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Ms. Silva, the committee representative, said the curriculum committee recommended approval of various field trips and discussed the acceptance of a Hudson County grant to support theater and music experiences for students. She said the district received an additional $25,000 for the NJDOE AP Course Expansion Grant due to an increase in the number of students taking AP classes and improved AP scores last year.

The committee reported completion of a creative problem-solving curriculum for gifted-and-talented students, a Stock Market Essentials elective that will embed a two-month Bloomberg certification, and new pathways in business and finance at Hoboken High School. Ms. Silva said Kaplan EP test-prep offerings will expand and that the district will add SAT prep at the high school 0 period to reach up to about 125 students ahead of November and December test administrations.

The district reported progress on literacy initiatives: 141 educators have completed the initial 40-hour Orton-Gillingham training (general and special education teachers), and an additional 14 educators are scheduled to train this year. The ELA supervisor (named in the meeting) recently qualified as a coaching trainer and will train additional dual-language teachers.

Draft AI guidelines were reported to the board; a task force of faculty, administrators and parents will review the recommendations. The committee also discussed changes to the gifted-and-talented math sequence—shifting a math component from enrichment to acceleration so qualified students may take Algebra in seventh grade if ready.

On operations and staffing, district administrators said the system is not yet fully staffed for the start of school on Sept. 4 and the district is still recruiting a certified French teacher. The administration reported that three paraprofessionals completed registered behavior technician training and passed certification exams.

Enrollment figures presented at the meeting show K–5 enrollment at 1,680 students (up 67 from last year), grades 6–8 at 493 (up 57), and grades 9–12 at 701 (up 50). The district summed those band figures to about 2,874 K–12 students, a net increase of approximately 171 students compared with the prior year. Administrators said all 50 seats in a referenced program have been filled and there is no waiting list.

The facilities committee recommended approval of four organizations to use district facilities and reported that several capital projects (including façade work and other renovations) are in progress. The committee said a final draft of the long-range facilities plan is near completion and noted building capacity pressures: two schools above capacity, two at capacity and one below capacity. The committee recommended ongoing monitoring and planning to address growing high-school enrollment.

Other operational notes included a pilot to classify certain school safety officers as Class 3 officers to meet program requirements, a planned series of special events during home football nights, and a nutrition provider (Chartwells) moving toward more scratch-cooked meals across schools.

Ms. Silva and other committee members encouraged community review of curriculum developments and noted that many items will return to the board for formal approval in September.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hoboken Board of Education meeting August 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The curriculum committee recommended field-trip approvals, reported an additional $25,000 for the NJDOE AP expansion grant, completion of several new curricula and training for 141 educators in Orton-Gillingham methods; district administrators reported enrollment increases and progress on capital projects and a long-range facilities plan.","taxTitle","Hoboken Public School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",72620,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6504500,"Superintendent presents draft 'Portrait of a Graduate' to Hoboken board, outlines five attributes and K–12 indicators",2392,197000,2589000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5607352-bdf6aed490ff4e5cd08c54ea636e2e1f&start=197&end=2589","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5607352-bdf6aed490ff4e5cd08c54ea636e2e1f/thumbnail_197000.jpg","/articles/6504500/New-Jersey/Superintendent-presents-draft-Portrait-of-a-Graduate-to-Hoboken-board-outlines-five-attributes-and-K12-indicators","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504500-41f76a49b040a2ddcf5aedbf6d4aef9e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156522&Signature=j8GbksdCSLIfFjhT5JxO64V7S3ZQRRzRXWSVzT5cLIQFrVhGU1OL0K540H-1trnSuUoe9TpXzgM6RJAW~s-qrwteoo1g67PCKmDUtwkdgX5iI~BiQTUf6zjVuyLHzfv1Kr~KtcLdRrGx-2S385oufN1wVDashulYUi9d9S0oa5Z2IiS2D68N6IuxXJBJ~Gzh2OmuffjTvpsFm04HRymzUKX5l6T~lGdzi9vSbgAGK-YwKXVQFWAJp6yeaTykzNPzqhB7Hr6wKpLXDBWYIamYu-FbqLxIwVvLuoRvCLhm5O-rlYC6Q755TOAcBBnLE7P~laZBLH6ugs47yv4qPm0KOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Johnson, superintendent of the Hoboken Public School District, presented a near-final draft of the district’s Portrait of a Graduate at the board’s August meeting, saying the initiative will guide curriculum, instruction and resource allocation across K–12.

\"Portrait of a graduate is a framework. It's a visionary framework and [it lists] knowledge and attributes that a school district wants to see graduates have, upon exiting the actual school system,\" Dr. Johnson said, describing the project as a “north star” for teaching and learning.

The superintendent told the board the document is the product of roughly nine months of work and stakeholder engagement. The district conducted surveys of educators, staff, parents and other community members and convened small in-person focus groups with high school students; students were not surveyed electronically, Dr. Johnson said. The input converged on five primary attributes the district proposes for Hoboken graduates: critical thinker, effective communicator, skilled collaborator, creative innovator and globally and financially literate citizen.

Dr. Johnson said each attribute is broken into grade-band indicators (K–2, 3–5, 6–8 and 9–12) with accompanying mini-units, student-facing and adult rubrics, and culminating mini-capstone projects. The district plans to record rubric scores in its student information system so families can track progress toward the Portrait on regular reports. \"My hope and my goal is that at some point, we'll see this as a...component on a report card,\" she said.

The presentation included examples of indicators and described existing programs that would align with the Portrait, including Hoboken High School’s AP Capstone offering and new high-school labs for innovation, aviation, college-and-career readiness and financial literacy. Dr. Johnson said the district has secured philanthropic support for a financial literacy lab and is expanding course offerings tied to college credit through partnerships with National Equity Lab faculty from Cornell University and the Wharton School of Business, and a Bloomberg stock-market certification embedded in a new Stock Market Essentials elective.

When asked how resource allocation might change under the Portrait, a board member asked whether the district would shift spending currently focused on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) preparation. Dr. Johnson replied that the district will continue to prioritize literacy and numeracy but may direct more resources toward program development and unique learning environments such as the new innovation lab and other specialized spaces.

Dr. Johnson outlined a near-term timeline: the district will circulate a special edition of the district newsletter with the full draft for public comment before the start of the school year, refine the document based on feedback, and then present a final Portrait to the board for formal adoption. She described the first implementation year as a pilot in which faculty will test units and rubrics and provide feedback.

The superintendent cited Battelle for Kids and benchmarking of other districts during the drafting process and said the Portrait is intended to broaden measures of student success beyond standardized test scores.

Board members and the curriculum committee expressed support for community review. Ms. Silva, who presented the curriculum committee’s report later in the meeting, thanked Dr. Johnson and staff for the work on the draft and encouraged community input.

The district will accept public feedback through the special edition newsletter and will post the full draft online for review before the Portrait is returned to the board for adoption.","Superintendent Dr. Johnson presented a near-final draft of the district's Portrait of a Graduate, describing five core attributes, grade-band indicators, a plan for rubrics and dashboard tracking, and next steps for public feedback and board adoption.","actionData","errors"]

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Curriculum committee reports AP grant increase, new courses and staff training; district reports enrollment growth and facilities updates

Superintendent presents draft 'Portrait of a Graduate' to Hoboken board, outlines five attributes and K–12 indicators