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Barnegat remains in status for instruction after QSAT results fall short of target
Summary
The district’s QSAT single‑accountability review showed improvement but instruction and program scored below the state's 80‑point passing threshold; district leaders said they are monitoring NJSLA results and will report plans at the February education committee.
District leaders told the Barnegat Township Board of Education that the district continues to be monitored by the New Jersey Department of Education because its instruction and program score on the Quality Single‑Accountability Continuum (QSAC) remains below the 80‑point threshold.
Jim Barbieri, director of curriculum and instruction, briefed the board on the QSAT (QSAC) framework. He said the district is evaluated across governance, finance, instructional program, personnel and operations, and that 80 out of 100 is considered passing in each category. The district previously scored 82 out of 100 on instruction and program before the pandemic, dropped to 76 after the pandemic, and recovered to about 78 in the most recent review.
"We are measured across 5 categories ... Our last round landed north of the 80 in 4 of the 5 categories. Unfortunately, it did not in instruction and program," Barbieri said. He noted that roughly 40 points come from curriculum documentation and 60 points from state test scores (NJSLA), and that the district is awaiting the next round of adaptive NJSLA testing this spring.
Barbieri said the district is submitting plans and receiving regular check‑ins from the Department of Education as it works to return the instruction and program score to the 80‑point target. He invited board members to bring questions to the February Education Committee for a deeper discussion.
What happens next: District staff will review assessment outcomes after spring testing and report back to the education committee; NJDOE monitoring will continue until the instruction and program score meets the standard.
