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Superintendent reports summer programs, grant work and concern over NJSLA scoring delays
Summary
The superintendent updated the board on concluding summer programs and screening of incoming students, noted ESSA-related grant submissions on the agenda, and warned that NJSLA adaptive test reports may arrive in December, limiting fall instructional use.
The superintendent told the board summer explorations, ESY and recreation programs are wrapping up and that staff are conducting kindergarten screenings and assessing new students entering grades 2'6 to capture academic baselines. The administrative team is completing ESSA-related grant submissions that appear on the evening's agenda and will inform programming for before/after-school support and professional development.
On statewide testing timelines, the superintendent said numerous news articles indicate NJSLA adaptive reports may not arrive until December and cautioned, "That's incredibly late," because late results limit how districts can use scores to shape fall instruction. The superintendent also reminded the board that the twice-yearly school safety data submission will be completed this summer, and that staff will post summer learning activities and family resources for the upcoming year.
