Madison Public Schools
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The Madison Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Madison, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
Average K-12 class sizes range from 19-22 students. Seventy percent of faculty members possess advanced degrees, and all faculty members fulfill the Highly Qualified Teacher standards established by the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. Ninety percent of Madison High graduates annually attend institutions of higher learning. Madison High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
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[edit] Curriculum
The district provides a comprehensive K-12 curriculum of study in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages (Spanish, French, Italian, German), music, visual and performing arts, computer sciences, health and physical education. Advanced study opportunities are provided to gifted and talented students at every level, and educationally disabled students are provided with a full continuum of educational supports. Madison High School provides students with the opportunity to participate in 18 Advanced Placement Program courses. The schools partner with the Borough of Madison on the community-wide Rosenet computer network, and K-12 students have extensive access to computer technology.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
The Madison School District offers a comprehensive extracurricular program. Madison High School features 45 boys and girls athletic teams spanning 18 sports. Competing in the Suburban Division of the Northern Hills Conference, Madison High School teams have earned an ample array of conference, county and state titles. Music students participate in orchestra, band and chorus beginning in elementary school, and numerous Madison High School music students are chosen annually to participate in regional and state select performing groups. The schools also partner with the Madison-based New Jersey Playwrights Theater to provide playwriting and drama experiences to our students.
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[1]) are:
Elementary schools
- Central Avenue School (K-6, 479 students)
- Philip Kennedy - Principal
- Marilyn D'Amelio - Assistant Principal
- Kings Road School (K-6, 310 students)
- Kathleen Koop - Principal
- Torey J. Sabatini School (PreK-6, 328 students)
- Michael Post - Principal
Middle School
- Madison Junior School (7 and 8, 346 students)
- Ann Marie Hodges - Principal
- Nicole Sherrin - Assistant Principal
High School
- Madison High School (9-12, 764 students), which also serves the residents of the neighboring community of Harding Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[2]
- Gregory Robertson - Principal
- Marco Cera - Assistant Principal
[edit] Administration
- Dr. Richard Noonan - Superintendent of Schools
- Dr. Barbara Sargent - Assistant Superintendent
- Charles Milewski - Business Administrator/Board Secretary
[edit] Noted alumni
Notable district alumni include:
- Janeane Garofalo attended, but did not graduate from Madison High School.[3]
- Neil O'Donnell, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, and New York Jets.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Data for the Madison Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 28, 2008.
- ^ Madison High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 28, 2008. "Madison High School also enjoys the benefits of our sending-receiving relationship with Harding Township, a nearby K-8 school district."
- ^ "They Got Game: Today they're all stars. But in school they were all-stars (well, some at least). Celebrities tell us which sports they played--and whether or not they made the cut.", In Style, May 1, 2004. "JANEANE GAROFALO - I played field hockey for Madison High School in New Jersey. I wasn't good, but I didn't mind the uniforms--they were like gym bloomers with skirts."
- ^ Minutes of Madison Borough Council meeting, held January 5, 1999.
