The Rockaway Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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Rockaway Township Rockaway Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 25,341, reflecting an increase of 1,185 (+4.9%) from the 24,156 counted in the 2010 Census. Rockaw ...

, in Morris County,

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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,276 students and 224.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 10.1:1.District information for Rockaway Township School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the

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as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. Public school students in

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through

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s attend either

Morris Hills High School Morris Hills High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school located in the borough of Rockaway, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the two secondary s ...

(those living in the White Meadow Lake section and other southern portions of the township) or

Morris Knolls High School Morris Knolls High School (MKHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Denville Township and most of Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as ...

(the remainder of the township). Morris Hills (located in Rockaway Borough) also serves students from

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and some from Rockaway Borough (those mostly north of Route 46); Morris Knolls (located in

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) serves all students from Denville and portions of Rockaway Borough (those mostly south of Route 46).Program of Studies 2018–19 - About Our School District
Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Morris Hills High School receives students from Wharton, the southernmost portion of Rockaway Township.... and the White Meadow Lake portion of Rockaway Township; Rockaway Borough north of Route #46 as well as within the area of Rockaway Road, the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46. "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. As of the 2018–19 school year, Morris Hills High School had an enrollment of 1,279 students and 118.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 10.8:1 and Morris Knolls 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.

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, a magnet high school program that is part of the

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is jointly operated on the Morris Hills campus. The two high schools are part of the

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Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools *Birchwood Elementary School with 281 students in grades K-5 **Jennifer Macones, principal *Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School with 292 students in grades K-5 **Michael McGovern, principal *Katherine D. Malone Elementary School with 252 students in grades K-5 **Bryan Flemming, principal *Dennis B. O'Brien Elementary School with 309 students in grades PreK-5 **Chris Maragon, principal *Stony Brook Elementary School with 359 students in grades K-5 **Stephen Wisniewski, principal ;Middle school *Copeland Middle School with 774 students in grades 6-8 **Alfonso Gonnella, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Peter Turnamian, superintendent *Rachel DeCarlo

Board of education

The district's

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, 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.Board Members
Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed April 2, 2020.

References

External links

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