With the regionalization meeting tomorrow evening, we know everyone is concerned with taxes, bussing, safety and organization. But we implore our neighbors to ask if it’ll fix this:
These are the most recent available NJSLA scores for FTS. They test the three bigs: Reading, Math and Science. We’ve provided the graphs that the former superintendent and current Board of Education President presented to the community last school year. (Available on the FTS’s website.) We used the same data points, but simplified the categories down to (A) Passing State Standards or (B) Not Passing State Standards. The results are attached below by grade levels and all grades.
ELA Performance
Math Performance
Science Performance
Conclusion
According to the school’s data, essentially 1 out of every 2 students at FTS does not read & write at State Standards. In mathematics, FTS scored just 3.5% better. In Science, well, you can just judge for yourself.
When considering your votes, whether it be for the Board of Education election, bond referendums, or regionalization;
Have our students been getting the best and will our students be getting the best moving forward?
We’ll have a presentation soon theorizing why these scores are so poor, and it might be surprising because we don’t believe it’s the teacher(s) fault. Our data seems to show the far majority of the teachers there have been working double time for possibility years to counter affect questionable staffing and budget choices. More on that and staff turnover later. We appreciate you taking the time to read and consider this. Please follow us on Facebook to double check our homework.
-Colin & Matt (#3 & #4 on November’s ballot)