John P. Pascale Linda A. Bohny Dominick J. Gliatta Principal Assistant Principal Director of Guidance

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1 MAHWAH HIGH SCHOOL 50 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ John P. Pascale Linda A. Bohny Dominick J. Gliatta Principal Assistant Principal Direct of Guidance Dear Parents & Students in the Class of 2021, New infmation has been released from the New Jersey Department of Education clarifying graduation requirements and PARCC assessments, which will directly affect the students in the Class of 2021, our current eighth-grade students. Students in the Class of 2021 must pass the PARCC ELA Grade 10 exam, as well as the PARCC Algebra I exam, in der to demonstrate proficiency f high school graduation in the areas of English language arts and mathematics. Keep in mind there are students from Mahwah High School who take Algebra I in grade 8. If a student does not meet a passing sce on the PARCC ELA Grade 10 exam and the PARCC Algebra I exam respectively, he/she will be allowed to participate in the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeals to meet graduation requirements under certain conditions. In der to qualify f the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f language arts, the student must have taken the Grade 9 PARCC ELA, Grade 10 PARCC ELA, and Grade 11 PARCC ELA exams. In der to qualify f the Ptfolio Appeal f mathematics, a student must have taken the PARCC Algebra I, PARCC Geometry, and PARCC Algebra II exams. If a student does not sit f all of the afementioned exams, he she will not be eligible f the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal. I have attached the infmation provided from the NJDOE f your review. Please see pages 1 and 5. These changes are not those of the Mahwah Township Public Schools, but those of the New Jersey Department of Education. Be aware that if an eighth-grade student in the Class of 2021 does not participate in the Algebra I PARCC exam, he/she runs the risk of not fulfilling the state mandated assessment requirements necessary f high school graduation. State regulations (New Jersey Administrative Code 6A:8-5.1 effective on September 6, 2016) require all students to participate in PARCC assessments f both English language arts and mathematics in May of If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to me at dgliatta@mahwah.k12.nj.us call me at (201) You may also visit the New Jersey Department of Education f additional infmation Regards, Dominick Gliatta Direct of Guidance MAHWAH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS A district with a reputation f excellence in education Main Office Fax

2 High School Graduation Assessment Requirements Updated May 2018 On August 3, 2016, the State Board of Education approved updated state regulations f the high school graduation assessment requirements in both English language arts (ELA) and mathematics f the Classes of 2016 through 2021 and beyond. These new state regulations (N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1) became effective on September 6, 2016 and are detailed below. The Classes of 2018 and 2019 Students graduating as members of the Classes of 2018 and 2019 can meet graduation assessment requirements through any of these three pathways: (1) Achieve passing sces on high school level PARCC assessments; (2) Achieve sces defined in the table below on alternative assessments such as the SAT, ACT, Accuplacer; (3) The submission by the district of a student ptfolio through the New Jersey Department of Education s (NJDOE) ptfolio appeals process. (Special Education students, whose Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) specify an alternative way to demonstrate proficiencies, will continue to follow the graduation requirements set fth in their IEPs.) The Class of 2020 Students in the Class of 2020 can demonstrate graduation assessment proficiency through: (1) Pass the PARCC Algebra I and English language arts/literacy (ELA) grade 10 assessments The following pathways are available to students after they have taken all applicable PARCC assessments f each of the courses in which they are enrolled: (2) Achieve sces defined in the table below on alternative assessments such as the SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, PARCC ELA 9, ELA 11, Geometry, Algebra II; (3) The submission by the district of a student ptfolio through the NJDOE s ptfolio appeals process. The Class of 2021 and Beyond Starting with the Class of 2021, students will only have two pathways to meet the high school graduation assessments requirements: (1) Pass the PARCC Algebra 1 and English language arts/literacy (ELA) grade 10 assessments; (2) The submission by the district of a student ptfolio through the NJDOE s ptfolio appeals process, assuming the student has taken all PARCC assessments associated with the high school level courses f which they were eligible* and received valid sces. Each school year the NJDOE will determine the proficiency level needed on the assessments to meet the requirements. It is imptant to note that our students have always been able to meet graduation requirements through an alternative assessment pathway to graduation throughout New Jersey s fty-year histy with a statewide assessment program, and will continue to be able to do so. In this document, you will find charts containing the list of assessment requirements in both ELA and mathematics f the high school graduation Classes of 2018 through Note: * Eligible is defined as a student who is enrolled in a high school course f which there is a PARCC test and received a valid sce. This includes all of these courses: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, ELA 9, ELA 10, and ELA 11.

3 ELA and Math Assessment Requirements f the Class of 2018 Three s a PARCC Test one of the Alternative Assessments Third Ptfolio Appeals PARCC ELA Grade 9 >= 750 (Level 4) PARCC ELA Grade 10 >=750 (Level 4) PARCC ELA Grade 11 >= 725 (Level 3) SAT Critical Reading (taken befe 3/1/16) >= 400 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section (taken 3/1/16 later) >= 450 SAT Reading Test (taken 3/1/16 later) >= 22 ACT Reading ACT PLAN Reading* >= 16 Accuplacer WritePlacer >= 6 Accuplacer WritePlacer ESL >= 4 PSAT10 Reading PSAT/NMSQT Reading (taken befe 10/1/15) >= 40 PSAT10 Reading PSAT/NMSQT Reading (taken 10/1/15 later) >= 22 ACT Aspire Reading* >= 422 >= 31 Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f ELA PARCC Algebra I >= 750 (Level 4) PARCC Geometry >= 725 (Level 3) PARCC Algebra II >= 725 (Level 3) SAT Math (taken befe 3/1/16) >= 400 SAT Math Section (taken 3/1/16 later) >= 440 SAT Math Test (taken 3/1/16 later) >= 22 ACT ACT PLAN* Math >= 16 Accuplacer Elementary Algebra >= 76 PSAT10 Math PSAT/NMSQT Math (taken befe 10/1/15) >= 40 PSAT10 Math PSAT/NMSQT Math (taken 10/1/15 later) >= 22 ACT Aspire Math* >= 422 >= 31 Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f Math Note: * Test is no longer administered but can be used f the graduating year.

4 ELA and Math Assessment Requirements f the Class of 2019 Three s a PARCC Test one of the Alternative Assessments Third Ptfolio Appeals PARCC ELA Grade 9 >= 750 (Level 4) PARCC ELA Grade 10 >=750 (Level 4) PARCC ELA Grade 11 >= 725 (Level 3) SAT Critical Reading (taken befe 3/1/16) SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section (taken 3/1/16 later) SAT Reading Test (taken 3/1/16 later) ACT Reading ACT PLAN Reading* Accuplacer WritePlacer Accuplacer WritePlacer ESL PSAT10 Reading PSAT/NMSQT Reading (taken befe 10/1/15) PSAT10 Reading PSAT/NMSQT Reading (taken 10/1/15 later) ACT Aspire Reading* Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f ELA PARCC Algebra I >= 750 (Level 4) PARCC Geometry >= 725 (Level 3) PARCC Algebra II >= 725 (Level 3) SAT Math (taken befe 3/1/16) SAT Math Section (taken 3/1/16 later) SAT Math Test (taken 3/1/16 later) ACT ACT PLAN* Math Accuplacer Elementary Algebra PSAT10 Math PSAT/NMSQT Math (taken befe 10/1/15) PSAT10 Math PSAT/NMSQT Math (taken 10/1/15 later) ACT Aspire Math* Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f Math Note: * Test is no longer administered but can be used f the graduating year.

5 ELA and Math Assessment Requirements f the Class of 2020 Three s PARCC ELA Grade 10 >=750 (Level 4) PARCC Algebra I >= 750 (Level 4) one of the Alternative Assessments This is only available if a student takes all PARCC tests associated with the high-school level courses f which they were eligible and receive valid sces* Third Ptfolio Appeals This is only available if a student takes all PARCC tests associated with the high-school level courses f which they were eligible and receive valid sces* PARCC ELA Grade 9 >= 750 (Level 4) PARCC ELA Grade 11 >= 725 (Level 3) SAT Reading Test ACT Reading ACT PLAN Reading** Accuplacer WritePlacer Accuplacer WritePlacer ESL PSAT10 Reading PSAT/NMSQT Reading ACT Aspire Reading** Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f ELA PARCC Geometry >= 725 (Level 3) PARCC Algebra II >= 725 (Level 3) SAT Math Test ACT ACT PLAN Math** Accuplacer Elementary Algebra PSAT10 Math PSAT/NMSQT Math ACT Aspire Math** Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f Math Note: * Eligible is defined as a student who is enrolled in a high-school level course f which there is a PARCC test and receives a valid sce. This includes all of these courses: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, ELA 9, ELA 10, and ELA 11. ** Test is no longer administered but can be used f the graduating year. *** The NJDOE is providing flexibility to meet the math assessment requirement f students in the Classes of 2020 and 2021 who completed an Algebra I course pri to the September 6, 2016 effective date of the new high school assessment regulations.

6 ELA and Math Assessment Requirements f the Class of 2021 Two s PARCC ELA Grade 10 >=750 (Level 4) PARCC Algebra I >= 750 (Level 4)** This is only available if a student takes all PARCC tests associated with the high-school level courses f which they were eligible* Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f ELA Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Ptfolio Appeal f Math Note: * Eligible is defined as a student who is enrolled in a high-school level course f which there is a PARCC test and receive a valid sce. This includes all of these courses: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, ELA 9, ELA 10, and ELA 11. ** The NJDOE is providing flexibility to meet the math assessment requirement f students in the Classes of 2020 and 2021 who completed an Algebra I course pri to the September 6, 2016 effective date of the new high school assessment regulations.