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Hillside superintendent credits tutoring, partnerships for modest gains in student outcomes
Summary
At the Oct. 14 Hillside Public School District board meeting, Superintendent Garland highlighted rising assessment and attendance metrics, a $192,000 high-impact tutoring grant supplemented with CARES funds, and strategies for ESL and homebound students while pledging further outreach and a strategic-plan update in spring 2025.
HILLSIDE, N.J. — Superintendent Garland told the Hillside Public School District board on Oct. 14 that the district has seen incremental academic gains after expanding bilingual supports and investing in small-group tutoring.
Garland said district enrollment is about 3,057–3,060 students and that roughly 16%—about 500 students—now receive ESL or bilingual services. "Students first," Garland said, summarizing the district's priorities for mental health and academic success.
Garland described a Department of Education high-impact tutoring grant of about $192,000 that the district supplemented with CARES funds. The district shifted to a small-group model this year—sessions up to 20 weeks, usually 20 minutes in focused bursts—and…
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