Our Mission
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The Sparta Board of Education appreciates the value of a quality education. It is our mission to create a safe and healthy learning environment that will provide opportunity for every child to achieve the NJ Core Content Curriculum Standards, at all grade levels, to be prepared for further education or workplace and develop into trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair and caring citizens.
The Core Values of Sparta Township Public Schools Are:
- Cultivating an educational environment that fosters the social/emotional well-being of all students, enabling every child to feel supported and valued;
- Fostering an appreciation for learning beyond schooling;
- Building confident, conscientious, independent thinkers;
- Exposing and engaging students to multiple communication mediums for a variety of purposes;
- Encouraging digital citizenship;
- Teaching students how to think, not what to think;
- Challenging students to broaden their global perspectives;
- Developing the skill and stressing the value of active listening;
- Cultivating a sense of personal identity, responsibility, and accountability;
- Promoting shared civic responsibility;
- Preparing students for careers not yet conceived.
DISCLAIMER: Please be advised that emails or other communications sent to board members and/or other school officials may be subject to public disclosure under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act. Therefore, unless the topic involves a particular child or other confidential matter, community members should have no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in any communication that is sent to a board member or other school official. As a general rule, communications regarding specific student or personnel matters should be directed to the Administration and not to members of the Board. This is not to discourage you from contacting these individuals, but to ensure that you are on notice. If you have any questions, you should contact Mr. H. Ronald Smith, the District’s Custodian of Records, at ronald.smith@sparta.org.
Board Members
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Kim Bragg
President
kim.bragg@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2022Jennifer Grana
Board Member
jennifer.grana@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2021Kathryn Matteson
Board Member
kathryn.matteson@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2021
Vanessa Serrano
Board Member
vanessa.serrano@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2021Robert Zywicki
Board Member
robert.zywicki@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2021
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Niamh Grano
Vice President
niamh.grano@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2022Kurt Morris
Board Member
kurt.morris@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2022Christa Sorensen
Board Member
christa.sorensen@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2023Michael McGovern
Board Member
michael.mcgovern@sparta.org
Term Expires: December 2023