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Students outline homecoming plans and district presents graduation pathways; administrators describe assessment supports
Summary
Student government announced homecoming plans and spirit-week activities while district staff presented graduation pathways and assessment supports, reporting 286 students met the Class of 2025 graduation-assessment requirement and outlining supports for students who did not meet the NJGPA score.
Student leaders at the Garfield Board of Education meeting on Oct. 1 described plans for homecoming and spirit-week activities, and district administrators presented the graduation pathways the district uses to meet New Jersey Department of Education requirements.
Darla Martinez, president of student government at Garfield High School, said the student government has been “working tirelessly” since elections and highlighted student engagement with summer planning and school activities. Vice president Sarah Bolanos and secretary Hilary Peralta Trinidad reviewed freshman orientation, a pep rally, spirit week activities, and social-media outreach; treasurer Manuel Miranda announced the homecoming dance will be held Oct. 11 at the 3 Saints Cultural Center, 464 Outwater Lane.
Separately, Miss D'Amico presented the district’s graduation pathways for the Class of 2025. She said the New Jersey graduation assessment pathway includes assessments (NJGPA) and alternate options such as the Accuplacer, the PSAT/SAT in some cases, and a portfolio pathway. She cited a passing score of 725 for both ELA and math on the NJGPA and said that, for the Class of 2025, 286 students met the graduation assessment requirement by some combination of passing tests or alternate pathways; one student did not receive a diploma for unrelated reasons.
D'Amico described supports for students who have not yet met assessment requirements, including course placement (math/ELA classes), MTSS check-ins, targeted skills classes, extended-day programs funded through Title funds, and the use of Renaissance tools for supplemental instruction. She said NJGPA testing was scheduled to begin the following week and reiterated that alternate pathways and accommodations (including IEP pathways) remain available.
What happens next: administrators said they will continue departmental reviews, small-group meetings with students and parents, and provide updates to the board as testing and supports proceed. Student government leaders said they will continue to publicize events on their Instagram account and coordinate activities with administrators.
