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Acting superintendent lays out five district goals and proposes Math 8 pathway to boost middle-school math
Summary
Acting Superintendent Robert Nixon presented five district goals for 2024–25 focusing on student achievement, curriculum review, DEI, communication and curriculum-writing processes and proposed a new Math 8 pathway at Columbia Middle School to provide an additional route to algebra without removing accelerated options.
Acting Superintendent Robert Nixon presented five districtwide goals for 2024–25 and a package of next steps aimed at improving student outcomes and district communication. Nixon told the Berkeley Heights Board of Education the goals — focused on student achievement, curriculum, DEI metrics, communication and a revised curriculum-writing process — were developed with administrators and committees and will guide the district’s multiyear work.
Nixon said the district will analyze Grades 6–12 math sequencing and pilot a Math 8 course at Columbia Middle School for the 2025–26 school year as an additional pathway. "We're not looking to slow students down, hold students back, or remove opportunities from students," Nixon said. He explained the Math 8 pathway is intended to provide deeper concept…
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