New Jersey Department of Education�2020-2021 School Performance Reports

Deerfield Township School District

April 27, 2022

2020-2021 School Performance Reports

• The School Performance Reports reflect the New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) commitment to proving parents, students, and school communities with a large variety of information about each school and district. These reports can be used as a tool to help evaluate whether all students have equitable access to high quality education.
• Communities are encouraged to use these reports to learn more, start conversations, and engage.
• In addition to meeting the federal report requirements under ESSA, NJDOE is committed to developing reports that provide stakeholders with a broader picture of their schools and districts.
• Along with the detailed School Performance Reports for each school, district, and state, Summary Reports for each school and district are also available.
• Data in the Summary Reports are limited for 2020-2021 due to COVID-19.
• The reports and resources are also translated into Spanish.

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School Performance Reports Homepage

You can find the School Performance Reports at www.njschooldata.org.

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Links to the Performance Reports on District Website

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• The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the way the NJDOE was able to measure school performance and student achievement in the 2020-2021 School Performance Reports. 
• Some data is not available at all and other data, while available, may not look the same as it did in prior years.
• The NJDOE recognizes that our existing data can’t begin to measure the hard work and perseverance of the students, families, educators, and community members during this difficult year.
• This past year has been unlike any other, and the NJDOE believes that it is critical to use the available data in the reports, along with other information collected directly within districts and communities, to start conversations, identify gaps in information, and begin to find ways to address the impacts of COVID-19 and ensure all students receive the support that they need.

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COVID-19 Impact on 2020-2021 Reports

• The 2020-2021 School Performance Reports will not include the following data elements:
• Statewide assessment data: Participation and performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for ELA, mathematics, or science, Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessment, and ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 assessment
• Growth Data: Median Student Growth Percentiles and Progress toward English Language Proficiency
• Attendance: Chronic Absenteeism rates and other attendance information
• Accountability Measures: Summative ratings, indicator scores, and status in meeting annual targets or standards
• Notes are included throughout the reports to explain where data is missing or known to be impacted by COVID-19 and a new Impact of COVID-19 on Data Availability resource is available to summarize this information.

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2020-2021 Data Availability Notes

What Kinds of Information Do the School Performance Reports Typically Include?

• School and district overviews
• Demographic information
• Student growth*
• Academic achievement*
• College and career readiness
• Graduation and postsecondary information
• School climate and environment*
• Staff information
• School Accountability*
• School and district narrative information

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The New Jersey School Performance Reports typically contain hundreds of data points about schools and districts across New Jersey including:

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*Some data may not be available for the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19.

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Student Enrollment and Demographics

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Student Growth

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Each student gets a student growth percentile (SGP) from 1 to 99 for English (4^th to 8^th grade) and Mathematics (4^th to 7^th grade) that explains their progress compared to students who had similar test scores in the past (“academic peers”). An SGP between 35 and 65 is considered “typical”.

If the student growth percentiles for all students in a group (for example a school, a district, a student group, or a grade level), are ordered from smallest to largest, the median student growth percentile (mSGP) for that group is the percentile in the middle of the list. NJDOE’s standard for school and district accountability purposes is an mSGP of at least 40.

Due to the cancellation of statewide assessments in spring 2021, SGPs were not calculated for 2020-2021 and the 2020-2021 School Performance Reports will not include mSGPs.

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Median Student Growth Percentiles

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Due to the cancellation of statewide assessment results in spring 2020 and 2021, median student growth percentiles (mSGPs) were not calculated for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

Statewide Assessment Results

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The School Performance Reports contain information about student participation and performance on statewide assessments, including the:

• New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA): Assessment that measures student proficiency with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for English Language Arts, mathematics, and science.
• Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM): Alternate assessment for students with the most significant intellectual disabilities in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
• ACCESS for ELLs: Assessment that measures the English language proficiency of English learners.

Statewide assessments were cancelled in spring 2021. As a result, assessment data is not available in the 2020-2021 School Performance Reports.

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Statewide Assessment Proficiency

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Due to the cancellation of statewide assessment results in spring 2020 and 2021, participation and proficiency rates are not available for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

Optional School Performance Reports Template 2019-2020

Local Assessment Results

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Reading Diagnostic

Local Assessment Results

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Math Diagnostic

Chronic Absenteeism and Attendance

The School Performance Reports include information on chronic absenteeism and attendance for students.

Chronic absenteeism is defined as being absent for 10% or more of the days enrolled during the school year. A student who is not present for any reason, whether excused, unexcused, or for disciplinary action, is considered absent unless permitted by state statute or regulations.

Important note for 2020-21:The absenteeism data for the 2020-21 school year reflects both in-person and remote instruction. Districts were able to employ multiple ways to determine whether a student in a remote learning environment was present or absent, including check-ins through internet or telephone, logging in to online learning platforms, or monitoring student submission of assignments. Because the number of days students spent in in-person and remote learning environments during the school year differed, the NJDOE recommends caution in comparing chronic absenteeism rates between schools and districts and comparing 2020-21 data to prior or future school years.

NJDOE received federal waivers which removed the requirement to report on status in meeting annual ESSA targets for 2019-20 and 2020-21. As a result, state averages and status in meeting the state average are not reported for the 2020-21 school year.

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Chronic Absenteeism and Attendance

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Statewide Teacher Demographic Information

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Do the students in our classrooms have the opportunity to be led by diverse teachers?

Teacher diversity improves outcomes for all students.

District Teacher Demographic Information

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Do the students in our classrooms have the opportunity to be led by diverse teachers?

Teacher diversity improves outcomes for all students.

Visual and Performing Arts

100%of students in grades 6 through 8 enrolled in an arts course (State = 89.3%)

• 100%enrolled in Music courses (State = 63.2%)
• 0%enrolled in Dance courses (State = 3.2%)
• 0% enrolled in Drama courses (State = 6.8%)
• 100%enrolled in Visual Arts courses (State = 69.1%)

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The College and Career Readiness section includes participation in visual and performing arts coursework for students in grades 6 through 12.

Student Safety in the District

Narrative Information on Student Safety

This table shows the number of incidents reported by type.

A single incident may be counted under multiple incident types. The total unique incidents row provides an unduplicated count of incidents.

The last row shows the rate of incidents for every 100 students enrolled.

Violence, Vandalism, HIB, and Substance Offenses

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Early Childhood Education in the District

Narrative Information on Early Childhood Education

This table shows number of students in full day and half day Pre-Kindergarten (PK) and Kindergarten (KG) for the past three school years.

Enrollment Trends by Full/Half Day PK and KG in our District

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Student Supports and Services

Narrative Information on Student Supports and Services

This table shows ratios of students and staff members in the school and district.

The ratios are based on data submitted by districts to NJ SMART and are not based on staff full-time equivalent (FTE).

Student and Staff Ratios

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How Can I Get Involved?

• Reach out to your school and district to find out about opportunities for how parents, families, and educators will work together to improve their schools.  

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• Schools and districts are required to engage with parents, families, educators, and community members throughout the year to assess needs related to the areas of weakness, identify strategies and resources that can impact improvement, create an improvement plan and timeline for completion. 

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• See NJDOE’s Stakeholder Engagement Guide (http://bit.ly/njengage) for detailed descriptions of these requirements.

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Ways to Engage with Our School

• PTO
• 8^th Grade Parent Group
• Back to School Night
• Title 1 Event
• Classroom/School sponsored events
• Parent Teacher Conferences
• 8^th Grade Graduation

• Annual School Plan Development Team
• Special Education Parent Advisory Group
• Early Childhood Education Advisory Council
• Fundraising Committee
• School Safety Team
• Wellness and Nutrition Committee

Questions?

Have Feedback or Questions?

• Additional resources are available at: www.njschooldata.org
• Visit our district website for updates: www.Deerfield.k12.nj.us
• Email the district: jcorley@deerfield.k12.nj.us
• Take the NJDOE School Performance Reports feedback survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020-21SPR
• Visit the NJDOE website at: www.nj.gov/education
• Email the NJDOE: reportcard@doe.nj.gov

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