Message from the Superintendent Dear Teachers and Instructional Staff,
While I will be amongst the first to say that quarterly assessments are critical towards assisting students in learning the curriculum and exceeding state standards, timing is also everything. For the month of April, we will continue to focus on the curriculum and everything that is important that we are teaching so that students demonstrate excellence every day, as well as on the state assessments next month.
However, we will not be administering benchmark assessments this month. No, this is not an April fool’s joke either. I hope this sends a strong message to you that we are watching and we do hear you. We need to make sure we have taught our students everything they need to know to be ready next month and even one period away from that is just too much at this time. We will space these exams differently as we plan for next school year. For now, no benchmark assessments. In the spirit of that decision, please make sure that throughout this month our students demonstrate mastery of whatever would have been assessed because we still want them ready.
Finally, Spring Break comes at the worst time possible as we are finalizing readiness and then we are off for an entire week. We won’t have much time to regroup upon everyone’s return so let’s take advantage of this month and the days leading up to the NJSLA.
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