Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Latest Hoboken QSAC Review For INSTRUCTION AND PROGRAM DPR Shows Continued Failing, Downward Trend Under the Political Group Known as Kids First and Recent/Current District Administrations

NJDOE released November 15, 2013
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Maybe there are explanations other than "white flight" and segregation for why Hoboken parents are seeking alternative educational options for their children. For instance, the latest Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) DPR for INSTRUCTION AND PROGRAM was released in November of 2013 and indicate another failing score for the Hoboken School District. What is especially distressing is that a few short years ago, the QSAC DPR was at 87%. This runs contrary to THE BIG LIE that Kids First would like people to believe. THE BIG LIE is that Kids First inherited a failing school district in disarray and under their leadership the district is now on a steady path of improvement and progress. As this and a number of upcoming posts will indicate, there is little evidence for such a conjecture. 

QSAC scores in Inst. and Program
 have steadily declined since Curriculum Project
was approved unanimously by BOE
The Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) is the New Jersey Department of Education’s monitoring and evaluation system for public school districts. Click HERE for full details. QSAC is administered and executed by the NJ Department of Education via the County Superintendent's office and is an independent audit of the quality of a New Jersey School District. This expert audit by educational professionals is in stark contrast to the opinions of anonymous bloggers, parents, and political supporters- all of whom have varying agendas. The components (or DPR's- District Performance Reviews) of the total QSAC score include 1) Operations, 2) Instruction and Program, 3) Governance, 4) Fiscal Management, and 5) Personnel. While all 5 DPR's are critical to a district, the QSAC score for INSTRUCTION AND PROGRAM is among the BEST single indicators of the curriculum, testing, and pedagogy of a school district in the State of New Jersey.  

When we view the entire detailed report (see below) we read some interesting findings: 

1) The district received no points (0/3) on the criteria of meeting the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) in language arts literacy (LAL) for the district's total population.

2)  The district received no points (0/3) on the criteria of meeting the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) in mathematics for the district's total population.

3) Language Arts: The district received no points (0/10) on the criteria of meeting at least 95% of the total student population achieved proficiency (proficient plus advanced proficient) in the most recent year assessed (NJDOE goal);

4) Mathematics: The district received no points (0/10) on the criteria of meeting at least 95% of the total student population achieved proficiency (proficient plus advanced proficient) in the most recent year assessed (NJDOE goal);

5)  The district received no points (0/4) for meeting the criteria of at least 95%, according to the most recent NJDOE-published high school graduation rate (N.J.S.A. 18A:7E-3  ); 

6)  The district received no points (0/3) for meeting the criteria at least 90%, according to the most recent NJDOE-published high school graduation rate (N.J.S.A. 18A:7E-3  ); 

To see the full QSAC Report on INSTRUCTION AND PROGRAM see below: 


For direct evidence of THE BIG LIE, please view a video of a recent Hoboken Board of Education meeting where Board member McAllister discusses the district she and her colleagues inherited in terms of curriculum. Click here and go to the 56min mark. 

Boxes Containing Materials from the
Hoboken Curriculum Project (2010)

Full QSAC Scores NJDOE 11.15.14



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