Morris School District
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Policy
File Code: 5120
Monitored: X
Mandated:
Other Reasons X

NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL PUPILS

Each pupil shall be assessed upon entrance into the district's schools and may be assessed annually, thereafter, to identify special educational needs and plan appropriate programs of study.
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall develop procedures to implement an assessment program that shall include, but not be limited to:
  • Gifted and talented pupils;
  • Disruptive pupils;
  • Disaffected pupils;
  • Potential dropouts;
  • Pupils who require basic skills improvement;
  • Pupils with limited English proficiency;
  • Pupils who may require formal referral to the child study team for classification; and
  • Transfer pupils.
Policies addressing these specific groups and appropriate educational programs for them are listed in the cross references to this policy. Disseminating results of such assessments to parents/guardians and to appropriate staff and state and federal agencies shall be accomplished without invading the privacy of the individual pupil.

The Superintendent or his/her designee shall review all individual assessment procedures annually to ensure that they serve the purposes for which they are intended. At all times, these procedures shall be in full conformity with New Jersey law.

Date: April 14, 1986
Revised: February 9, 1989
December 10, 2001 First Reading
January 14, 2002 Approved

Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 18A:7A-10 Evaluation of performance of each school
N.J.A.C. 6:3-2.2(g)4 Annual evaluation of tenured and nontenured Superintendent or his/her designees
N.J.A.C. 6:3-4.3(f)4 Evaluation of tenured teaching staff members
N.J.A.C. 6:8-1.1 Words and terms defined
N.J.A.C. 6:8-4.1 Review of mandated programs and services
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-4.1 et seq. Implementation of the Statewide
See particularly: Assessment System
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-4.1(d), -4.3(c)(d), -4.4
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1 Graduation requirements
N.J.A.C. 6A:14-1.1et seq. Special Education
See particularly:v N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 4.11, 4.12
N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.1 et seq. Bilingual Education
See particularly:
N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.3, -1.10, -1.11
N.J.A.C. 6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation of the Performance of School Districts Manual for the Evaluation of Local School Districts (August 2000)

Cross References:
1100 Communicating with the public
1120 Board of education meetings
2240 Research, evaluation and planning
4010 Goals and objectives
4131/4131.1 Staff development; inservice education/visitations/conferences
5111 Admission
5119 Transfers
5124 Reporting to parents/guardians
5125 Pupil records
6010 Goals and objectives
6141 Curriculum design/development
6142.2 English as a second language; bilingual/bicultural
6146 Graduation requirements
6146.2 Promotion/retention
6147 Standards of proficiency
6147.1 Evaluation of individual student performance
6160 Instructional services and resources
6161 Equipment, books and materials
6161.1 Guidelines for evaluation and selection of instructional materials
6164.2 Guidance services
6164.4 Child study team
6171.1 Remedial instruction
6171.2 Gifted and talented
6171.3 At-risk and Title 1
6171.4 Special education
6172 Alternative educational programs
 

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