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Linden leaders defend Edmentum benchmark program as board presses for clearer outcomes
Summary
District staff described how the Edmentum/Exact Path benchmark and the new adaptive NJSLA are used in classrooms and presented internal growth data; board members pressed for multi-year state-score comparisons, contract value justification and data comparing similar districts.
District directors on April 28 described how Linden Public Schools uses Edmentum'Exact Path as the district's mandatory benchmark assessment and said the platform helps teachers target standards-based skill gaps, but several board members demanded clearer evidence tying the program to state test results and asked for comparative data with similar districts.
Superintendent Dr. Perkins introduced a multi-staffer presentation showing how the district administers three diagnostics per year and embeds Exact Path into daily center rotations. "If students miss more than 18 days in a school year, it's an automatic failure," Dr. Perkins said while urging families to prioritize attendance, and she emphasized Exact Path is only one tool among classroom resources.
Jennifer Smith, identified as the director of elementary language arts, told the board…
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