Mount Olive Township School District
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| Mount Olive Township School District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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227 Route 206
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07836United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′08″N 74°43′37″W / 40.885551°N 74.726959°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Sumit Bangia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Nicole Schoening | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 4,583 (as of 2021–22)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 405.0 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.3:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mount Olive Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Mount Olive Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, composed of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,583 students and 405.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[1]
The district had been 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]
In 2010, the district eliminated D as a passing grade for its middle- and high-schoolers. The district also instituted a rule requiring anyone who earned a D or an F in a course to retake that course.[5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8][9]
- Elementary schools
- Mountain View Elementary School[10] with 488 students in grades PreK-5
- Melissa Kolenski, principal[11]
- Sandshore Elementary School[12] with 462 students in grades K-5
- Jennifer Curry, principal[11]
- Chester M. Stephens Elementary School[13] with 655 students in grades K-5
- Nicole Musarra, principal[11]
- Tinc Road Elementary School[14] with 404 students in grades K-5
- Mark Grilo, principal[11]
- Middle school
- High school
- Mount Olive High School[16] with 1,468 students in grades 9-12
- Kevin Moore, principal[11]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[11][17]
- Sumit Bangia, acting superintendent
- Nicole Schoening, business administrator / board secretary
Robert Zywicki, who had served as superintendent since 2018, resigned in April 2023, citing claims that he had been "constructively discharged" from his position when he had been placed on paid leave in October 2022 due to the "grudges" of board members.[18] In January 2025, the two parties reached a settlement under which Zywicki would withdraw his complaints and would be paid $645,000, of which just over $150,000 came from the district and the remainder from its insurer.[19]
