Newton Public Schools District Performance & Assessment Review 2024-2025
This document, titled the 2024-2025 District Performance & Assessment Review, outlines the Newton Public Schools' progress towards momentum, growth, and QSAC Excellence. It highlights significant improvements in student outcomes across state metrics, including NJGPA readiness in ELA and Math, and steady gains in NJSLA results for ELA, Math, and Science. Key focus areas include actively closing achievement gaps at Halsted Middle School, addressing challenges in elementary ELA and Grade 4 Math, and supporting subgroups such as Special Education and English Learners. The plan also details the decline of chronic absenteeism and the implementation of a strategic intervention engine encompassing curriculum, direct student support, and systemic operations to sustain momentum and achieve the QSAC 80-point threshold by 2026.