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The Great Meadows Regional School District is a regional public school district in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Independence and Liberty townships.〔(Great Meadows Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2015. "Great Meadows Regional is a K-8 school district with an enrollment of approximately 900 students. High school students attend Hackettstown High School as part of a sending/ receiving agreement. Great Meadows Regional consists of the contiguous townships of Independence and Liberty, is located in central Warren County and encompasses 32.35 square miles."〕 The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division blocked a 2007 effort by Liberty Township to leave the Great Meadows district based on Liberty's greater share of district costs, with the court citing the inability of the two communities to provide an efficient education separately.〔Novak, Stephen J. ("State court says Liberty Township cannot withdraw from Great Meadows school district" ), ''The Express-Times'', April 2, 2009. Accessed June 6, 2013. "Formed in 1993, Great Meadows has three schools: Liberty Elementary, Independence Township Central School and Great Meadows Regional Middle School. Both townships send students to Hackettstown High School for grades nine through 12. Liberty Township sought to break from Independence Township in 2004 after a contentious budget season."〕 As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 873 students and 72.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.11:1.〔(District information for Great Meadows Regional School District ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕 The district is 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.〔(NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕 The board of education consists of nine members, with six from Independence Township and three from Liberty Township, who are elected to office on a staggered basis with one seat from Liberty and two from Independence up for election each year.〔(Board of Education Members ), Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed June 6, 2013.〕 A member represents the Board on the Hackettstown Board of Education to deal with issues pertaining to Hackettstown High School and the Hackettstown School District. Students attending public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Hackettstown High School which serves students from Hackettstown, along with students from the townships of Allamuchy and Liberty, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackettstown School District.〔(Hackettstown High School 2013 Report Card Narrative ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2015. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."〕〔(Municipal Guide to Public School Districts ), Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕 == Schools == Schools in the district (with 2011-12 school year enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics〔(School Data for the Great Meadows Regional School District ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕) are:〔〔(New Jersey School Directory for the Great Meadows Regional School District ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕 ;Elementary schools *Central Elementary School〔(Central Elementary School ), Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕 (247 students in grades K-2) *Liberty Elementary School〔(Liberty Elementary School ), Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕 (313; 3-5) ;Middle school *Great Meadows Middle School〔(Great Meadows Middle School ), Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed November 3, 2014.〕 (313; 6-8). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Meadows Regional School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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