Mount Arlington School District Explained

Mount Arlington School District
Superintendent:Monica Rowland
Businessadmin:Tonya M. Flowers
Address:446 Howard Boulevard
City:Mount Arlington
County:Morris County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07856
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.9338°N -74.6297°W
Grades:K-8
Schools:2
Enrollment:362 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:35.9 FTEs
Ratio:10.1:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:GH
Website:District website

The Mount Arlington School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Arlington, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 362 students and 35.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[2]

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.[3]

For ninth through twelfth grades, students attend Roxbury High School in Roxbury, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Roxbury School District.[4] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,297 students and 125.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7] [8]

Schools

Both schools are located along the eastern bank of Lake Hopatcong.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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.[13] [14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b650f020533c4be6bf43b9585ca49192 Mount Arlington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410860&DistrictID=3410860 District information for Mount Arlington Public 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. O'Dea, Colleen. "State orders impact study of school regionalization", Daily Record, November 23, 2008. Accessed January 30, 2011. "Mount Arlington, K-8, sends its high school students to Roxbury, K-12."
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414340&ID=341434004524 School data for Roxbury High School
  6. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410860 School Data for the Mount Arlington School District
  7. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3410 School Performance Reports for the Mount Arlington School District
  8. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3410 New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Arlington School District
  9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/morris New Jersey School Directory for Morris County
  10. https://www.mtarlingtonk8.org/userfiles/51/my%20files/appointed%20%20superintendent%20monica%20rowland.pdf?id=458 Monica Rowland Appointed Superintendent
  11. https://www.mtarlingtonk8.org/staff/55 Staff Profile
  12. http://www.mtarlingtonk8.org/Content2/4 Meet the Principal
  13. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  14. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3410.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Mount Arlington School District
  15. http://www.mtarlingtonk8.org/board Board of Education