Mount Olive Township School District

Mount Olive Township School District
Superintendent:		Dr. Larrie Reynolds
Business Administrator:		Susan Decker
Address:		89 Route 46 Budd Lake, NJ 07828
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		6
Enrollment:		4,908 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		355.6
Student–teacher ratio:		13.8
District Factor Group:		GH
Web site:		http://www.mtoliveboe.org
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$12,752	46	$13,632	-6.5%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,018	21	8,035	-12.7%
6	Support Services	1,996	60	2,166	-7.8%
8	Administrative Cost	1,467	74	1,379	6.4%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,823	78	1,674	8.9%
16	Median Teacher Salary	57,135	46	57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Mount Olive Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves nearly 5,000 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Mount Olive Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,908 students and 355.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8.^[1]

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]

In 2010, the district eliminated D as a passing grade for its middle- and high-schoolers. The district also instituted a rule requiring anyone who earned a D or an F in a course to retake that course.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:

Elementary Schools

• Chester M. Stephens Elementary School (PreK-5, 719 students)
  • Gayle R. Dierks - Principal
• Mountain View School (K-5, 608 students)
  • Dr. Frank J. Fischel - Principal
• Sandshore School (K-5, 450 students)
  • Robert Allen, Jr. - Principal
• Tinc Road School (K-5, 538 students)
  • Dr. Richard W. Fair - Principal

Middle School

• Mount Olive Middle School (6-8, 1,167 students)
  • Dr. Tracey Severns - Principal
  • Thomas O'Brien - Interim Vice Principal
  • Michelle Rosenberg - Vice Principal

High School

• Mount Olive High School (9-12, 1,425 students)
  • Dr. Kevin Stansberry - Principal
  • Don Woodring - Vice Principal, Grades 9 and 12
  • Dr. Deborah Kuzma - Vice Principal, Grade 10
  • James Kramer - Vice Principal, Grade 11

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[6][7]

• Dr. Larrie Reynolds, Superintendent
• Susan Decker, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Mount Olive Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 26, 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 October 27, 2009.
4. ^ Solomon, Nancy. "At Some N.J. Schools, D No Longer Counts As Passing", National Public Radio. October 8, 2010. Accessed March 26, 2011.
5. ^ Mount Olive Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 26, 2011.
6. ^ District Administration, Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed December 28, 2009.
7. ^ Morris County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Mount Olive Township School District
• Mount Olive Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Mount Olive Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 40°53′08″N 74°43′37″W / 40.885551°N 74.726959°W / 40.885551; -74.726959