Millburn Township Public Schools Explained

Millburn Township Public Schools
Superintendent:Christine Burton
Businessadmin:Cheryl Schneider
Address:434 Millburn Avenue
City:Millburn
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07041
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7221°N -74.3138°W
Grades:PreK to 12
Schools:8
Enrollment:4,697 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:418.2 FTEs
Ratio:11.2:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:J

The Millburn Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Millburn, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district is includes five K-4 elementary schools, a district-wide fifth grade school, a middle school and a high school.[2]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,697 students and 418.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[3]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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.[4]

Awards and recognition

During the 2007-08 school year, Millburn School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[5] [6] the highest award an American school can receive.[7] [8]

The district's high school was the 8th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 1st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[9]

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2006" by the American Music Conference.[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12] [13] [14]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12] [23]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[26] [27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://1.cdn.edl.io/ipxbHwaDpAfJy00IjuUw4K7goqgp1hRasy2GHJtxqfjYgSTI.pdf Millburn Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.millburn.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1042112&type=d&pREC_ID=1343416 About Millburn Schools
  3. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410200&DistrictID=3410200 District information for Millburn Township School District
  4. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  5. Addison, Kasi; and Juri, Carmen. "Three Essex schools capture blue ribbon", The Star-Ledger, October 7, 2007. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Principals in three Essex County schools found out last week their buildings joined an exclusive club of exemplary schools when the U.S. Department of Education named the nation's latest batch of No Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools.... The three Essex County schools are Oakview School in Bloomfield, Millburn High School and Harriet Tubman School in Newark."
  6. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2007/2007-schools.html No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2007 Schools
  7. "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  8. "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  9. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed May 1, 2013.
  10. http://www.amc-music.com/news/articles/survey/final2006.htm Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, 2006
  11. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410200 School Data for the Millburn Township Public Schools
  12. https://www.millburn.org/apps/pages/Education_Center_Contacts District Key Personnel
  13. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/3190 School Performance Reports for the Millburn Township School District
  14. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3190 New Jersey School Directory for the Millburn Township Public Schools
  15. https://dfe.millburn.org Deerfield Elementary School
  16. https://gwe.millburn.org Glenwood Elementary School
  17. https://hse.millburn.org Hartshorn Elementary School
  18. https://sme.millburn.org South Mountain Elementary School
  19. https://wye.millburn.org Wyoming Elementary School
  20. https://was.millburn.org Washington School
  21. https://mms.millburn.org Millburn Middle School
  22. https://mhs.millburn.org Millburn High School
  23. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/essex New Jersey School Directory for Essex County
  24. https://www.millburn.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1036422&type=d&pREC_ID=staff Superintendent's Office
  25. https://www.millburn.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=930972&type=d&pREC_ID=1264552 Business Office
  26. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  27. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3190.pdf#page=41 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Millburn Township School District
  28. https://www.millburn.org/apps/pages/boardmembers Board of Education Members

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