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District reports NJSLA gains; ELA outpaces math but math shows pockets of growth
Summary
Director of curriculum Mary Kane presented NJSLA results showing district growth in ELA, math and science compared with 2023——2024 statewide progress; improvements were uneven across grades and subgroups, and administrators flagged changes in state testing that may complicate year-to-year comparisons.
Mary Kane, director of curriculum for Somerville Public School District, presented the district—s spring NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) results and described areas of progress and remaining challenges.
Kane said about 900 students in grades 3——9 took the math and ELA assessments; science was administered in grades 5, 8 and 11. Kane reported that 50——153% of students met or exceeded expectations in ELA, while roughly 34% met or exceeded in math districtwide. She highlighted year-over-year gains in several grades and said the district…
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