James Boyer's Blog: Schools

As of late there are all these different websites popping up wanting to be your source for information about Morristown New Jersey.  Many of these sites are mainly about selling ad space to people such as Morristown REALTORS, and Morristown Mortgage Brokers, and many other businesses in and about town. 

To be honest, one of these sites approached me in the early summer asking me to buy the rights to my town.  Their deal was $200 to start and then there was a monthly fee.  They also had this scheme where they wanted me to go around to different business in town selling them possitions on the site.  In exchange for selling these possitions they were offering discounts off of the monthly fees.  I thought about it for a bit, and then decided that I would need…

Millburn High School is the first and only public school in New Jersey to get the United States Dept. of Education National Blue Ribbon School Designation in 2007.

The National Blue Ribbon School designation was first created in 1982 and at first only gave this designation to secondary schools.  Then it was expanded to include primary schools.  It was then changed again to honor secondary schools and primary schools in alternate years. The program recognized more than 3,000 schools from its inception through 1996, and currently cites nearly 300 schools per year out of 133,000 total schools k-12, although only those schools which meet the eligibility criteria and submit applications are considered. 

Millburn High School and really most of the public…

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Normandy Park School Grades K - 5

19-A Normandy Parkway, Morristown, NJ 07960

Normandy Park is public magnet grade school of choice for the Morristown school district  with students from Kindergarten though the 5th grade.  With approximately 346 students attending each year the average class size is 17 students.   Normandy Park School is part of the unified school district serving Morristown, Morris Township, & Morris Plains.  To view the ratings on Morristown NJ Schools click on Local School Ratings in the links section to the left of the screen.

SUPERINTENDENT  Thomas J. Ficarra, D. Litt., Morristown
Normandy Park School,  (973) 889-7960, Principal Mr. Joseph Schmidt;  www.normandyparkschool.orgRead Full Post

Alexander Hamilton School Grades 3 - 5

24 Mills Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

Alexander Hamilton is a public grade school with students from 3rd grade though the 5th grade.  With approximately 258 students attending each year the average class size is 16 students.   Alexander Hamilton School is part of the unified school district serving Morristown, Morris Township, & Morris Plains.  To view the ratings on Morristown NJ Schools click on Local School Ratings in the links section to the left of the screen.

SUPERINTENDENT  Thomas J. Ficarra, D. Litt., Morristown
Principal Alexander Hamilton School,  Principal Mr. Andrew Williams (973) 292-2190 www.alexanderhamiltonschool.org
 

Thomas Jefferson School Grades 3 - 5

James Street & Ogden Place Morristown, NJ 07960

Thomas Jefferson is a public grade school with students from 3rd grade though the 5th grade.  With approximately 290 students attending each year the average class size is 18 students.   Thomas Jefferson School is part of the unified school district serving Morristown, Morris Township, & Morris Plains.  To view the ratings on Morristown NJ Schools click on Morristown School Ratings in the links section to the left of the screen.

SUPERINTENDENT  Thomas J. Ficarra, D. Litt., Morristown
Principal Thomas Jefferson School,  Mr. Bill Venezia  (973) 292-2090   www.thomasjeffersonschool.org