South Orange-Maplewood School District

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name = South Orange-Maplewood School District
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established = 1867
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grades = K - 12
superintendent = Brian G. Osborne
students = 6,210 (as of 2005-06)
teachers = 464.0 (on an FTE basis)
location = 525 Academy Street
Maplewood, NJ 07040
contact number = 973-378-9630
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website = [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us District web site] The South Orange-Maplewood School District is a regional public school district, serving students from two communities in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The district has an enrollment of approximately 6,500 students from the suburban communities of Maplewood and neighboring South Orange.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 6,210 students and 464.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 13.4. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415330&DistrictID=3415330 District information for the South Orange-Maplewood School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 5, 2008.]

The school district has operated as a unified organization for the area since 1867 and under the current name since 1894. Its first permanent teacher and principal was James Ricalton, who also was a noted photographer and world traveler.

For the 1992-93 school year, Columbia High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415330 South Orange-Maplewood School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 5, 2008.] ) are:

;Elementary Schools (K-5)
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/clinton.htm Clinton Elementary School] (K-5, 467 students) - Maplewood
**Patrica O'Neill - Principal
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/jefferson.htm Jefferson Elementary School] (3-5, 351 students) - Maplewood
**Dr. Mary Rose Caulfield-Sloan - Principal
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/marshall.htm Marshall Elementary School] (K-2, 422 students) - South Orange
**Dr. Angelica Allen - Principal
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/sethboyden.htm Seth Boyden Elementary School] (K-5, 500 students) - Maplewood
**Mark Quiles - Principal
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/southmt.htm South Mountain Elementary School] / [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/southmtannex.htm Annex] (K-5, 513 students) - South Orange
**Thomas Gibbons - Principal, South Mountain Elementary School / South Mountain Annex
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/tuscan.htm Tuscan Elementary School] (K-5, 546 students) - Maplewood
**Malikah Majeed - Principal;Middle Schools (6-8)
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/mms.htm Maplewood Middle School] (703 students) - Maplewood
**Kristopher Harrison - Principal
**Louis Brown - Assistant Principal
**Karla Wiggins - Assistant Principal
* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/soms.htm South Orange Middle School] (711 students) - South Orange
**Kirk E. Smith - Principal
**Ella Rideau - Assistant Principal
**James Jennings - Assistant Principal;High School (9-12)
*Columbia High School (1,999 students) - Maplewood
**Dr. Lovie Lilly - Principal
**Michael Healy - Assistant Principal
**Janice McGowan - Assistant Principal
**Hope Taylor - Dean of Students Grade 9
**Craig Rynar - Dean of Students Grades 10 and 11
**Brenda Brown - Dean of Students 12

Administration

Members of the district administration are:http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/district/administration District Administration] , The School District of South Orange & Maplewood. Accessed August 5, 2008.] [ [http://liberty.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/directory/directory1.pl?string=co_code13&maxhits=1000 New Jersey School Directory for Essex County] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2008.]
*Brian G. Osborne - Superintendent (eff. May 15, 2007)
*Jim Memoli - Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
*Karla Milanette - Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

External links

* [http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/ South Orange-Maplewood School District]
*NJReportCard|13|4900|0|South Orange-Maplewood School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415330 South Orange-Maplewood School District] , National Center for Education Statistics