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Mission Statement - "Igniting Potential"
The Rumson School District ignites the potential of its learners by growing, inspiring, and cultivating personal excellence academically, socially, and emotionally.

 

Curriculum

Curricular Programs and Core Materials
Curriculum Adoption and Reapproval Calendar
Assessment
Gifted and Talented
Report Cards
Placement Rubrics for Acceleration (6-8) and JET
Identification of Twice Exceptional Students
Multi-Tiered System of Supports
Presentations and Narrated Screen Casts
Holocaust, Genocide and Amistad Education Resources
Summer Assignments

Presentations and Narrated Screen Casts
 
I want to understand… Live recording of presentation
(if available)
Resources

The Gifted & Talented (JET) identification process  and program in Rumson

Gifted & Talented Program (JET)
(double click to view full screen)

Parent Academy slideshow -
Gifted and Talented (JET) Program in Rumson

How my child's placement in ELA and math for  grades 6, 7 & 8 is determined and the appeal process

Parent Academy: ELA and Math Placement for rising Gr. 6-8 (double click to view full screen)

 

Parent Academy slideshow -
ELA and Math Placement and Appeal Process

Rumson Mathematics Course Sequence

The CogAT assessment in grades 2 - 5

Understanding the CogAT: A Parent's Guide
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Understanding the Types of Scores Generated from the CogAT

Lexile and quantile levels based on the Growth Measure*  and the Achieve3000 assessments

Growth Measure = (Gr. 5-8)
Achieve3000 = (Gr. 3-8)

Growth Measure Reading & Math / Achieve3000
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How do Percentiles, Lexiles and Quantiles Help Teachers?

How teachers use quantile data from Growth Measure Math to personalize math instruction

 

Parent Academy slideshow - 

Mine the Gaps: Using Data to Personalize Math Instruction

How to access my child's benchmark scores in the  Genesis Parent Portal

 

Viewing assessments in the Genesis Parent Portal

The Fountas & Pinnell (F&P) Leveling System

Fountas & Pinnell Reading K-5 
(double click to view full screen)

 

* Note: Reading and Math Inventory (aka RI and MI) was rebranded as Growth Measure Reading and Math effective with the 2023-24 school year.