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NJSLA & DLM Results

Spring 2025

October 7, 2025

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Presented to the Pompton Lakes Board of Education

Dr. Jayne Tanis

Director of Curriculum, Testing, & Instruction

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The Spring NJSLA & DLM Assessments measure a student’s attainment of key skills and knowledge as compared to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for the particular content area and grade level being assessed.

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The State examines a district’s student average scale score and growth proficiency when measuring their overall performance in English Language Arts, Math & Science.

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OVERVIEW OF OVERVIEW

For the NJSLA-ELA assessment, students in Grade 3-9, knocked it out of the park.

NJSLA Spring 2025 English Language Arts District Results and Three-Year Comparative Analysis (n≥10)

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For the NJSLA-Math assessment, students in Grade 3-8, achieved new heights by scoring at or above the State Average Scale Score, a first for the NJSLA-Math Grade 6 assessment.

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NJSLA Spring Mathematics District Results and Three-Year Comparative Analysis (n≥10)

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NJSLA-Science results are a sign of consistent student achievement and growth in

Grade 5 & 8.

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Results inform classroom instruction.

Assessment is cumulative and measures student proficiency with the NJSLS-Science.

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Areas of Assessment include Earth and Science, Life Science, and Physical Science.

Test Items require students to investigate, critique and make sense of phenomenon.

NJSLA-SCIENCE

NJSLA Spring 2025 Science District Results and Three-Year Comparative Analysis (n≥10)

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The NJSLA-Science is not a state graduation assessment requirement.

Subgroup Highlights: At or Above Previous Year’s Achievement on the NJSLA

Mathematics: Economic Disadvantaged Subgroup, Grade 3-8; Special Education, Grade 3-6; Ethnicity/Race Hispanic, Grade 3-7 & Alg I

ELA: Economic Disadvantaged Subgroup, Grade 3, 5-8; Special Education, Grade 4, 6, & 8; Ethnicity/Race Hispanic, Grade 3-4, 6 & 8

Science: Economic Disadvantaged Subgroup, Grade 5 & 8; Special Education, Grade 8; Ethnicity/Race Hispanic, Grade 5, 8 & 11

Intervention Strategies for NJSLA/DLM

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Data Analysis and Subsequent Actions using the NJSLA Evidence Statement Analysis Report:

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• Audited Elementary Science and High School Science, Algebra I and Geometry curricula; realigned curriculum scope & sequence accordingly

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• Extended the benchmark system through Grade 12 using a Multiple Tiered System of Support (MTSS)

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• Developed an Interventionist Role in core Mathematics & English Courses at PLHS

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Intervention Strategies for NJSLA/DLM

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Planned Interventions for the 2025-2026 School Year in Response to Data Analysis:

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• PLHS: Assign “Intervention Period” during lunch to students identified in need of learning acceleration in Mathematics or English.

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• Target Executive Function Support for Spec Ed students (e.g. organization and time management) & Embed NJSLA/DLM practice in Academic Support classes.

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• Assign 15 hours of professional learning in Sheltered English Instruction (SEI) to all science and social studies teachers with multilingual learners (ML). The SEI model provides teachers with evidence-based strategies for making content comprehensible for ML students.

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• Assign ML students to an extended day intervention period supplemented with Title III funding.

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What’s New for 2025-2026?

• NJSLA/NJGPA-Adaptive: The State is maintaining the same tested areas while transitioning to a computer-adaptive testing platform for ELA and Mathematics.

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• A computer-adaptive test (CAT) is an assessment tool that determines future questions based on a student’s responses to prior questions. (NJDOE, August 2025)
• Lessens testing anxiety by presenting students with questions closer to their current level of knowledge and skills; and,

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• Measures each student’s knowledge with greater precision because items are closer to their current level; plus, a CAT,

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• Differentiates a student’s assessment pathway similarly to more familiar district-initiated testing platforms: IXL, iReady, Amplify Boost.

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Any Questions?

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