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Hillside board praises graduates, outlines summer literacy push and student supports
Summary
At its June 30 meeting the Hillside Board of Education celebrated the class of 2025, reviewed academic results and summer reading supports, and heard reports on school programs including JROTC, Kean dual‑credit participation and a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey grant for school gardens.
The Hillside Board of Education on June 30 celebrated the district's graduating class of 2025, reviewed student achievement figures and outlined plans to support summer reading and student well‑being.
Superintendent Glover began remarks by thanking staff and volunteers for graduation and promotion events and singled out Hillside High School Principal Terry Willard for recognition. Principal Willard presented highlights from the year, including athletics honors, college acceptances, career and technical placements, and student programs such as Brothers Bonding with Books and Basketball. Willard said the district had 205 seniors this year.
The board discussed academic performance data for early grades: Glover reported that 65% of kindergarten students demonstrated mastery of grade‑level reading materials, 81% of first graders met the district measure and 63% of second graders did so; she said the district had 'drilled down' into subgroup data and would continue to track and provide interventions. The superintendent said math results were still pending.
To limit summer learning loss and encourage reading, the district will provide at least 15 books to elementary…
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