New Jersey Graduation Proﬁciency Assessment Results

October 2023 Administration

Teaneck Public Schools March 6, 2024

Patricia Dent
Director of School Innovation, English and ESL

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Understanding the New Jersey Graduation Proﬁciency Assessment

The New Jersey Graduation Proﬁciency Assessment is designed to measure the extent to which students are graduation ready in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

● Graduation readiness is reported separately for each content component. ● The ELA component is aligned to the grade 10 standards.
● The Mathematics component is aligned to Algebra I and Geometry standards.
● Statute requires that the State graduation proﬁciency assessment be administered to all grade 11 students. (N.J.S.A. 18A:7C-6)
● Students who are unable to take the assessment as juniors must take the
	
	assessment in their senior year.

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Second Pathway towards Meeting the Graduation Requirement

If after completing the New Jersey Graduation Proﬁciency Assessment a student does not demonstrate proﬁciency on the ELA or mathematics section, the student is then eligible for a second pathway to meet the New Jersey Graduation Assessment Requirement.

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Fall 2023 NJGPA Administration - Percentages

October 2023 Report

Subject
	Student Participants
	Percentage of Senior Class
	
English / Language Arts
	9

2%

Mathematics

11

3%
	
Total Test Takers
	11 students

Due to FERPA laws and student conﬁdentiality, the district is not able to present on student results. By NJ Administrative Code, the district is able to share student participation, and interventions/next steps.

Meeting the Assessment Requirements

Current Seniors: Class of 2024

Week of October 10th

Take the New Jersey Graduation

Proﬁciency Assessment

January 2024 to March 2024

Pathways offered to take alternative

Assessments

Eligible seniors will take the Graduation                                 Eligible seniors will work with the school counseling Proﬁciency Assessment.                                                                       department to determine alternative assessments to
meet the graduation requirements.

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Support for Students: Second Pathway - Accuplacer

● The ACCUPLACER is a series of tests that evaluate students’ skills in reading, writing, and or mathematics.

● There's no time limit on the tests, so you can focus on doing your best to demonstrate your skills.

● ACCUPLACER uses the latest
computer-adaptive technology, which means the questions the students see are based on their skill level.

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Support for Students: Second Pathway - Accuplacer

Step 1: Students will be grouped for small group sessions or individual sessions with a Teaneck High School English Teacher and/ or Mathematics Teacher.

Step 2: Students will review prerequisite skills from Algebra 1, Geometry and English/Language Arts. Review sessions will include ACCUPLACER-like problems and questions. Teachers will review the skills associated with each question.

Step 3: After review, teachers will administer the ACCUPLACER Assessment. If a student is unable to meet the qualifying score, students will continue to review the skills needed and retake the ACCUPLACER at a diﬀerent time.

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Questions

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