Montville Township School District Explained

Montville Township School District
Superintendent:Thomas A. Gorman
Businessadmin:Katine Slunt
Address:86 River Road
City:Montville
County:Morris County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07045
Coordinates:40.8655°N -74.3482°W
Grades:PreK-12
Schools:7
Enrollment:3,469 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:348.5 FTEs
Ratio:10.0:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:I

The Montville Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Montville, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,469 students and 348.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[2]

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.[3]

Awards and recognition

In 2016, Cedar Hill Elementary School was one of ten schools in New Jersey recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[4] In 2024, Hillsdale Elementary School was one of 11 statewide that was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.[5] [6]

The district and several of its schools have been recognized by Character.org in its Schools of Character program. In 2016, Cedar Hill Elementary School and Woodmont Elementary School were named New Jersey and National Schools of Character.[7] In 2018, Robert R. Lazar Middle School was named a New Jersey and National School of Character and the Montville School District was named a New Jersey and National District of Character.[8] In 2019, William Mason Elementary School was named a New Jersey State and National School of Character.[9] In 2020, Hilldale Elementary School and Valley View Elementary School were names New Jersey State Schools of Character.[10]

By 2020, all seven of the Montville Township Public Schools have attained Bronze Level certification through the Sustainable Jersey for Schools Program.[11] [12]

For the 1994-95 school year, Robert R. Lazar Middle School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[13]

In 2013, Valley View Elementary School was named as a high performing "Reward School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, one of 57 schools statewide and eight in Morris County to earn this recognition.[14] [15]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[16]) are:[17] [18] [19]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school
After school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[35] [36]

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 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.[39] [40] [41]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f34af56915e34a96a2ae776e8b6b105a Montville Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410650&DistrictID=3410650 District information for Montville Township School District
  3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  4. https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2016/national.pdf#page=20 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non‐Public
  5. https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/ Current Awardees
  6. Kelley, Tina. "11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 23, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Eleven public and private schools have been chosen as New Jersey’s newest National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday."
  7. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/montville/2016/06/15/two-montville-twp-schools-are-recognized-for-their-character/94795608/ "Two Montville Twp. schools are recognized for their ‘Character’"
  8. https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montville/sections/in-the-schools/articles/montville-township-public-schools-named-national "Montville Township Public Schools Named National District of Character; Lazar Middle School Named National School of Character"
  9. Marinello, Sue. "William Mason Elementary School Named a 2019 New Jersey School of Character", TAP into Montville, February 1, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2020. "William Mason Elementary School was named a 2019 New Jersey State School of Character by Character.org and the New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development (NJASECD).... William Mason is one of only 26 schools in New Jersey and one of only 87 schools in eighteen states to receive a 2019 State School of Character designation. William Mason Elementary School joins Cedar Hill Elementary School, Woodmont Elementary School and Robert R. Lazar Middle School in having earned distinction as a New Jersey State School of Character."
  10. https://www.newjerseyhills.com/the_citizen/news/two-montville-schools-are-schools-of-character/article_9550568d-d7f6-51a9-82b5-d71fbe40a9e2.html "Two Montville schools are 'Schools of Character'"
  11. Marinello, Susan C. "All 7 Montville Township Public Schools Achieve Certification with Sustainable Jersey for Schools", TAPinto Montville, September 23, 2020. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Sustainable Jersey for Schools announced on September 15, 2020, that all 7 Montville Township Public Schools achieved the Bronze Certification for 2020."
  12. https://www.sustainablejerseyschools.com/certification/search-participating-districts-schools-approved-actions/school-detail/?tx_sjcert_applicant%5Bapplicant%5D%5B__identity%5D=484&tx_sjcert_applicant%5Baction%5D=show&tx_sjcert_applicant%5Bcontroller%5D=Applicant&cHash=1e038145370db5384265973ce6904c4c Montville Township School District (Morris) Profile
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20061218221123/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=016&maxhits=10000 Star School Award recipient detail
  14. http://www.state.nj.us/education/reform/PFRschools/RewardSchools.pdf List of Reward Schools
  15. Staff. "Montville's Valley View Elementary School lauded as high performing", Neighbor News, April 3, 2013. Accessed September 22, 2013. "Valley View Elementary School in Montville is one of 57 schools in New Jersey, out of over 2,000 schools, that has been singled out by Governor Christie's administration as a 'Reward School' earning the distinction of high performing."
  16. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410650 Montville Township School District
  17. https://www.montville.net/page/contact-us Contact Us
  18. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3340 School Performance Reports for the Montville Township School District
  19. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3340 New Jersey School Directory for the Montville Township School District
  20. https://www.montville.net/o/cedar-hill Cedar Hill Elementary School
  21. https://www.montville.net/o/cedar-hill/page/principals-message Principal's Message
  22. https://www.montville.net/o/hilldale Hilldale Elementary School
  23. https://www.montville.net/o/hilldale/page/main-office Main Office
  24. https://www.montville.net/o/william-mason William H. Mason Jr. Elementary School
  25. https://www.montville.net/o/william-mason/page/main-office Main Office
  26. https://www.montville.net/o/valley-view Valley View Elementary School
  27. https://www.montville.net/o/valley-view/page/main-office-valleyview Main Office
  28. https://www.montville.net/o/woodmont Woodmont Elementary School
  29. https://www.montville.net/o/woodmont/page/main-office Main Office
  30. https://www.montville.net/o/middle-school Robert R. Lazar Middle School
  31. https://www.montville.net/o/middle-school/page/school-administration School Administration
  32. https://www.montville.net/o/high-school Montville Township High School
  33. https://www.montville.net/o/high-school/page/administration School Administration
  34. https://www.montville.net/page/medlc-registration-courses Montville Extended Day Learning Center
  35. https://www.montville.net/page/district-leadership District Leadership
  36. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/morris New Jersey School Directory for Morris County
  37. https://www.montville.net/page/superintendents-office Superintendent's Office
  38. https://www.montville.net/page/business-office Business Office
  39. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  40. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3340.pdf#page=36 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Montville Township School District
  41. https://www.montville.net/page/about-the-board About the Board of Education

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