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==Education== [[File:Front of MBS.JPG|thumb|right|Morristown–Beard School]] The [[Morris School District]] is a regional public school district that serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] from the communities of Morristown and [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]], and high school students (grades 9–12) from [[Morris Plains, New Jersey|Morris Plains]] who attend the high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Morris Plains Schools]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=0f69f40ae9424118b3559d12f64150b8 Morris Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Morris School District, adopted March 11, 2024. Accessed January 23, 2025. "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 Morris School District. Composition: The Morris School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Morris and Morristown. The Morris School District operates as an all purpose regional Pre-Kindergarten through twelve district. The Morris School District accepts students from grades 9 - 12 from Morris Plains as part of the send-receive agreement."</ref><ref>Westhoven, William. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2022/09/30/nj-school-integration-anniversary-jenkins-vs-township-of-morris-boe/69513428007/ "Morris schools mark 50 years of integration that followed landmark civil rights ruling"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 30, 2022. Accessed January 23, 2025. "The Morris School District now serves all students in Morristown and Morris Township, and high school students from Morris Plains. The district serves a student body of more than 5,700 with one preschool, three primary schools (grades K-2), three intermediate schools (3-5), one multiage magnet school (K-5), one middle school (6-8) and the high school."</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410810 School Data for the Morris School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are Lafayette Learning Center<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/1164 Lafayette Learning Center], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (with 108 students in grade PreK), Alexander Hamilton School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/434 Alexander Hamilton School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (248; 3–5), Hillcrest School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/982 Hillcrest School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (268; K–2), Thomas Jefferson School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/800 Thomas Jefferson School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (305; 3–5), Normandy Park School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/618 Normandy Park School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (361; K–5), Sussex Avenue School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/709 Sussex Avenue School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (336; 3–5), Alfred Vail School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/891 Alfred Vail School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (334; K–2), Woodland School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/1073 Woodland School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (293; K–2), Frelinghuysen Middle School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/525 Frelinghuysen Middle School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (1,026; 6–8) and [[Morristown High School]]<ref>[https://mhs.morrisschooldistrict.org/ Morristown High School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (1,856; 9–12).<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/our-schools Our Schools], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3385 School Performance Reports for the Morris School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3385 New Jersey School Directory for the Morris School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The nine elected seats on the district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with four seats assigned to Morristown.<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/board/welcome What is the Board of Education?], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025. "The Morris School District Board of Education is an elected, unpaid group of 10 citizens (5 from Morris Township, 4 from Morristown, and one from Morris Plains) who serve as representatives of their community."</ref> In addition to a public school system, Morristown has several private schools. Primary and elementary schools include The Red Oaks School, an independent private school founded in 1965 and serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, that offers both [[Montessori education|Montessori]] and [[International Baccalaureate]] programs. Assumption Roman Catholic is a grade school (K–8) that operates under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]<ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/morris-county Morris County], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref> and was one of 11 schools in the state recognized in 2014 by the [[United States Department of Education]]'s [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]].<ref>Goldman, Jeff. [http://www.nj.com/education/2014/10/which_nj_schools_were_named_to_national_blue_ribbon_list.html "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."</ref><ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref> [[The Peck School]], a private [[day school]] which serves approximately 300 students in kindergarten through grade eight, dates back to 1893 when it was originally established as Miss Sutphen's School.<ref>[http://www.peckschool.org/about-peck/index.aspx About Peck] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132019/http://www.peckschool.org/about-peck/index.aspx |date=December 14, 2012 }}, [[The Peck School]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> [[Delbarton School]] is an all-boys [[Roman Catholic]] school with approximately 540 students in grades seven through twelve, that began serving resident students in 1939 after having previously served as a seminary.<ref>[http://www.delbarton.org/about-us/our-history/index.aspx Our History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125095331/http://www.delbarton.org/about-us/our-history/index.aspx |date=January 25, 2013 }}, [[Delbarton School]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> The [[Morristown-Beard School]], a private co-ed school formed from the merger of two previously existing institutions, Morristown Preparatory School and Miss Beard's School, serves grades 6 through 12.<ref>[http://www.mobeard.org/mbs/baseTemplateA.php?id=67 History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208232224/http://www.mobeard.org/mbs/baseTemplateA.php?id=67 |date=February 8, 2013 }}, [[Morristown-Beard School]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> In addition, [[Villa Walsh Academy]], a private [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[college preparatory school]] conducted by the Religious Teachers Filippini, is located in Morristown.<ref>[http://www.villawalsh.org/s/172/villawalsh.aspx?sid=172&gid=1&pgid=875 History], [[Villa Walsh Academy]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> The [[Academy of Saint Elizabeth]] was founded at Morristown in 1860 by the [[Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth|Sisters of Charity]], however when municipal boundaries were redrawn in 1895,<ref name=Story /> the academy found itself in the [[Convent Station, New Jersey|Convent Station]] section of the adjacent Morris Township. The [[Rabbinical College of America]], one of the largest [[Chabad Lubavitch]] [[Chasidic Judaism|Chasidic]] [[yeshiva]]s in the world is located in Morristown.<ref>Mindell, Cindy. [http://www.jewishledger.com/2016/06/making-philanthropist-jewish-community-says-farewell-david-chase-zl/ "The making of a philanthropist – The Jewish community says farewell to David Chase z'l"], ''[[Connecticut Jewish Ledger]]'', June 8, 2016. Accessed October 19, 2016. "The Chases were among the original founders of the Rabbinical College of America, one of the largest Chabad Lubavitch yeshivas in the world, located in Morristown, N.J."</ref> The Rabbinical College of America has a [[Baal Teshuva]] yeshiva for students of diverse Jewish backgrounds, named Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim.<ref>[http://www.tiferesonline.com/about.php About Tiferes Bachurim] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112113214/http://www.tiferesonline.com/about.php |date=January 12, 2016 }}, Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref> The New Jersey Regional Headquarters for the worldwide Chabad Lubavitch movement is located on the campus.
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