Students who took the NJSLA in Spring or Summer 2022 should have received their individual score reports in the mail.  Parents may also refer to this interpretation guide for additional information. 

 

 

Governor Murphy recently signed P.L. 2022, c.60, which designates the NJGPA taken in March 2022 as a field test.  Furthermore, the law stipulates that students in the Class of 2023 will not need to pass a state test, a substitute competency assessment, or an NJDOE Portfolio in order to earn their high school diploma.

Students in the Class of 2023 will be able to earn their high school diploma by meeting all other state and local requirements for graduation, including course/curriculum requirements and attendance.  NJGPA results will be sent home to students and parents as soon as they are available. 

 

 

This year's state-mandated assessments include the following:

 

1) Start Strong Assessment:  These are short, diagnostic assessments that will be administered to students in ELA (Grades 9 and 10), Math (students enrolled in Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra 2), and Science (Grades 9 and 12).  The purpose of these diagnostic assessments is to help teachers understand the level of support students will need in these content areas.  The assessments are 45-60 minutes in length and will be administered predominantly during classes during the week of September 19th.  Parents will receive a copy of the student score report.  Please click here for more information. These assessments cannot be used to fulfill state testing requirements for graduation.  

 

2) NJSLA: The NJSLA will be offered to students in ELA (Grade 9), Math (Grade 9 students enrolled in Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra 2), and Science (Grade 11) in May 2023.  These assessments measure attainment of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in specific content areas.  These assessments can be used to fulfill state testing requirements for graduation in Math and ELA.

 

3) NJ Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA): The NJGPA is a new assessment based on the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.  The State Board of Education recently adopted this assessment as the state testing requirement for graduation for the Classes of 2023 and beyond; the assessment was administered for the first time in March of 2023 to current seniors.   Recently, Governor Murphy changed the NJGPA to a field test for the Class of 2023 only. Currently, students in the Classes of 2024 and 2025 are expected to take and pass the NJGPA.  As per state rules, students in the Classes of 2024-2025 who do not take the NJGPA will be unable to earn a high school diploma. Students who take the NJGPA but do not earn a passing score will be able to use substitute competency assessments to meet the state testing requirements for graduation. Students with disabilities who qualify for the Dynamic Learning Maps assessment (DLM) are exempt from taking the NJGPA.  Additional information will be sent home to families once it is communicated to the district by the NJDOE.  The NJGPA for the Class of 2024 is scheduled for March 13-17, 2023.

 

The district's testing calendar for 2022-2023 can be found here.  

 

 

New Jersey mandates that students fulfill state testing requirements in order to receive a high school diploma.  The testing requirements for the Class of 2023 can be found here.

 

 Please note that the NJ Department of Education is in the process of updating the passing scores for the substitute competency assessments for the Classes of 2024 and 2025. 

 

The complete list of MHRD graduation requirements, including state testing requirements for the Classes of 2023-2026 can be found here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have any questions about either the assessments or about accommodations for students with disabilities, please contact your child's school counselor or case manager.  Please note that the district is required to administer NJ state assessments to all eligible students.  Students who are exempt from taking  NJ State Assessments through their IEP will be given the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessment in lieu of NJ State Assessments. Students exempt from passing NJ State Assessments through their IEP must still take the assessments.