- Monmouth Regional High School is a regional, four-year public high school and public school district in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New Jersey that serves almost 1,200 students in grades 9 to 12.
- The school serves students from Eatontown, Shrewsbury Township and Tinton Falls. Students also come from the military installations of Fort Monmouth and Naval Weapons Station Earle.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,207 students and 112 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.8.
- The school was the 133rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 118th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Board of Education
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The district is governed by a nine-member Board of Education. Board members are elected to serve three-year terms, with three seats coming up for election each year. Of the nine members, four each come from both Eatontown and Tinton Falls, and one from Shrewsbury Township.
- School
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The high school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is approved by the New Jersey Department of Education.
- Special systems are in place to service the needs of youngsters from the transient military populations from the two bases.
- 52% of the professional staff hold advanced degrees. Monmouth Regional High School classroom teachers have an average of 12 years of teaching experience. The school has a 16 to 1 student to teacher ratio.
- According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as of 2005, 60.7% of students are Caucasian, 22.78% African American, 8.87% Asian, 7.39% Hispanic, and 0.26% American Indian.
- Curriculum
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Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered in AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP French Language, AP Latin Literature, AP Spanish Language, AP United States History, AP Psychology, AP United States Government and Politics and AP European History. Honors level courses are offered in the five academic disciplines and in advanced elective offerings in the applied technology area. In order to meet the needs of our diverse population, a wide array of interesting courses supplement the traditional high school curriculum such as Great Books, Humanities, Minorities Studies, Cisco Academy, Electronics, CADD, Cooperative Education, Photography and Video/Film Studies and Drama. Articulated programs with Brookdale Community College and Ramapo College make it possible for students to earn college credits while in high school. “Futures”, a competitive elective program for the Gifted, is designed to develop students’ critical thinking and problem solving abilities. Students also have the Opportunity to take part in research opportunities, such as the Waksman Institute at Rutgers University.
- In addition to passing the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), all graduates must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credits, including four years each of English and Physical Education / Health, three years of Mathematics, three years of Science, 2 years of U.S. History, one year of World History, one year of a foreign language and two years of Fine / Performing / Practical Arts.
- Athletics
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The Monmouth Regional High School Falcons compete in the Shore Conference an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in the conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
- The 2005 baseball team won the 2005 Baseball - Central, Group III sectional championship, with an 11-1 win over Manchester Township High School in the first round, 10-0 over Ewing High School in the semis and a 6-0 shutout over Ocean Township High School in the finals. The team moved on to win defeat Ramapo High School by a score of 3-1 to become Group III State Champions.
- The boys basketball team won the 2007 Central, Group III state sectional championship with a 52-48 win against Hightstown High School.
- The 2005 girls basketball team won the Central, Group III sectional title over Willingboro High School with a 69-52 win in the finals.
- The 2007 boys indoor track team won every title possible,the 4x400 team was crowned group II and overall state champions
- Administration
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Members of the school administration are:
- Superintendent - Charles R. Ford Jr.
- Business Administrator - Maria Ann Parry
- Board of Education President - Anthony Schaible
- Principal - Andrew Teepool
- Assistant Principal - Scott Larkinz
- Assistant Principal - Kathy Mihalko
- Lawsuits
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on September 12 2009 Three Monmouth Regional High School employees have filed separate lawsuits claiming a work environment that is hostile toward women, and two claim they have been discriminated against because of their age, gender or race.
- Two teachers and a staff member, all women and all current school employees, filed the lawsuits in federal district court in Trenton within the last several months. Each claims unfair treatment on the part of school officials based on the employee's age, gender, or race that has affected their workload, pay or employment status. Each seeks unspecified damages.
- All three name former Superintendent James Cleary, who retired earlier this year, and the Monmouth Regional district. One also names school business administrator Maria Parry and Scott Larkin, an assistant principal and recently elected Tinton Falls borough councilman. Another names Monmouth Regional Athletic Director Anthony DeOrio.
- "It's not so much about the school," said Lydia Cotz, the Mahwah-based attorney representing each of the women. "It's about Superintendent Cleary. The legacy that he leaves behind is one that is a case for gender discrimination."
- The district is represented by Manasquan-based attorney Peter Spaeth, who could not be reached for comment.
- Diana Davis, 56, a Monmouth Regional social studies supervising teacher, filed the first lawsuit in March. In August, Patricia Domanich, 52, a truant officer, and social studies teacher Tamara White filed the other two lawsuits.
- Davis, who is African-American, was hired in 2002 as a supervisor in the social studies department. In 2005, she took on a supervisory role in the World Languages/English as a Second Language department. And where younger, white male employees were given compensation for taking on extra duties, Davis was denied, according to the lawsuit.
- She later was stripped of her duties as head of the school's media center, an act the lawsuit says was in retaliation for her complaints about fair compensation. Davis is claiming discrimination because of her gender, race and age.
- Domanich's lawsuit — which names Cleary, the district, Parry and Larkin — says during winter break in 2007 the administration switched her office in retaliation for complaints she lodged in a personnel dispute.
- It says Parry and Larkin made derogatory comments about Domanich to her and other school employees. The administration also knowingly submitted attendance forms to the state that contained inaccurate information and that Domanich was denied overtime pay, according to the lawsuit. Her treatment, the lawsuit says, was typical of an administration that "created a work environment that is hostile to women."
- White's lawsuit names Cleary, the district and Athletic Director Anthony DeOrio. It says that her 2005 firing as the varsity cheerleading coach was in retaliation for her complaints that male coaches received higher compensation and better raises for equal work and that the cheerleading program was underfunded in comparison to male-dominated sports.
- White remains a social studies teacher at Monmouth Regional.
- Cotz said she believes the trio of lawsuits will be combined. No time line has been set.
- "Mr. Cleary has created a hostile working environment to these women. That is very evident," Cotz said. "It's something that I don't think he should be too proud of."
- External links
- Monmouth Regional High School District
- Data for the Monmouth Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- DigitalSports Monmouth Regional Homepage
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