New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 8 - STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › Subchapter 3 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW JERSEY STUDENT LEARNING STANDARDS › Section 6A:8-3.1 - Curriculum and instruction

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) District boards
				of education shall ensure that curriculum and instruction are designed and
				delivered in such a way that all students are able to demonstrate the knowledge
				and skills specified by the NJSLS and shall ensure that appropriate
				instructional adaptations are designed and delivered for students with
				disabilities, for MLs, for students enrolled in alternative education programs,
				and for students who are gifted and talented.
1. The Department shall provide district
				boards of education with Standards support materials that suggest a variety of
				activities and strategies that may assist in the development of local curricula
				aligned with the NJSLS.
2. District
				boards of education shall encourage the active involvement of representatives
				from the community, business, industry, labor, and higher education in the
				development of educational programs aligned with the NJSLS.
3. District boards of education shall be
				responsible for assessing and publicly reporting on the progress of all
				students in developing the knowledge and skills specified by the NJSLS,
				including civics, financial literacy, and all content areas not currently
				included in the Statewide assessment program.
4. District boards of education shall provide
				all students with disabilities an educational program aligned with the NJSLS,
				as well as the required individualized accommodations, instructional
				adaptations, and/or modifications as specified in a student's IEP or 504
				plan.
5. District boards of
				education shall be responsible for identifying gifted and talented students and
				shall provide them with appropriate instructional adaptations and services.
i. District boards of education shall make
				provisions for an ongoing K-12 identification process for gifted and talented
				students that includes multiple measures.
ii. District boards of education shall
				provide appropriate kindergarten-through-grade-12 (K-12) educational services
				for gifted and talented students.
iii. District boards of education shall
				develop appropriate curricular and instructional modifications used for gifted
				and talented students indicating content, process, products, and learning
				environment.
iv. District boards of
				education shall take into consideration the Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming
				Standards of the National Association for Gifted Children in developing
				programs for gifted and talented students.
6. District boards of education shall
				actively assist and support professional development for teachers, educational
				services staff, and school leaders, including their efforts to meet mandatory
				professional development requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 6A:9-15 and 16.
i. District boards of education shall
				facilitate the development and implementation by school leaders of professional
				growth plans aligned with the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C.
				6A:9.
7. District boards
				of education shall be responsible for developing for MLs English language
				assistance programs that are aligned to the NJSLS and the English language
				development standards.