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Wall Township reviews 2024–25 goals and outlines proposed 2025–26 priorities
Summary
Assistant Superintendent McCann reported end-of-year results on academic, wellness, engagement, fiscal and communications goals and presented proposed supporting activities for the 2025–26 school year; facilities and referendum projects, dual enrollment expansion and wellness/restorative practices were highlighted.
At a special Aug. 7, 2025 retreat, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Miss McCann presented the Wall Township Public School District's end-of-year update for the 2024–25 district goals and outlined proposed supporting activities for 2025–26. The district summarized work under five core goals: academic excellence, wellness, engagement, fiscal responsibility and communication.
"Our district work this year has been centered around 5 strategic goals, centered around academic excellence, wellness, engagement, fiscal responsibility, and communication," McCann said, as she reviewed curriculum changes, pilot programs and supports implemented this year. Elementary changes included expansion of foundational literacy resources, Win periods, a grades 4–5 pilot math program (with a planned adoption of new resources for 2025–26), revised report cards and expanded ESL pullout services. Secondary-level actions included new math curricula adoption, expanded AP offerings including AP Research, new computer science electives supported by a grant, and dual-enrollment partnerships with Stockton University.
McCann said the district intends to continue implementation support for new elementary and secondary math materials, expand the Read&Write accessibility tool beyond the initial pilot group, and strengthen data use through common assessments and the LinkIt platform so teachers can apply assessment results to small-group instruction and interventions.
On wellness, the district continued the 7 Mindsets K–12 program, monthly professional development for counselors and staff, threat-assessment and crisis-team workshops, restorative practices and coordinated supports through intervention-and-referral-services (I&RS) teams. Administrators said restorative approaches are being aligned with the student code of conduct while retaining disciplinary consequences; the district plans pre/post student surveys tied to mindset units to measure effectiveness.
Student engagement activities cited included cross-school events, expanded extracurriculars at the elementary level, community-facing programs such as Read Across Wall and Passport to the World, and a planned committee to solicit stakeholder input on elementary extracurricular options.
On facilities and fiscal responsibility, Board member Smythe reported the district was in the third year of a referendum program and expects about $40,000,000 of construction work this summer. He said the district is managing four major construction contracts (one roughly $4 million; two near $10 million; one approximately $18 million for mechanical/high-school work), tracking referendum spending with monthly status reports and using a custodial account at M&T Bank. Athletic-improvement bids at the high school were scheduled to open Aug. 12 with an award expected at the August board meeting and construction targeted to start in December; additional roofing work will be bid in fall and performed next summer.
The district completed a demographic study for 2024–25 and is comparing actual enrollments with projections to evaluate capacity and possible facility adjustments. Smythe said the district is also evaluating sites and funding options for a centralized support-services complex (transportation, operations) needed to free high-school campus space for athletic improvements, and noted capital-reserve and maintenance-reserve funds are part of planning.
Communications initiatives included a new website platform, plans to add an AI chat box to help families find information and consideration of a district app to centralize events and updates.
McCann said a document with detailed evidence and activities for each goal will be posted on the district website. The board is expected to take comments in committee through September and aims to finalize and approve the 2025–26 district goals at the September board meeting.
