Montville Township School District

The Montville Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Montville, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Montville Township School District
Address
86 River Road Montville, NJ 07045
Coordinates	40.865491°N 74.34821°W
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Dr. Rene Rovtar
Business administrator	Katine Slunt
Schools	7
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,660 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	374.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	http://www.montville.net
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,239 45 $18,891 −3.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,462 51 14,783 −2.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,030 66 8,763 3.0% 6 Support Services 2,433 62 2,392 1.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,366 35 1,485 −8.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,216 10 1,783 −31.8% 13 Extracurricular Activities 412 100 268 53.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 61,960 34 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 3,660 students and 374.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.[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]

Awards and recognition

In 2016, Cedar Hill Elementary School was one of ten schools in New Jersey recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[5]

The district and several of its schools have been recognized by Character.org in its Schools of Character program. In 2016, Cedar Hill Elementary School and Woodmont Elementary School were named New Jersey and National Schools of Character.[6] In 2018, Robert R. Lazar Middle School was named a New Jersey and National School of Character and the Montville School District was named a New Jersey and National District of Character.[7] In 2019, William Mason Elementary School was named a New Jersey State and National School of Character.[8] In 2020, Hilldale Elementary School and Valley View Elementary School were names New Jersey State Schools of Character.[9]

All of the Montville Township Public Schools have attained Bronze Level certification through the Sustainable Jersey for Schools Program.

For the 1994-95 school year, Robert R. Lazar Middle School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[10]

In 2013, Valley View Elementary School was named as a high performing "Reward School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, one of 57 schools statewide and eight in Morris County to earn this recognition.[11][12]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are:[14][15][16]

Elementary schools

• Cedar Hill Elementary School[17] (299 students; in grades PreK-5)
  • Dr. Michael Raj, Principal
• Hilldale Elementary School[18] (327; K-5)
  • Jill Cisneros, Principal
• William H. Mason Jr. Elementary School[19] (241; K-5)
  • Dave Melucci, Principal
• Valley View Elementary School[20] (368; PreK-5)
  • Dr. Patricia J. Kennedy, Principal
• Woodmont Elementary School[21] (293; K-5)
  • Dominic Esposito, Principal

Middle school

• Robert R. Lazar Middle School[22] (871; 6-8)
  • Michael Pasciuto, Principal
  • John Piselli, Assistant Principal
  • Michael Shera, Assistant Principal

High school

• Montville Township High School[23] (1,212; 9-12)
  • Douglas Sanford, Principal
  • David Gelber, Vice Principal
  • Keith Nadzak, Vice Principal

After school

• Montville Extended Day Learning Center is an after-school program available at all the elementary schools in the district.[24]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][25]

• Dr. Rene Rovtar, Superintendent[26]
• Katine Slunt, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[27]

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[28][29]

References

1. District information for Montville 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. Montville Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 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 twelve in the Montville Township School District. Composition: The Montville Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Montville Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 2, 2015.
5. 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non‐Public, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed November 13, 2016.
6. "Two Montville Twp. schools are recognized for their ‘Character’", Neighbor News, June 15, 2016. Accessed February 5, 2020. "At its Tuesday, June 7, meeting, the Montville Township Board of Education (BOE) recognized Cedar Hill and Woodmont schools for being named 2016 National Schools of Character."
7. https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montville/sections/in-the-schools/articles/montville-township-public-schools-named-national "Montville Township Public Schools Named National District of Character; Lazar Middle School Named National School of Character"], TAP into Montville, July 12, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Montville Township Public Schools was one of only five districts in the nation to be named a 2018 National District of Character by Character.org, a nonprofit organization that validates character initiatives in schools and communities around the world. In addition, Montville Township Public Schools’ Robert R. Lazar Middle School has been named a 2018 National School of Character."
8. Marinello, Sue. "William Mason Elementary School Named a 2019 New Jersey School of Character", TAP into Montville, February 1, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2020. "William Mason Elementary School was named a 2019 New Jersey State School of Character by Character.org and the New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development (NJASECD).... William Mason is one of only 26 schools in New Jersey and one of only 87 schools in eighteen states to receive a 2019 State School of Character designation. William Mason Elementary School joins Cedar Hill Elementary School, Woodmont Elementary School and Robert R. Lazar Middle School in having earned distinction as a New Jersey State School of Character."
9. "Two Montville schools are 'Schools of Character'", The Citizen of Morris County, February 2, 2020. Accessed February 5, 2020. "The township’s Hilldale and Valley View Elementary Schools have both been named 'State Schools of Character' by Character.org."
10. Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2009.
11. List of Reward Schools, New Jersey Department of Education, March 2013. Accessed September 22, 2013.
12. Staff. "Montville's Valley View Elementary School lauded as high performing", Neighbor News, April 3, 2013. Accessed September 22, 2013. "Valley View Elementary School in Montville is one of 57 schools in New Jersey, out of over 2,000 schools, that has been singled out by Governor Christie's administration as a 'Reward School' earning the distinction of high performing."
13. Montville Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
14. Schools, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for the Montville Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. District Administration, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
17. Cedar Hill Elementary School, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
18. Hilldale Elementary School, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
19. William H. Mason Jr. Elementary School, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
20. Valley View Elementary School, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
21. Woodmont Elementary School, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
22. Robert R. Lazar Middle School, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
23. Montville Township High School, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
24. Montville Extended Day Learning Center, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
25. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
26. Superintendent's Office, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
27. Superintendent's Office, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
28. 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.
29. Board of Education, Montville Township School District. Accessed February 5, 2020. "The Montville Township Board of Education consists of nine members who are each elected for a three-year term. The Board serves as the policy-making body which governs the school district. Board elections are held in connection with the November general election."

External links

• Montville Township School District
• Montville Township School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Montville Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics