Click on the article below to read how NJ schools are being affected. http://www.northjersey.com/news/nearly-200-clifton-high-seniors-at-risk-of-not-graduating-because-of-new-test-1.1497752 email: alliancefornewarkpublicschools@gmail.com facebook: Alliance for Newark Public Schools www.facebook.com/NewarkStudentsUnionPhone:973.624.6400

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Alert!ToAllStudentsandParentsoftheClass

of2016

Parents!!Ø Contactyourschoolanddemandtoknow

nowifyourchildisontrackforgraduation.

Ø Don’twaituntilJunetofindout.Itmaybetoolateforyourchildtograduateonstage.

Ø Theyneedyoursupport!

February2016Edition

Appointed NJ D

Call973-733-7334tospeaktoDistrictofficials!!

• TheNJDepartmentofEducationchangedthegraduationruleslastyear,whentheclassof2016werealreadyjuniors!That’sunfairandillegal!

• NJDOEdidnotfollowthelawwhentheymadethesechangesandarebeingsuedbyparents,theEducationLawCenterandtheACLUofNJ.

• Seniorsmustpassnewandmoredifficultteststhanpreviousclassestoreceiveadiploma.

• NJistheonlystateusingthecontroversialnewPARCCexamsasgraduationtests.

• WhenChrisCerfwasNJDOECommissionerhesaid‘anystudentcurrentlyinhighschoolwillnotberequiredto‘pass’theassessmentsasarequirementforgraduation.’Butnowtheyare!

• ButPARCCisnottheonlywaytosatisfythenewgraduationrequirements.WeneedtomakesureNPSgivesstudentsthesupporttheyneedtograduatethisJune!

TheFacts:GraduationRequirementsarenotclear!

DoYouKnow????

• Whatifastudentdoesnotmeetthepassingscorebenchmarksonany

ofthetestslistedabove??• Whatwillbetheiralternatives??• Whowillmakesureallseniorsscheduledtograduatebutdidnotpass

atestareintroducedtotheportfolioappeal??• Howwilltheportfolioprocessbemanagedandscored??

Seniorsinthe

CLASSOF2016

AreyouontracktograduatethisJune?

Seniors must pass one test from each column to graduate. PARCC ELA Grade 9>= 750 OR PARCC Algebra I >=750 OR

PARCC ELA Grade 10>750 OR PARCC Geometry >=725 OR

PARCC ELA Grade 11>725 OR PARCC Algebra II >=725 OR

SAT Reading*> 400 OR SAT Math* >=400 OR

ACT Reading or ACT PLAN Reading> 16 OR

ACT or ACT PLAN Math >=16 OR

Accuplacer Write Placer >=6 OR

(Placement Test)

Accuplacer Elementary OR Algebra >=16 (Placement Test)

PSAT 10 Reading or PSAT/NMSQT Reading** >40 OR

PSAT 10Reading or PSAT/NMSQT Reading*** >22 OR

PSAT10Math or PSAT/NMSQT Math** >=40 OR

PSAT10 Math or PSAT/NMQT Math *** >22 OR

ACT Aspire Reading >=422 OR ACT Aspire Math >=422 OR

ASVAB-AFQT Composite>31 OR ASVAB-AFQT Composite>=31 OR

Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal

Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal

> greater than

• TheDepartmentofEducationchangedthegraduationrequirementsforcurrentseniors,theclassof2016.

• SeniorsmustpassdifferenttestsinEnglishandMaththanpreviousclassestograduate.

• PARCCisnowtheofficialNewJerseygraduationtest—butitisnottheonlywaytosatisfythenewgraduationrequirements.

• StudentsmustpassoneEnglishassessmentandoneMathassessmenttogetadiploma.Seechartfortheoptions.

• Studentswhodidnotpassthetests,canfileagraduationappeal.Seeyourguidancecounselorforhelp.

• Ifyou’renotsurewhatyouneedtograduateinJune:o Contactyourguidancecounselor,oro ContacttheNewarkStudentUnion,oro ContacttheAllianceforNewarkPublicSchoolso Wewillhelpyoufindthesupportyouneed!

Note: *SAT taken prior to March 2016, **PSAT taken prior to October 2015, ***PSAT taken after October 2015. The College Board will establish new “threshold scores” in May 2016 for the new SAT.