Denville Township School District

The Denville Township School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Denville Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States in two elementary schools and a middle school.[3]

Denville Township School District
Address
400 Morris Avenue
Denville Township
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07834
United States
Coordinates40.865394°N 74.525497°W / 40.865394; -74.525497
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentSteven Forte
Business administratorDamaris Gurowsky
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,629 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty152.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.denville.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,95636$18,891−10.2%
1Budgetary Cost14,1494114,159−0.1%
2Classroom Instruction9,027608,6594.2%
6Support Services2,273542,1674.9%
8Administrative Cost1,330181,547−14.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,249171,612−22.5%
13Extracurricular Activities10349104−1.0%
16Median Teacher Salary56,0941661,136
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 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,629 students and 152.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[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.[4]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Morris Knolls High School, which is located in Denville, but has a Rockaway address, along with most students from Rockaway Township.[5] The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also serves the residential communities of Rockaway Borough and Wharton.[6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,434 students and 128.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[7]

Awards and recognition

Riverview Elementary School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.[8][9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12][13]

Elementary schools
  • Lakeview Elementary School[14] with 649 students in grades PreK-5
    • Beth Baisley
  • Riverview Elementary School[15] with 382 students in grades K-5
    • Tina Theodoropoulos, Principal
Middle school
  • Valleyview Middle School[16] with 587 students in grades 6-8
    • Seth Korman, Principal

Administration

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

  • Steven Forte, Superintendent
  • Damaris Gurowsky, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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 either two or 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[19][20][21]

References
  1. District information for Denville Township K-8 School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Denville Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through Eighth in the Denville Township School District. Composition The Denville: Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Denville Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 10, 2014.
  5. Program of Studies 2017-2018 - About Our School District, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed January 2, 2017. "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."
  6. Morris Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "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."
  7. School data for Morris Knolls High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 27, 2020.
  9. Clark, Adam. "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."
  10. School Data for the Denville Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  11. About Us, Denville Township School District, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 16, 2018. Accessed May 15, 2020. "The Denville Township Public School district is comprised of Lakeview and Riverview K-5 elementary schools, and Valleyview Middle School."
  12. School District Key Communicators, Denville Township Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for the Denville Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. Lakeview Elementary School, Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
  15. Riverview Elementary School, Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
  16. Valleyview Middle School, Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
  17. District Administrators, Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
  18. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  19. 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.
  20. [https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/1090.pdf#page=43 The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District."
  21. Board Members and Contact Information, Denville Township School District. Accessed May 15, 2020.
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