Parsippany-Troy Hills School District

Parsippany-Troy Hills School District
Address
292 Parsippany Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 United States
Coordinates	40°51′24″N74°25′37″W / 40.8566°N 74.426853°W / 40.8566; -74.426853 Coordinates: 40°51′24″N74°25′37″W / 40.8566°N 74.426853°W / 40.8566; -74.426853
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Dr. Barbara Sargent
Business administrator	Robin Tedesco
Schools	14
Students and staff
Enrollment	7,248 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty	643.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $19,251 66 $18,891 1.9% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,310 66 14,783 3.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,168 72 8,763 4.6% 6 Support Services 2,793 83 2,392 16.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,382 39 1,485 −6.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,559 43 1,783 −12.6% 13 Extracurricular Activities 360 93 268 34.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 67,185 64 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

The Parsippany-Troy Hills School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Parsippany-Troy Hills Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. ^[3] The Parsippany Troy-Hills School District serves students in ten elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools and an adult education center. The community served by the district is ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 14 schools, had an enrollment of 7,248 students and 643.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. ^[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. ^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[5] ) are: ^{[6] [7]}

Elementary schools

• Eastlake Elementary School ^[8] (350 students; in grades PreK-5)
  • Sebastian Powell, Principal
• Intervale Elementary School ^[9] (278; K-5)
  • Christopher Waack, Principal
• Knollwood Elementary School ^[10] (414; K-5)
  • Merisa Rosa, Principal
• Lake Hiawatha Elementary School ^[11] (408; PreK-5)
  • Steve Figurelli, Principal
• Lake Parsippany Elementary School ^[12] (283; K-5)
  • Steven Linzenbold, Principal
• Littleton Elementary School ^[13] (405; K-5)
  • Michele Hoffman, Principal
• Mt. Tabor Elementary School ^[14] (449; K-5)
  • Marlene Toomey, Principal
• Northvail Elementary School ^[15] (371; K-5)
  • Dr. Natalie Betz
• Rockaway Meadow Elementary School ^[16] (257; K-5)
  • Keith Cortright, Principal
• Troy Hills Elementary School ^[17] (260; K-5)
  • James Magli, Interim Principal
• Brooklawn Middle School ^[18] (918; 6-8)
  • Carly Stout
• Central Middle School ^[19] (789; 6-8)
  • Mark Gray, Principal

High schools

• Parsippany High School ^[20] (913; 9-12)
  • Dr. Denis Mulroony, Principal
• Parsippany Hills High School ^[21] (1,075; 9-12)
  • Dr. Matthew Thompson, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[22] [23]}

• Dr. Barbara Sargent, Superintendent
• Robin Tedesco, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. ^{[24] [25]}

References

1. District information for Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 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. District Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. Composition: The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 21, 2015.
5. School Data for the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
6. Schools, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
8. Eastlake Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
9. Intervale Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
10. Knollwood Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
11. Lake Hiawatha Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
12. Lake Parsippany Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
13. Littleton Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
14. Mt. Tabor Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
15. Northvail Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
16. Rockaway Meadow Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
17. Troy Hills Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
18. Brooklawn Middle School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
19. Central Middle School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
20. Parsippany High School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
21. Parsippany Hills High School, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
22. Central Office Administration, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
23. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
24. 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.
25. Board of Education, Parsippay-Troy Hills School District. Accessed April 29, 2020. "The Board of Education is made up of nine members who are elected by registered voters of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township. Members are elected to three-year terms. The Board President and Vice-President are elected by the majority vote of their fellow Board members."

External links

• Parsippany-Troy Hills School District
• Parsippany-Troy Hills School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Parsippany-Troy Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Daily Record Article on Excellence in Hiring