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District updates reading curriculum, welcomes new teachers and contracts PD ahead of school year
Summary
Director of curriculum reported updated grades 3–5 ELA units, finalized district goals and welcomed six new hires; the board approved contracts for consultant professional development and dyslexia-screener training.
At its Aug. 26 meeting, the Hanover Township School District heard a curriculum report outlining staffing and instructional updates ahead of the 2025–26 school year.
Director of curriculum Wasserman said the district welcomed four new educators the previous week and subsequently hired two more, and that summer orientation and monthly new-teacher meetings are in place to support them. He said the district’s grades 3–5 ELA reading materials have been updated to reflect new resources and instructional practices and that district goals and action plans are finalized for the coming year.
Miss Johnson, reporting for the curriculum, technology and student achievement committee, described approvals the committee made in advance of the meeting: consolidated ESEA grant allocations, the 2025–26 district goals and action plan, and revisions to the grades 3–5 reading draft units. The committee recommended contracting Samantha Nash LLC for professional development at a cost of $5,400 and approved Amplify for professional development related to the district’s new dyslexia screener at a cost of $3,200.
The committee also noted upcoming assessment changes: the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) will begin a field test run by vendor Cambian Oct. 27–Nov. 14 in preparation for spring rollout.
The board approved the curriculum items (1–8) on a unanimous roll-call vote. Next steps include vendor onboarding for the approved professional development and implementation of the revised reading units during the school year.
