Rockaway Township Public Schools

The Rockaway Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Rockaway Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

Rockaway Township Public Schools
Address
16 School Road
Hibernia, NJ 07842
United States
Coordinates40.943649°N 74.493347°W / 40.943649; -74.493347
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. Peter Turnamian
Business administratorRachel DeCarlo
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment2,350 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Faculty225.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.rocktwp.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,90775$18,8915.4%
1Budgetary Cost17,1598114,15921.2%
2Classroom Instruction9,883788,65914.1%
6Support Services3,109812,16743.5%
8Administrative Cost1,931771,54724.8%
10Operations & Maintenance2,219821,61237.7%
13Extracurricular Activities113104−89.4%
16Median Teacher Salary63,4875961,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,350 students and 225.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[1]

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]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend either Morris Hills High School (those living in the White Meadow Lake section and other southern portions of the township) or Morris Knolls High School (the remainder of the township). Morris Hills (located in Rockaway Borough) also serves students from Wharton and some from Rockaway Borough (those mostly north of Route 46); Morris Knolls (located in Denville) serves all students from Denville and portions of Rockaway Borough (those mostly south of Route 46).[4] As of the 2017–18 school year, Morris Hills High School had an enrollment of 1,300 students and 120.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1[5] and Morris Knolls High School had an enrollment of 1,494 students and 130.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[6] The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, a magnet high school program that is part of the Morris County Vocational School District is jointly operated on the Morris Hills campus.[7] The two high schools are part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10]

Elementary schools
  • Birchwood Elementary School[11] with 300 students in grades K-5
    • Jennifer Macones, Principal
  • Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School[12] with 305 students in grades K-5
    • Michael McGovern, Principal
  • Katherine D. Malone Elementary School[13] with 250 students in grades K-5
    • Bryan Flemming, Principal
  • Dennis B. O'Brien Elementary School[14] with 336 students in grades PreK-5
    • Chris Maragon, Principal
  • Stony Brook Elementary School[15] with 305 students in grades K-5
    • Stephen Wisniewski, Principal
Middle school
  • Copeland Middle School[16] with 305 students in grades 6-8
    • Alfonso Gonnella, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17][18]

  • Dr. Peter Turnamian, Superintendent[19]
  • Rachel DeCarlo[20]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with seven 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 two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[21][22][23]

References
  1. District information for Rockaway Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 6, 2015.
  4. Program of Studies 2018–19 - About Our School District, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Morris Hills High School receives students from Wharton, the southernmost portion of Rockaway Township.... and the White Meadow Lake portion of Rockaway Township; Rockaway Borough north of Route #46 as well as within the area of Rockaway Road, the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46. "Morris Knolls High School receives students from Denville, all of Rockaway Township with the exception of White Meadow Lake and the area described above in the southern part of Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough south of Route #46 with the exception of the area of Rockaway Road and the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46.
  5. School data for Morris Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  6. School data for Morris Knolls High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. Home page, Morris Hills High School. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Morris Hills is home to the Academy of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, a partnership with Morris County School of Technology."
  8. Morris Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2015. "Our schools' success is directly attributed to the support we receive from the residents of Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton - people who care about their children and who value education."
  9. School Data for the Rockaway Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for the Rockaway Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. Birchwood Elementary School, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  12. Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  13. Katherine D. Malone Elementary School, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  14. Dennis B. O'Brien Elementary School, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  15. Stony Brook Elementary School, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  16. Copeland Middle School, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  17. Staff, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  18. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  19. Office of the Superintendent, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  20. Business Office, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
  21. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  22. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Rockaway Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed March 1, 2020. "The Rockaway Township School District (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the district."
  23. Board Members, Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.
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