1. Harding Township School
State of the District - 2/12/2018

2. State of District Presentation
Mission Statement
Purpose
HTS Curricular Offerings
Extra Curricular and Cultural Arts Offerings
Technology
HTS Academic Performance
HTS Climate Survey
Context

3. Harding Township School- Mission Statement
The Harding Township School provides a strong educational foundation which inspires students to achieve academic excellence. Our dedicated faculty stimulates intellectual growth using a challenging curriculum within a supportive learning environment. We encourage students to become self-directed, lifelong learners who are well prepared for the academic and social changes of the future.

4. Purpose
To develop a communal vision centered on student achievement and to allocate resources to that aim.

5. Elementary School
English Language Arts- Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop
Math in Focus- “Singapore” math
Social Studies
Science-Next Generation Science Standards
Physical Education and Health
Character Education
Music-vocal and instrumental
Art
Library
World Language-K-4 Spanish and 5th grade (Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese)
Quest/Enrichment

6. Middle School English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
Math- Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, and Geometry
Social Studies- US, Ancient and World History
Science- Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry
World Language- French, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish
Art, Music, Technology, Library/Media, Character Education

7. Academic Programs and Extra-Curricular Activities Available to HTS Middle School Students
Band
Choir
School Play
Exploratory
Student Council
Climate and Culture
Athletics- Field hockey, soccer, boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, boys’ and girls’ basketball, track.
Solar Sprints, Model UN, Forensics, Future Cities, TSA, Rocketry Challenge, Battle of the Books

8. HTS Honors
2016 Exemplary Elementary Educator Mrs. Jennifer Baldassari
2017 Exemplary Middle School Educator Mrs. Susan Engelsman
Carol E. Larson “Master Board” certification- Harding BOE one of only thirteen districts to ever receive the honor

9. HTS Honors
Junior Model UN- 7th and 8th grade Quest Best Position Paper and Outstanding Delegation Best Position Paper and Outstanding Delegation-2018
Solar Sprints- 6th and 7th grade Quest- out of 60 competitors st, 2nd and 3rd Place for Documentation Portfolio nd Place Craftsmanship st Place Student Choice
Battle of the Books th grade team- 1st Place
Forensics- 1st, 2nd, and 4th place JV and TEAM trophy Varsity- 1st Place
Future Cities- First Place in the New Jersey Regional Competition, the students will be competing in Washington, DC in the National Finals

10. Technology Each classroom has a Smart Board for interactive lessons
Each student in grades 3-8 have access to Chromebooks for use in their classrooms
Grades K-2 classrooms have iPads available to them
Each faculty member has their own laptop computer
The district has a Computer Lab as well as a Library/Media lab for instruction in Technology and for use by teachers for their students
Technology is integrated across all of our curriculum
Our hardware and software is updated and replaced as needed on a yearly basis

11. State Assessments
Three year growth from to assessment:
ELA: Passing scores increased 14%, lowest two scores decreased 6%
Math: Passing scores increased 16%, lowest two scores decreased 9%
Our scores have placed us in the top 5% of all schools in 2016 and 2017

12. State Assessments 2017 Results: English Language Arts:
Harding outperformed Morris County schools by 20%
Harding outperformed similar size schools by 30%
Harding outperformed NJ schools by 35%

13. State Assessments MATH:
Harding outperformed Morris County schools by 16%
Harding outperformed similar size schools by 25%
Harding outperformed NJ schools by 31%

14. HTS Climate Survey Results
Baseline survey was given in Spring with the post-survey given Fall 2017
Significant Increases (students and teachers):
-Student respect and voice
-Friendship, school connectedness, and school pride
Significant Increases (parents):
-Satisfaction with teachers
-Involvement in the school
-Perception of the school as fair, safe, and responsive to parents

15. HTS Climate Survey Results
- Significant increase in the perception of teachers regarding the supportive leadership of the administration
- Ratings for the perceived frequency of bullying significantly decreased
- Students reported that they felt supported by the staff of the school

16. HTS Climate Survey Results
HTS saw gains across the board in all measures of climate when comparing the results and 2017 results
Special thank you to teachers: Mrs. Baldassari, Mrs. Thony, Mrs. Thomas, parents: Marisa Kennedy, Jen Nichols, Denise Masterson, Alison Maxwell, Ellice Grande, Mary Saltzman and Board member: Mrs. Kim Macaulay for their efforts with the Climate and Culture Team over the past four-plus years!

17. Context AS A DISTRICT: Where have we come from? Where are we now?
Where do we want to go?

18. Strategic Planning
Tonight’s meeting is one of three: Next meetings to be held- March 5th / April 17th
NJ School Boards Representatives: Charlene Petersen and Kathy Helewa