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Elementary director reports MAP growth and announces retirement
Summary
Susan Stern, director of elementary instruction, reported NWEA MAP testing growth for grades 1–4 and outlined morning math interventions. Stern also noted she is retiring after 38 years with the North Brunswick schools.
Susan Stern, director of elementary instruction for the North Brunswick Township School District, reported test‑score growth from the district’s Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests and described targeted morning programs during the board’s March 19 meeting.
Stern said the district administered MAP assessments in reading and math three times this year to students in grades 1–4 to measure achievement and growth. She summarized average growth by grade and program participation: among examples she cited, grade‑one students grew 14 points in language arts and 19 points in math from fall to spring; grade‑three language arts growth averaged six points, and math growth for students in a morning math program reached 13 points in some comparisons. Stern said growth tended to be higher in younger grades and that teachers are learning to use MAP reports to adjust instruction.
Stern also noted the district invited selected students to before‑school math supports (Achieve and Foundations programs) and that nine teachers and two teacher leaders ran the programs twice a week. She described the programs as part of an effort to monitor progress and improve targeted interventions.
Board members were also reminded that Stern is retiring after 38 years of service to the district; administrators and the principal acknowledged her contributions during the John Adams presentation.
Stern said the district will continue to refine data use and instructional supports to improve growth next year.
