Morris Plains Schools

Morris Plains Schools
Superintendent:		Dennis Mack
Address:		500 Speedwell Avenue Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		2
Enrollment:		641 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		53
Student–teacher ratio:		12.09
District Factor Group:		I
Web site:		http://www.morris.k12.nj.us/mps
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$13,495	49	$12,420	8.7%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,278	22	7,588	-4.1%
6	Support Services	1,760	32	1,771	-0.6%
8	Administrative Cost	1,524	25	1,411	8.0%
10	Operations & Maintenance	2,727	64	1,462	86.5%
13	Extracurricular Activities	206	58	97	112.4%
16	Median Teacher Salary	50,912	17	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Morris Plains Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that educates students from kindergarten through 8th grade from Morris Plains, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 641 students and 53 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.09.^[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]

Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Morristown High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Morris School District which also serves the communities of Morristown and Morris Township (for grades K-12).^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:

• Mountain Way School for grades K-2, 238 students
  • Lindsay Nahm, Principal^[6]
• Borough School for grades 3-8, 403 students
  • Sean Dolan, Principal^[7]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[8][9]

• Dennis Mack, Superintendent
• Alice Bresett, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Morris Plains School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
4. ^ Morristown High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2011. "Comprised of 1491 ethnically diverse students, speaking more than 19 different languages, the educational program serves the students entrusted to the school by its communities: Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains."
5. ^ Morris Plains Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2011.
6. ^ Mountain Way Principal, Morris Plains Schools. Accessed September 4, 2011.
7. ^ Borough School Principal, Morris Plains Schools. Accessed September 4, 2011.
8. ^ Administrators, Morris Plains Schools. Accessed September 4, 2011.
9. ^ Morris County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Morris Plains Schools
• Morris Plains Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Morris Plains Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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