Dr. Alex Anemone Superintendent of Schools February 23,
2015
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Board of Education Mr. Davor Gjivoje - President Mr. John Flynn
Vice President Mrs. Kim Macaulay Dr. Howard Kotkin Mr. Abi
Singh
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2014-2015 District Goals Ninety percent (90%) of students in
grades K-5 shall pass, with 90% accuracy, a timed grade level
math-facts assessment. This math facts assessment shall be aligned
to the Common Core State Standards and will assess students on the
four core mathematical functions. Ninety percent (90%) of students
in grades K-8 shall improve by one point (one quintile) on the
District Writing Assessment. This assessment shall be administered
in the fall and again in the spring. Students scoring a perfect
score of 5 in the fall and spring shall be counted as having met
the goal.
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2014-2015 District Goals To prepare each student for the
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
(PARCC) and to communicate pertinent information to parents as
detailed in the action plan. To maintain and continue to build and
develop the individual student data dashboard and use the
information to guide the instructional process as detailed in the
action plan.
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Narrative Harding Township School is one of the premier PK-8
school districts in New Jersey. We have two buildings situated on a
picturesque 40+ acre campus. Our students in grades 9-12 attend
Madison High School. HTS students receive high-quality instruction
in a full range of academic subjects as well as the visual and
performing arts. Technology is ubiquitous and integrated at all
grade levels. Moreover, co-curricular activities, including
athletics and clubs, are available to students. Small class size is
a constant and personal relationships are strong. The PTO and HTEF
provide valuable cultural experiences and funding for special
programs, projects, and field trips. We are proud of our students,
teachers, and parents and the success we have had at HTS in
creating lifelong learners and celebrating educational excellence
in a safe and secure learning environment.
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New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Annual assessment
for students in grades 3-8 in English language arts (ELA) and math.
Science is also assessed in grades 4 and 8. Students placed into
three categories Advanced Proficient 250-300 Proficient 200-249
Partially Proficient < 200 HTS students compared to State and
DFG-J cohorts. New multi-state assessment (PARCC) begins this year
(March; April/May).
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NJASK Grade 3 HTSDFG JState ELA Adv. Prof. %12.212.14.1 Prof.
%75.676.862.4 Part. Prof. %12.211.133.6 Math Adv. Prof.
%60.971.841.5 Prof. %34.223.236.2 Part. Prof. %4.95.022.3
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NJASK Grade 4 HTSDFG JState ELA Adv. Prof. %21.121.48.4 Prof.
%71.164.751.0 Part. Prof. %7.813.940.6 Math Adv. Prof.
%71.163.534.5 Prof. %15.830.743.8 Part. Prof. %13.15.821.7 Science
Adv. Prof. %73.768.144.1 Prof. %23.729.845.4 Part. Prof.
%2.62.110.5
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NJASK Grade 5 HTSDFG JState ELA Adv. Prof. %21.624.58.7 Prof.
%62.262.952.6 Part. Prof. %16.212.638.8 Math Adv. Prof.
%67.674.043.0 Prof. %29.721.136.9 Part. Prof. %2.74.920.1
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NJASK Grade 6 HTSDFG JState ELA Adv. Prof. %12.014.14.7 Prof.
%76.075.961.5 Part. Prof. %12.010.033.9 Math Adv. Prof.
%40.059.631.0 Prof. %44.034.747.9 Part. Prof. %16.05.821.2
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NJASK Grade 7 HTSDFG JState ELA Adv. Prof. %26.534.112.8 Prof.
%52.956.952.4 Part. Prof. %20.69.034.8 Math Adv. Prof.
%23.555.625.4 Prof. %55.933.938.1 Part. Prof. %20.610.636.4
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NJASK Grade 8 HTSDFG JState ELA Adv. Prof. %16.131.211.4 Prof.
%70.964.970.5 Part. Prof. %12.93.918.1 Math Adv. Prof.
%48.461.931.3 Prof. %38.729.638.0 Part. Prof. %12.98.530.7 Science
Adv. Prof. %38.762.532.6 Prof. %58.133.346.4 Part. Prof.
%3.24.221.0
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Student Mobility - NJASK ELA: moving up 1/2 levels = 38
students ELA: moving down 1/2 levels = 13 students Difference = +25
(positive growth) Math: moving up 1/2 levels = 30 students Math:
moving down 1/2 levels = 19 students Difference = +11 (positive
growth)
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Student Mobility - NJASK ELA 11/12-12/13 = +8 students (net)
12/13-13/14 = +25 students (net) +33 students (net) over two years
moved up one or two levels on NJASK in ELA! Math 11/12-12/13 = +11
students (net) 12/13-13/14= +11 students (net) +22 students (net)
over two years moved up one or two levels on NJASK in Math!
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Student Growth Students (grades 4-8) compared year over year to
their peers with the same NJASK scale score. Low Growth = 1-35
percentile Typical Growth = 35-65 percentile High Growth = 65-99
percentile HTS students scores disproportionally ranked as high
growth in 9 of 10 categories.
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Student Growth Grade 4 ELA High growth = 72.2% Typical growth =
19.4% Low growth = 8.3% Math High growth = 61.1% Typical growth =
16.7% Low growth = 22.2%
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Student Growth Grade 5 ELA High growth = 45.7% Typical growth =
31.4% Low growth = 22.9% Math High growth = 57.1% Typical growth =
31.4% Low growth = 11.4%
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Student Growth Grade 6 ELA High growth = 76.0% Typical growth =
12.0% Low growth = 12.0% Math High growth = 24.0% Typical growth =
40.0% Low growth = 36.0%
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Student Growth Grade 7 ELA High growth = 66.7% Typical growth =
27.3% Low growth = 6.1% Math High growth = 63.6% Typical growth =
24.2% Low growth = 12.1%
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Student Growth Grade 8 ELA High growth = 38.7% Typical growth =
32.3% Low growth = 29.0% Math High growth = 38.7% Typical growth =
35.5% Low growth = 25.8%
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Student Growth Percentiles Highlights TOTAL SCHOOL mSGP = 70.
This means that 50% of our students are in the top 29% of growth
statewide! This places HTS at the 98 th percentile statewide! ELA
Average Median SGP = 73 High growth = 95 students Low growth = 25
students Difference = +70 students (positive growth) Math Average
Median SGP = 66 High growth = 81 students Low growth = 33 students
Difference = +48 students (positive growth)
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School Performance Report Replaced School Report Card. Data
lags by one year. This SPR data is from the 2013-2014 school year.
Not to be used to create a summative ranking of schools Rather the
SPR provides data to present a more complete picture of school
performance, with the ultimate aim of helping schools SPR designed
to help districts: focus, benchmark, and improve
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School Performance Report Includes the concept of peer group a
consortium of 30 other schools with similar demographics, grade
span, etc. Between 11/12 and 12/13, 67% of our peer schools
changed. Between 12/13 and 13/14, 63% of our peer schools have
changed. Only three schools (10%) have been in our peer group in
all three years of the SPR! Categories: Very High Performance: 80
th -99 th percentile High Performance: 60 th 79.9 th percentile
Average Performance: 40 th 59.9 th percentile Lagging Performance:
20 th -39.9 th percentile Significantly Lagging Performance: below
20 th percentile
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School Performance Report Caveats: Not all outcome data is
normally distributed = skewed peer and statewide percentiles
(forced curve/stacked rankings). Actual variance might be very
small (grade 3 ELA = 18 Qs) A majority (2/3) of the peer group
changes every year rendering year-over-year peer percentile
variance meaningless. Focus on State percentile. Soft data not
included (culture, climate, co-curricular activities, class size,
technology, etc.). No VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) data for
K-8. Despite the NJDOEs warnings against using the SPR to rank and
sort schools, this report is designed to do exactly that.
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School Performance Report Academic Achievement Peer
Percentile:33 (lagging performance) ELA 20 (lagging performance)
Math46 (average performance) Statewide Percentile:87 (very high
performance) ELA83 (very high performance) Math90 (very high
performance) Targets Met:100%
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School Performance Report College and Career Readiness Peer
Percentile:68 (high performance) Students taking Alg.36 (lagging
performance) Chronic Absenteeism100 (very high performance)
Statewide Percentile:83 (very high performance) Students taking
Alg.71 (high performance) Chronic Absenteeism94 (very high
performance) Targets Met:100%
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School Performance Report Student Growth Peer Percentile:97
(very high performance) ELA 100 (very high performance) Math94
(very high performance) Statewide Percentile:98 (very high
performance) ELA100 (very high performance) Math95 (very high
performance) Targets Met100%
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Measures of Academic Progress A formative, online assessment
given to students in grades 2-8. Students in grade 2 take the MAP
in math and reading. Students in grades 3-8 take the MAP in math,
reading, and language usage. Data is provided to parents/teachers
in real time and is actionable. MAP data is from October 2014.
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Measures of Academic Progress Students are provided with a raw
score (RIT) that can be compared to their peers at HTS as well as
to their peers nationwide. Student Progress Reports are sent home
to parents. Teachers review more detailed reports (DesCartes: A
Continuum of Learning) and use data to inform their instructional
strategies (differentiation).
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Measures of Academic Progress Grade 2 MATHREADING Mean
HTS/National Percentile 8487 Mean HTS RIT195 Mean National
RIT178176
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Measures of Academic Progress Grade 3 MATHREADINGLANGUAGE USAGE
Mean HTS/National Percentile 647175 Mean HTS RIT197200203 Mean
National RIT 192190191
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Measures of Academic Progress Grade 4 MATHREADINGLANGUAGE USAGE
Mean HTS/National Percentile 687078 Mean HTS RIT212210214 Mean
National RIT 204200201
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Measures of Academic Progress Grade 5 MATHREADINGLANGUAGE USAGE
Mean HTS/National Percentile 66 73 Mean HTS RIT220214218 Mean
National RIT 213207208
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Measures of Academic Progress Grade 6 MATHREADINGLANGUAGE USAGE
Mean HTS/National Percentile 505667 Mean HTS RIT220215219 Mean
National RIT 220212
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Measures of Academic Progress Grade 7 MATHREADINGLANGUAGE USAGE
Mean HTS/National Percentile 555964 Mean HTS RIT228218222 Mean
National RIT 226216
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Measures of Academic Progress Grade 8 MATHREADINGLANGUAGE USAGE
Mean HTS/National Percentile 626071 Mean HTS RIT236223227 Mean
National RIT 230219
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Measures of Academic Progress National Percentile Math National
Percentile Reading National Percentile Language Usage Grades
2-570.573.575.3 Grades 6-855.658.367.3
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Otis-Lennon School Ability Test May 2014 - grade 3 - 41
students (100%) Mean Score: 109 Standard Deviation: 15.5 Range:
72-150 (five standards deviations!) 90 th Percentile:127 75 th
Percentile:117 50 th Percentile:111 25 th Percentile:99 10 th
Percentile:88
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2014 OLSAT NJASK MAP
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Data Analysis Median SGP (mSGP) was extremely high for both ELA
and Math. This means our students grew more than their peers.
Elementary students scoring higher on multiple assessments (MAP,
NJASK, etc.) than their middle school peers. Public to private
transfers? Adv. proficient growth in ELA and math is tremendous.
Continued focus on students at ends (high and low) of academic
spectrum. Continued focus on reversing loss of highly talented
students to private middle and high schools.
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Curriculum Highlights Singapore Math (Math in Focus) used in
K-5. Four Square Writing Method. (K-8) Reading Street/Novels Study.
(K-6) Columbia Universitys Writers Workshop. (K-8) Character
Education lessons during weekly advisory periods. These are
age-appropriate activities and lessons centered around a common
theme such as empathy, compassion, etc.
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Transition to PARCC Performance Based Assessments (PBA) ELA and
Math. March 2-27, 2015. End of Year Assessments (EOY) ELA and Math.
April 27 May 22, 2015. Keyboarding (typing) skills and test-taking
strategies emphasized in all grades at HTS. District Curriculum
Council and Vision Council. Administrators and teachers reviewed
all 2014 NJASK writing samples. Teachers using PARCC sample
questions in class. Practice PARCC exams (online and paper/pencil)
finished by all students in grades 3-8.
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Capital Projects Summer 2014 Part II Elementary School windows
and unit ventilators. (ROD Grant - 40% funded by State) 2012-2015
Security upgrades. (ongoing) Summer 2015 (proposed) Elementary
School bathrooms scheduled for renovation.
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Budget Data State Aid 2009-2010$364,473 2010-2011$0
2011-2012$181,191 2012-2013$225,137 2013-2014$225,137
2014-2015$233,677 2015-2016$233,677 (estimate) Local Tax Levy
1997-2011 (average)+6.01% 2011-2012+1.96% 2012-2013+1.78%
2013-2014+1.50% 2014-2015+2.60% 2015-2016+2.96% (estimate)
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Technology Summer 2014 L/MC computer lab. (PARCC ready) Summer
2014 SmartBoard replacements project (PTO and HTEF funded). Fall
2014 Beginning and Intermediate Creative Coders (PTO) 2014-2015
Chromebooks purchased for PARCC writing preparation in both
buildings. 2015-2016 Website renovation. (tentative) 2015-2016
Phone systems upgrade. (tentative)
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Social Emotional Learning 2013-2016 HTS is partnering with
College of St. Elizabeth and the United Way with a 3-year Climate
and Culture Initiative. (ongoing) Confirmed HIB cases: 2011-2012 =
6 (34 investigations) 2012-2013 = 5 (20 investigations) 2013-2014 =
1 (5 investigations) 2014-2015 = 1 (1 investigation) as of
12/31/14
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Quest Grade 3 = Pathways Program. All students have access.
Grade 4 = 10 students (24.4%) Grade 5 = 10 students (25.6%) Grade 6
= 13 students (38.2%) Grade 7 = 5 students (23.8%) Grade 8 = 7
students (21.9%) TOTAL = 45 students (27.4%)
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Quest Gr. 3-4 students competed in the first Brain Bowl
sponsored by the N.J. Consortium for Gifted and Talented Programs.
HTS students won first place! Gr. 5 students participated in the
World of Free Enterprise Project to create a new restaurant that
they will design and introduce to the marketplace. Gr. 6-7 students
participated in the Junior Solar Sprints Powered Car Competition.
HTS students won first place for their documentation portfolio! Gr.
7-8 students won numerous awards at the Junior Model United Nations
@ Drew University.
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Academic Intervention Program Grade 1 = 4 students (2 ELA; 1
Math; 1 both) Grade 2 = 8 students (4 ELA; 2 Math; 2 both) Grade 3
= 4 students (1 Math; 3 both) Grade 4 = 10 students (5 ELA; 4 Math;
1 both) Grade 5 = 6 students (2 ELA; 1 Math; 3 both) Grade 6 = 4
students (3 ELA; 1 Math) Grade 7 = 4 students (2 Math; 2 both)
Grade 8 = 6 students (1 ELA; 3 Math; 2 both) TOTAL = 46
students
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Athletics Fall (2014) Girls Field Hockey = 15 students (2 nd
place in Morris County!) Coed Soccer = 18 students Winter
(2014-2015) Boys Basketball = 17 students Girls Basketball = 21
students Spring (2014) Boys Lacrosse = 17 Girls Lacrosse = 20 Coed
Track and Field = 22
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Co-Curricular Activities K-5 Jr. TSA = 29 students Literary
Magazine = 100+ students Fourth Grade Band = 30 students Fifth
Grade Band = 31 students Forensics = 7-10 students
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Co-Curricular Activities 6-8 TSA = 20 students Student Council
= 13 students Yearbook = 12 students School Play ~ 50 students
Literary Magazine = entire middle school! Chorus = 53 students Jazz
Band = 16 students Middle School Band = 43 students
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Parent Teacher Organization 2014-2015 Grants $30,000
Smartboards for Elementary School $25,000 Sound and lighting
systems $5,000 Battle of the Books $4,500 Creative coders $5,000
Additional technology support, teacher wish lists, field day,
teacher appreciation gifts, various publications/subscriptions,
etc.
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Harding Township Education Foundation 2014-2015 Grants $10,000
The Reading and Writing Project $6,000 Circus Yoga $25,000 Leveled
Classroom Libraries $47,000 Smartboards for Middle School $10,000
Shakespeare Residency $25,000 Middle School Bricks Project $3,000
Project BABES $32,000 Sound/Lighting Upgrades
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Student Enrollment PK = 17 students K = 27 students 1 = 36
students 2 = 33 students 3 = 26 students 4 = 41 students 5 = 39
students 6 = 34 students 7 = 21 students 8 = 32 students TOTAL =
306 students
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Staff Professional Development HTS teachers have attended many
classes in the Madison Professional Development Academy. Classes
include: Introduction to Google Docs. Using technology to
facilitate the 4Cs critical thinking, communication, collaboration,
and creativity. Meet my friend Ed, Edmodo.
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TEACHNJ - AchieveNJ Tenure Reform Act (TEACH-NJ) and
teacher/principal evaluation program (AchieveNJ) created by NJDOE.
Three Goals: To raise student achievement. To inform professional
development. To inform personnel decisions. Administration has
conducted 100 lesson observations as of Feb. 1, 2015. Approximately
60 % complete for year.
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Vision Council Quarterly meetings: I PARCC Transition in ELA II
PARCC Transition in Math III PARCC for Parents IV - tba
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Special Thanks to all HTS students and staff members for their
contributions to the school community over the past year. We
promise to aim high and continue efforts to improve the district in
every way.