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Academic Intervention Services

Some students require additional supports in order to achieve in the Math and Language Arts content areas. In conjunction with differentiated classroom instruction, the District provides tiered academic intervention services throughout grades Kindergarten to 8th grade to support students' academic growth.

Students who are invited to participate in these programs are progress monitored on a regular basis and exit services as soon as performance is determined to be meeting grade-level expectations.

Our academic intervention services aim to:

Promote student growth towards meeting grade level performance expectations by providing evidence-based intervention strategies through small group instruction, both in and out of the classroom.
Provide interventions that fill gaps and accelerate learning.

Identification for Intervention Services

School Data Teams meet on a regular basis throughout the school year in order to analyze student performance data in order to identify students who may be in need of supplemental services Students are exited from services when improvements in performance are noted upon subsequent review of performance data.

School Attendance and Success

School attendance and school achievement have a reciprocal relationship. Students cannot reach their full potential if they are not present in school as often as possible and actively engaged within the learning environment. Ensuring students are only absent when they are ill is important. The New Jersey Department of Education defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10% or more of the school year.

K-5 Intervention Services

Tier II: Morning Academic Support (MAS)

This short-term service is intended to support learning for students who are approaching, but not yet working at grade level expectations. MAS provides “just in time” support in ELA and/ or Mathematics as students build independence and confidence to work with current grade level content and skills. Morning Academic Support is a supplemental, extended day program that serves students before the start of their school day. *Morning Academic Support Services are funded via federal Title IA grant funding.

Title I Parent Information

Tier III: Collaborative Support and Intervention (CSI)

This service is intended to support learners in K-5 who are in need of more intensive support in English Language Arts or Math. The goal of this support is to provide individualized, intensive interventions provided by a teacher trained in academic interventions to target foundational skills that lay the groundwork for future learning. These pull-out services are provided during the school day at a time when classroom teachers are working to meet students' diverse needs through small group instruction and instructional differentiation.

6-8 Intervention Services

Tier II: Students With A Goal [SWAG], 6-8: ELA & Math

SWAG ELA and Math are specifically designed to meet the needs of those learners who are approaching/ working near grade level expectations , but who require additional support to develop:

Self-efficacy and work habits
Mastery with the major content/ skills of the grade in which he/ she is enrolled.

This before-school service aims to provide supportive instruction in grade level content/ concepts and habits of mind for as long as the student exhibits a need. As such, participating students participate in self-evaluations, as well as progress-monitoring on an ongoing basis. Ultimately, the goal is for students to ensure that the newly acquired grade level content, concepts, skills and competencies transfer and extend to students’ core mathematics classroom experiences.

*Morning Academic Support Services are funded via federal Title IA grant funding.

Title I Parent Information

Tier III: Strategies & Intervention, 6-8: ELA & Math

Strategies & Intervention services are provided for students whose performance indicates they would benefit from additional support in English Language Arts, Mathematics, or both. At Franklin Avenue Middle School, this program is conducted in lieu of your child’s elective classes on an every other day basis. This service aims to enable students to develop increased competence and confidence in the identified content area(s). Participating students are progress-monitored and re-evaluated on an ongoing basis with a goal of returning to typical classroom instruction once students demonstrate achievement toward grade-level expectations.

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