don Woodring - Vice Principal, Grades 9 and 12
- Dr. Deborah Kuzma - Vice Principal, Grade 10
- James Kramer - Vice Principal, Grade 11
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Larrie Reynolds, Superintendent
- Susan Decker, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Mount Olive Township School District
- Mount Olive Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...