Bound Brook details spring 2025 NJSLA findings, plans to strengthen core classroom instruction

Bound Brook Superintendent Dr. Freeman and district instructional leaders presented spring 2025 NJSLA results and a plan to reduce year-to-year score volatility by raising the consistency and rigor of Tier 1 classroom instruction.

The presentation showed that a substantial share of students fall into an "approaching" or "bubble" category — the cohort the district is targeting to move to proficiency. District staff said moving those students will be accomplished by aligning grade-level standards, increasing classroom rigor and using coordinated data analysis to identify students who can be accelerated with modest, targeted supports.

"We have strong Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions in place," the district's instructional lead Robin said. "Now our Tier 1 instruction — the core classroom teaching — needs to strengthen so every…