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Superintendent highlights cohort gains, new programs and parent workshops
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Reiger reported cohort gains on state field tests (about a 6.3% shift into 'met or exceeded' in language arts and a 2.3% cohort gain in math), described interventions and curriculum updates, and announced a family wellness workshop Nov. 25 at Harrison Elementary.
Superintendent Dr. Reiger used the board meeting to frame district priorities and to report early signs of student growth. He said the district is focusing on cohort-level progress and cited a rise in students meeting or exceeding expectations: “the same group of students... increased their test scores by 6.3%” in language arts, and he said cohorts in math showed about a 2.3% increase in levels 4 and 5.
Dr. Reiger described the recent NJSLA field test as an infrastructure trial that returns no scored results; he said the district will post linked test materials and full spring results on the board drive for public review. He stressed that cohort analysis — tracking the same students year to year — matters more than year-to-year grade-level comparisons.
On interventions and curriculum, Dr. Reiger listed programs used in early grades (Foundations, Hegarty, IntoMath) and said the district will continue targeted interventions to accelerate growth. He also summarized extracurricular and partnership activities: a STEM trip for 20 students funded by a local business, award recognition for staff (Holly Roman received a science award), and plans to expand family engagement through a parent wellness workshop scheduled for Nov. 25 at 9:15 a.m. at Harrison Elementary.
Dr. Reiger also reported recent safety drills across schools (panic alarm testing Oct. 24, shelter-in-place Oct. 31, fire drills Oct. 28, middle-school lockdown Oct. 20) and briefed the board on an investigation at the elementary school that found an altercation between two students was not motivated by a protected characteristic; the transcript labeled that investigation "HIV," and the superintendent described the harassment/intimidation/bullying inquiry as unsubstantiated with corrective actions taken.
The superintendent invited board members and the public to review the posted data and offered to provide a deeper data dive on request.
