Randolph Township Schools Explained

Randolph Township Schools
Superintendent:	Jennifer Fano
Businessadmin:	Stephen Frost
Address:	25 School House Road
City:	Randolph
County:	Morris County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07869
Country:	United States
Grades:	PreK-12
Schools:	6
Enrollment:	4,314 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:	382.3 FTEs
Ratio:	11.3:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
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The Randolph Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Randolph, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,314 students and 382.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.^[2]

Awards and recognition

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2006" by the American Music Conference.^[3]

The NAMM Foundation named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.^[4]

The district's high school was the 16th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2016 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.^[5]

In 2022, the United States Department of Education announced that Center Grove Elementary School was named as a National Blue Ribbon School, along with eight other schools in the state and 297 schools nationwide.^{[6] [7]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) are:^{[9] [10] [11]}

Elementary schools

• Center Grove Elementary School^[12] with 466 students in grades PreK-5
• Fernbrook Elementary School^[13] with 498 students in grades K-5
• Ironia Elementary School^[14] with 436 students in grades K-5
• Shongum Elementary School^[15] with 416 students in grades K-5

Middle school

• Randolph Middle School^[16] with 1,009 students in grades 6-8

High school

• Randolph High School^[17] with 1,475 students in grades 9-12

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[18] [19]}

• Jennifer A. Fano, Superintendent
• Stephen Frost, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised 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.^{[20] [21] [22]}

External links

• Randolph Township Schools
  • Randolph Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f294aed3e8804bec9f8dbd693dbd6eeb Randolph Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Membership
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413650&DistrictID=3413650 District information for Randolph Township School District
3. http://www.amc-music.com/news/articles/survey/final2006.htm Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, 2006
4. http://www.namm.org/news/press-releases/namm-foundation-names-best-communities-music-educa "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'"
5. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 1, 2016. Accessed August 26, 2022.
6. https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2022/all_2022_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=16 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non‐Public Schools
7. https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/winning/22nj114pu_center_grove_school.html Center Grove School - Randolph, NJ
8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413650 School Data for the Randolph Township Schools
9. https://www.rtnj.org/our-schools Our Schools
10. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/4330 School Performance Reports for the Randolph Township School District
11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4330 New Jersey School Directory for the Randolph Township Schools
12. https://www.rtnj.org/our-schools/center-grove-elementary Center Grove Elementary School
13. https://www.rtnj.org/our-schools/fernbrook-elementary Fernbrook Elementary School
14. https://www.rtnj.org/our-schools/ironia-elementary Ironia Elementary School
15. https://www.rtnj.org/our-schools/shongum-elementary Shongum Elementary School
16. https://www.rtnj.org/our-schools/randolph-middle-school Randolph Middle School
17. https://www.rtnj.org/our-schools/randolph-high-school Randolph High School
18. https://www.rtnj.org/our-district/district-leadership-team District leadership Team
19. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/morris New Jersey School Directory for Morris County
20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/4330.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Randolph School District
22. https://www.rtnj.org/our-district/board-of-education/board-members Board Members