New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:33-1.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms shall have the following
				  meanings when used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Accountability indicators" mean the areas that the Every
				  Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires the State to utilize in measuring the
				  performance of all schools for the purpose of identifying schools in need of
				  support and improvement. The required accountability indicators for high
				  schools are: academic achievement; graduation rate; progress toward achieving
				  English language proficiency; and a measure of school quality or student
				  success. The required accountability indicators for elementary and middle
				  schools are: academic achievement; academic progress; progress toward achieving
				  English language proficiency; and a measure of school quality or student
				  success.
"Annual school plan" means a school-level plan to improve
				  student outcomes for a Comprehensive or Targeted School.
"Comprehensive School" means a school that the Department
				  identifies as in need of comprehensive support and improvement, in accordance
				  with the criteria at N.J.A.C. 6A:33-2.1.
"Comprehensive II School" means a Comprehensive School that
				  does not meet exit criteria, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:33-4.1(b).
"English language proficiency test" means as defined at
				  N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.2.
"ESSA" means the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
				  (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, 20 U.S.C.
				  §§ 6301 et seq.
"Evidence-based interventions" means strategies that are
				  deemed effective based on research findings that indicate a positive,
				  statistically significant impact on outcomes and, as such, are likely to result
				  in comparable outcomes for Comprehensive or Targeted Schools when replicated
				  under similar conditions, as described in the research.
"Field support team" means one of the Department's
				  field-based teams composed of experienced educators and specialists who are
				  charged with providing on-site support focused on curriculum, instruction,
				  assessment, professional learning, use of data, and cycles of continuous
				  improvement to school districts that have one or more Comprehensive Schools, or
				  three or more Targeted Schools.
"Interim target" means the metric in the accountability
				  system that defines whether Comprehensive or Targeted Schools made progress
				  toward long-term goals.
"Interventions" means strategies in the annual school plan
				  that address the root causes that hinder optimal student achievement.
				  Interventions are implemented by a Comprehensive or Targeted School with
				  support from the school district and may include, but are not limited
				  to:
1. Implementation of curriculum
				aligned to the NJSLS, including an ongoing process for revision linked to
				instructional and assessment data;
2. Ongoing assessment of the climate and
				culture of the school to ensure a quality learning environment with a culture
				of high expectations for every student;
3. Development of new family- and
				community-engagement strategies specifically focused on academic
				achievement;
4. Implementation of
				diagnostic and common formative assessments and instructional units;
5. Job-embedded professional learning for
				instructional staff based on needs identified through the annual school plan,
				relevant academic assessment, instructional, and demographic data;
				and
6. Tiered, evidence-based
				academic strategies to address specific student needs.
"New Jersey Student Learning Standards" or "NJSLS" means the
				  standards established for the provision of a thorough and efficient education
				  pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-4 and defined in N.J.A.C. 6A:8.
"School performance reports" means annual Department school
				  reports that include a range of data on student achievement, progress toward
				  annual targets, and additional college- and career-readiness data points in
				  accordance with the school report cards required by ESSA.
"Student subgroup" means students who are grouped together
				  for the collection of data required by ESSA and for the identification of
				  schools in need of support and improvement. Section 1111(c)(2) of ESSA defines
				  student subgroups, for accountability purposes, as specific racial and ethnic
				  groups, economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and
				  multilingual learners (MLs).
"Targeted School" means a school that the Department
				  identifies as in need of targeted improvement and support, in accordance with
				  the criteria at N.J.A.C. 6A:33-2.2.
"Title I school" means a school that receives Federal funding
				  pursuant to ESSA.