Dr. Alex Anemone Superintendent of Schools February 24,
2014
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Board of Education Mr. Dev Modi President Mr. John Flynn Vice
President Mr. Davor Gjivoje Mrs. Kim Macaulay Mr. Jim Novotny
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2013-2014 District Goal To develop a student dashboard and use
the data to improve the instructional process.
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Narrative Harding Township School (HTS) is one of the premier
PK-8 school districts in New Jersey. We have two buildings (PK-4;
5-8) 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,
visual and performing arts and social and emotional learning.
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 Parent Teacher Organization
and Harding Township Education Foundation 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 math and English language arts (ELA).
Science is also assessed in grades 4 and 8. Final year of the NJASK
is this current school year - May. Students placed into three
categories Advanced Proficient 250-300 Proficient 200-249 Partially
Proficient
Harding Township Education Foundation 2013-2014 Grants
Multi-Sport Courts > $100,000 8 th Grade Shakespeare Residency =
$6,000 Kindergarten Yoga = $6,000 Creative Coders = $2,000 Plus
many more
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Student Enrollment PK = 17 students K = 41 students 1 = 29
students 2 = 26 students 3 = 41 students 4 = 37 students 5 = 38
students 6 = 25 students 7 = 35 students 8 = 32 students TOTAL =
321
Staff Attendance Type of AbsenceTotal Number of Absences
Bereavement Day18 Family Illness38 Jury Duty3 Personal Day123 Sick
Day235
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TEACHNJ - AchieveNJ Tenure Reform Act (TEACH-NJ) and new
teacher and principal evaluation program (AchieveNJ) created by
NJDOE. Three Goals: To raise student achievement. To inform
professional development. To inform personnel decisions.
Administration has conducted 98 lesson observations as of Feb. 1,
2014. Approximately 70% complete for year.
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Vision Council Parent Co-Chairs: Lisa Accardi, Brenda Myers,
Mary Saltzman, Sandy Waxgiser. Quarterly meetings: I Singapore Math
101 II Four Square Writing Method III - tba IV - tba
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Follow HTS on Twitter Alex Anemone@htssupt Matt
Spelker@mspelker David Harris@htslmc HTEA@HTEAteach PTO@htspto HTS
PreK@HTSHuskyPups Plus many more
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Glossary DFG District Factor Group. HTS is in DFG J, the
highest socio-economic consortium of districts. Median Student
Growth Percentile mSGP is a figure assigned to a teacher who
teaches ELA or Math in grades 4- 8. The mSGP is for all students in
a class in a year. The mSGP is then converted to a 1-4 scale and
used for 30% of a teachers summative evaluation. NJASK New Jersey
Assessment of Skills and Knowledge. An annual assessment in ELA
(English Language Arts) and Math in grades 3-8. Science is also
tested in grades 4 and 8. PARCC Partnership of Assessment for
Readiness for College and Careers.
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Glossary RIT Rasch Unit. An equal interval scoring unit for the
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). ROD Grant Regular Operating
District. This NJDOE grant for capital improvements covers 40% of
the cost of the project. School Peer Group A group of 30 schools
from across the state that have similar grade configurations and
are educating students of similar demographic characteristics as
measured by participation in the Free/Reduced Lunch Programs,
Limited English Proficiency or Special Education Programs.
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Glossary School Performance Report (SPR) Replaced the School
Report Card. The SPR compares and ranks school with their peer
group schools in areas of academic achievement, college and career
readiness and student growth. Student Growth Percentiles Students
are ranked by their SGPs from 1-99 (lowest to highest). Any student
with an SGP between 1-34 is described as having low growth. A
student with an SGP between 35-65 is described as having typical
growth and a student with an SGP between 66-99 is described as
having high growth.
