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Watchung Hills presents NJGPA results; math pass rates rise and administrators cite AI tools for deeper analysis
Summary
District officials reported a 4.5% increase in math pass rates and a small ELA gain on the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment. Administrators described multiple graduation pathways, subgroup gains, targeted supports for students who must retake exams, and pilot use of AI tools to analyze performance data.
School administrators told the Watchung Hills Regional High School Board on July 9 that students’ performance on the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) improved this year, with particularly strong gains among several subgroups.
“We had 419 test takers,” Michael D’Alessio, director of mathematics and assessment, said, and he reported a 4.5 percentage-point increase in the math pass rate and a 0.1 percentage-point increase in English language arts compared with the prior year. He described the NJGPA as a binary graduation test: “You either pass it or you don’t,” he said, and outlined alternative pathways for students who do not reach the NJGPA passing score, including qualifying scores on…
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