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A Big Win for the Msd: Mackey Pendergrast Named Superintendent of the Year for the State of New Jersey!
A joint publication from The Morris School District and The Morris Educational Foundation FALL 2019 FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN... DTHE istrict A BIG WIN FOR THE MSD: MACKEY PENDERGRAST NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY! The New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) has chosen Mackey Pendergrast, Superintendent of the Morris School District, for New Jersey’s Superintendent of the Year. Mr. Pendergrast will now represent the State as a candidate for the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year Award, which recognizes the talent, vision, and impact of our nation’s public school leaders. He was named Morris County Superintendent of the Year in June and Region I Superintendent of the Year for North Jersey in September. This distinction comes at the start of Pendergrast’s fifth year as superintendent of the Morris School District and his ninth year overall as a superintendent. He began his public school teaching career as a high school history teacher and varsity basketball coach for the Summit Public Schools and held positions in central office administration for the Westfield Public School District and the West Morris Regional High School District before becoming superintendent of West Morris in 2011. Board of Education President Lisa Pollak and Vice President Nancy Bangiola said they were “absolutely thrilled but hardly surprised” by their superintendent’s recent accolades, including the state’s top honors. more on page 3> MEF and MSD Family Author Experience Kicks Off Love of Reading What do writers and ninjas have in common? District second graders contemplated this question in October during the fall installment of the new Morris Educational Foundation (MEF) and Morris School District (MSD) Family Author Experience. -
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT Minutes of June 24, 2019 LAFAYETTE LEARNING CENTER
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT Minutes of June 24, 2019 LAFAYETTE LEARNING CENTER The regular/organizational meeting of the Board of Education of the Morris School District, of Morris County, New Jersey was held in the Auditorium of Lafayette Learning Center, Morristown, New Jersey 07960 on Monday evening, June 24, 2019 at 6:36 p.m. Joan Frederick, Assistant Board Secretary, called the meeting to order and made the following announcement: The New Jersey Open Public Meeting Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advance notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this Act the Board of Education of the Morris School District in the County of Morris has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time and place thereof posted. The notice was mailed to the Daily Record, and to those persons or entities requesting notification, posted on the district website and posted at the Administration Center, 31 Hazel Street, Morristown, New Jersey. At the Roll Call, the following Board Members were present: Mrs. Nancy Bangiola, Board Vice-President, Mrs. Meredith Davidson, Dr. Peter Gallerstein, Ms. Linda K. Murphy, Mr. Vij Pawar, Mr. Leonard Posey, Mrs. Ann Rhines and Ms. Melissa Spiotta. Ms. Lucia Galdi, Morris Plains Representative and Ms. Lisa Pollak, Board President were absent. Also present were Mr. Mackey Pendergrast, Superintendent, Ms. Lora Clark, Director of Human Resources, Personnel & Equity, Ms. Deb Engelfried, Supervisor of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Information Management, Mrs. -
FY15 NCLB Nonpublic Allocation Tables
FY 2015 ESEA‐NCLB Nonpublic Allocations NONPUBLIC COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL TITLE II‐A TITLE III CODE COUNTY CODE DISTRICT NAME CODE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL NAME % TITLE III IMMIGRANT 01 ATLANTIC 0010 ABSECON CITY 01A HOLY SPIRIT HIGH SCHOOL 30.80% 01 ATLANTIC 0110 ATLANTIC CITY 03A OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA 2.48% $2,554 01 ATLANTIC 0590 BUENA REGIONAL 04A SAINT AUGUSTINE PREP 23.80% 01 ATLANTIC 0590 BUENA REGIONAL 08A SAINT MARYS REGIONAL 8.13% $256 01 ATLANTIC 1310 EGG HARBOR TWP 09A ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 3.63% 01 ATLANTIC 1690 GALLOWAY TWP 15A ASSUMPTION REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL 8.23% 01 ATLANTIC 1690 GALLOWAY TWP 17A CHAMPION BAPTIST ACADEMY 0.65% 01 ATLANTIC 1690 GALLOWAY TWP 16A HIGHLAND ACADEMY 0.98% 01 ATLANTIC 1690 GALLOWAY TWP 14A PILGRIM ACADEMY 7.50% 01 ATLANTIC 1940 HAMILTON TWP 18A SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SCHOOL 5.02% $513 01 ATLANTIC 1960 HAMMONTON TOWN 21A LIFE MISSION TRAINING CENTER 0.22% 01 ATLANTIC 1960 HAMMONTON TOWN 20A SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL 9.73% 01 ATLANTIC 1960 HAMMONTON TOWN 19A SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL REGIONAL ELEM 6.83% 01 ATLANTIC 4180 PLEASANTVILLE CITY 02P LIFE POINT ACADEMY/ LIFE POINT CHUR 0.22% 01 ATLANTIC 4800 SOMERS POINT CITY 23A SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL SCHOOL 32.10% 03 BERGEN 0300 BERGENFIELD BORO 24A TRANSFIGURATION ACADEMY 6.08% $2,814 03 BERGEN 0300 BERGENFIELD BORO 00X YESHIVAT HE'ATID 3.77% 03 BERGEN 0440 BOGOTA BORO 26A SAINT JOSEPH ACADEMY 19.50% 03 BERGEN 0440 BOGOTA BORO 27A TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL 0.63% 03 BERGEN 0990 CRESSKILL BORO 29A ACADEMY OF ST. -
Morris School District Board of Education County of Morris Morristown, New Jersey
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION COUNTY OF MORRIS MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 HODULIK & MORRISON, P.A. A division of o ~~ONNOR DAVIES A.CCOUNTANT5 AND ADVISORS MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE{S) INTRODUCTORY SECTION 1 Letter of Transmittal 2 - 11 Organizational Chart 12 Roster of Officials 13 Consultants and Advisors 14 FINANCIAL SECTION 15 Independent Auditor's Report 16 - 18 Required Supplementary Information - Part I 19 Management's Discussion and Analysis 20 - 30 Basic Financial Statements 31 A. District-wide Financial Statements 32 A- 1 Statement of Net Position 33 A- 2 Statement of Activities 34 B. Fund Financial Statements 35 Governmental Funds: 36 B- 1 Balance Sheet 37 - 38 B- 2 Statement of Revenues. Expenses, and Change in Fund Balances 39 B- 3 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 40 Proprietary Funds: 41 B- 4 Statement of Net Position 42 B- 5 Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position 43 B- 6 Statement of Cash Flow 44 MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE(S) Fiduciary Funds: 45 B- 7 Statement of Fiducia1y Net Position 46 B- 8 Statement of Changes in Fiduciaiy Net Position 47 Notes to the Financial Statements 48 - 87 Required Sup.plementary Information - Part II 88 C. Budgetary Comparison Schedules 89 C- 1 Budgetary omparison Schedu l.e - General Fund 90 - 105 C- la Combin in g Schedule of Revenues. -
Find out What's Happening In
A joint publication from The Morris School District and The Morris Educational Foundation 2020-2021 FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN... DTHE istrict STEM Programs Offer a Platform for Problem- Solving and Career Exploration The Morris School District is committed to bringing “real-world” STEM experiences to all students, both inside the classroom and out in the field. Classroom extension programs and special pre-professional opportunities are embedded into all levels of instruction, from Pre-K through 12th grade, in order to provide students with authentic hands-on learning and help them develop essential problem-solving skills. The District partners with national programs such as Project Lead The Way, Girls Who Code, Vex Robotics, Technology Student Association, CyberStart America, Cyber Patriot, The American Rocketry Competition, and the National Society of Black Engineers, among many other organizations dedicated to introducing the next generation of graduates to a range of career pathways and burgeoning areas of study within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In both virtual and in-person forums, students at Morristown High School and Frelinghuysen Middle School availed themselves of numerous co-curricular opportunities in STEM this year, and several teams of students received well- deserved recognition for their achievements: more on page 3> Morristown Colonial Nation – Your Home for Past, Present, and Future Morris School District Connections In the Spring of 2020, the height of the pandemic, it was challenging to feel connected to friends, family, co-workers, and community members. We longed to participate and cheer on school sports teams, watch students pose for prom photos, and sign yearbooks. -
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 339 558 RC 018 173 AUTHOR Fitzmaurice, Mercedes TITLE Spotlight on Rural Schools in New Jersey: A Directory of Effective Programs, Practices, and Resources for Rural Educators. INSTITUTION Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvemehz. (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE 91 NOTE 66p. PUB TYPE Guides - Non-Classroom Use (055) -- Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Demonstration Programs; Educational Innovation; *Effective Schools Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Mathematics Education; *Reading Programs; *Rural Schools; School Districts; School Effectiveness; Science Education; Special Education; *Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills IDENTIFIERS *New Jersey ABSTRACT This directory provides information about promising practices, ideas that work, strategies, and resources to improve education for all students in rural schools. The document contains the following articles from the literature: (1) "Motivation: It's Fssential to Achievement" (Erling Clausen);(2) "Consolidate, Cooperate, or Collaborate: Dilemmas of Rural Schools" (Natalie Carter Holmes); and (3) "What Does a Rural Superintendent Really Do?" (Ray Church, et al.). The section titled "Promising Practices in New Jersey Rural Schools" profiles 13 programs considered exemplary by the U.S. Department of Education's Program Effectiveness Panel. Each profile provides the program title, audience, description, requirements, services, and a contact person. Eight -
Allocations to Leas Under ESSER & GEER
Federal Emergency Aid for Public Education: Allocations to LEAs under ESSER & GEER ESSER Allocations to LEAs in New Jersey Across all three federal laws (CARES, CRRSA, and ARP), SEAs must use at least 90 percent of their grant awards to make subgrants to LEAs in proportion to the amount of funds that each LEA received under Title I, Part A in the most recent fiscal year. minimum DOE distribution to LEAs ESSER I Fund $279,334,092 ESSER II Fund 1,107,874,581 ARP ESSER Fund 2,488,128,933 Total, ESSER $3,875,337,606 GEER Allocations to New Jersey Both the CARES Act and CRRSA Act provided funding to Governors through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. The U.S. Department of Education is required to allocate 60 percent of the funds based on each state’s relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24, and 40 percent based on each state’s relative number of children counted under the Title I, Part A formula. GEER I Fund $68,864,994 GEER II Fund 29,926,370 Total, GEER $98,791,364 GEER funds may be used by the Governor of New Jersey in support of public elementary and secondary education, institutions of higher education (IHEs), or other education-related entities. A Governor has wide discretion in determining the entities in the State that will receive GEER funds. A Governor can choose to fund only LEAs, only IHEs, only education-related entities, or any combination of eligible entities. New Jersey Department of Education Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund Local Education Agency (LEA) Allocations -
Original RFP Document: Managed Business/Operational
7145 West Tidwell Road ~ Houston, Texas 77092 (713) 462-7708 www.esc4.net Publication Date: September 17, 2015 NOTICE TO OFFEROR SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: Thursday, October 8, 2015 @ 2:00 PM CT Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Jason Wickel at [email protected] or (713) 744-8189 no later than October 1, 2015. All questions and answers will be posted to both www.esc4.net and www.tcpn.org under Solicitations. Offerors are responsible for viewing either website to review all questions and answers prior to submitting proposals. Please note that oral communications concerning this RFP shall not be binding and shall in no way excuse the responsive Offeror of the obligations set forth in this proposal. Request for Proposal (RFP) by Region 4 Education Service Center (“ESC”) for Managed Business/Operational Services and Solutions On behalf of itself, other government agencies and non-profits, made available through The Cooperative Purchasing Network “TCPN.” Solicitation Number 15-19 Note: Envelopes must be sealed, prominently marked with the RFP solicitation number, RFP title, RFP opening time/date and name of vendor. Electronic submissions of the RFP will not be accepted. Submissions must be received by the Region 4 ESC office at: 7145 West Tidwell Road, Houston, TX 77092 no later than 2:00 pm CT, at which time the bid opening process shall commence. Proposals will be collected in a conference room to be determined by Region 4 ESC and opened and recorded publicly. Any proposal received later than the specified time, whether delivered in person, courier or mailed, shall be disqualified. -
December 14 2020
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT Minutes of December 14, 2020 VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM The regular business meeting of the Board of Education of the Morris School District, of Morris County, New Jersey was held virtually via Zoom to the public, with some administrators and Board Members attending in person in the Learning Commons of the Morristown High School, on Monday evening, December 14, 2020 at 6:38 p.m. Anthony Lo Franco, Board Secretary, called the meeting to order and made the following announcement: The New Jersey Open Public Meeting Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advance notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this Act the Board of Education of the Morris School District in the County of Morris has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time and place thereof posted. The notice was mailed to the Daily Record, and to those persons or entities requesting notification, posted on the district website and posted at the Administration Center, 31 Hazel Street, Morristown, New Jersey. At the Roll Call, the following Board Members were present in person: Mrs. Nancy Bangiola, Board President, Ms. Meredith Davidson, Ms. Lucia Galdi, Morris Plains Representative, Ms. Linda K. Murphy, Mr. Vij Pawar, Mrs. Susan Pedalino, Mrs. Ann Rhines, Mr. Alan Smith, and Mrs. Melissa Spiotta, Board Vice-President. Ms. Lisa Pollak was absent. Also present remotely, Mr. Mackey Pendergrast, Superintendent, Mr. Anthony Lo Franco, Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Ms. -
Preliminary 2016 ESEA Accountability Profiles School Level
Preliminary 2016 ESEA Accountability Profiles School Level Boonton Town School District 27-0450-020 Boonton High School This table presents the participation and performance determinations for this school under §1112 of ESEA. School Performance - English Language Arts/Literacy School Participation Goal - 95% School Performance # Enrolled % Not Met Total Valid % Meeting Subgroup Tested Participation Scores Standards Schoolwide 298 0.3 YES 214 45.3 White 184 0.5 YES 128 52.4 Black 17 0.0 - 13 23.1 Hispanic 54 0.0 YES 37 18.9 American Indian 0 0.0 - 0 0.0 Asian 42 0.0 YES 35 57.1 Two or More Races 1 0.0 - 1 0.0 Students with Disabilities 50 0.0 YES 37 16.2 English Language Learners 0 0.0 - 0 0.0 Economically Disadvantaged 67 0.0 YES 48 41.7 School Performance - Mathematics School Participation Goal - 95% School Performance # Enrolled % Not Met Total Valid % Meeting Subgroup Tested Participation Scores Standards Schoolwide 296 0.7 YES 211 23.6 White 184 0.5 YES 128 30.5 Black 16 6.3 - 11 9.1 Hispanic 53 0.0 YES 36 2.8 American Indian 0 0.0 - 0 0.0 Asian 42 0.0 YES 35 25.7 Two or More Races 1 0.0 - 1 0.0 Students with Disabilities 49 2.0 YES 35 5.7 English Language Learners 0 0.0 - 0 0.0 Economically Disadvantaged 66 1.5 YES 46 19.6 Only Includes full year students for performance (Time In School < Year students are removed). A dash (-) Indicates too few students to determine (N<40 for Participation and N<30 for Performance). -
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT Minutes of June 14, 2021 THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT Minutes of June 14, 2021 THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The regular business meeting of the Board of Education of the Morris School District, of Morris County, New Jersey was held in the Auditorium of the Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Morristown, NJ on Monday evening, June 14, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Anthony Lo Franco, Board Secretary, called the meeting to order and made the following announcement: The New Jersey Open Public Meeting Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advance notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this Act the Board of Education of the Morris School District in the County of Morris has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time and place thereof posted. The notice was mailed to the Daily Record, and to those persons or entities requesting notification, posted on the district website and posted at the Administration Center, 31 Hazel Street, Morristown, New Jersey. A regular business meeting of the Morris School District Board of Education will be held Monday, June 14, 2021. The meeting will now take place in person at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Auditorium, 101 James Street, Morristown, NJ 07960. Action will be taken. This meeting was originally scheduled to be held virtually. At the Roll Call, the following Board Members were present: Mrs. Nancy Bangiola (6:45 pm), Mrs. Meredith Davidson, *Ms. Lucia Galdi, Morris Plains Representative, Ms. -
The Influence and Predictability of Socioeconomic Factors on the 2018 PARCC Middle School ELA Scores in New Jersey
Seton Hall University eRepository @ Seton Hall Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs) Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses Spring 3-13-2020 The Influence and Predictability of Socioeconomic Factors on the 2018 PARCC Middle School ELA Scores in New Jersey Charlene Jones [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, and the Language and Literacy Education Commons Recommended Citation Jones, Charlene, "The Influence and Predictability of Socioeconomic Factors on the 2018 PARCC Middle School ELA Scores in New Jersey" (2020). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2786. https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2786 THE INFLUENCE AND PREDICTABILITY OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON THE 2018 PARCC MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA SCORES IN NEW JERSEY Charlene Jones Dissertation Committee Nicole DiCrecchio, EdD, Mentor Jan A. Furman, EdD Dale Caldwell, EdD Rita Thornton, JD,PhD Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education Department of Education Leadership, Management and Policy Seton Hall University March 2020 OC Charlene Jones All Rights Reserved 2020 _ ~ COLLEGE OF EDLT~ATION AND ~ILTNlAN SERVICE ~r _ Charlene Jones has successfiilly defended and made the xegt~ired modifications to the text of the doctoral dissez-tation for the Ed.D. during this Spring semester 2020. DI,SS~RTATIOt"~ CDNIlyIITTEE (please sign and date beside your name) Mentor: f/ Lilies ~~- ~r~ (%C2~~~- ~ (3f ~~~ r . _.. Date Committee Member: E ,~y- Dr. Jan Furman ~~~~~~~~ Date Committee Member: ~~L3 o~~- Date Committee Member: ~~ ~~~ a Date The mentor and any other committee members who wish to review revisions will sign and date this document only when revisions have been completed.