BRADLEY BEACH — The Bradley Beach Board of Education announced during its Tuesday meeting that the elementary school is eligible to exit “targeted support” status as of June 30 according to the NJ Department of Education.
“We are out of targeted status now, which means we are not a failing school anymore,” said BOE President Elizabeth Franks, who described the school as “definitely heading in the right direction.”
The NJDOE identifies schools who need additional assistance through the Every Student Succeeds Act [ESSA] in order to provide high-quality education and academic success to all students in New Jersey.
According to the NJDOE website, schools classified under “Additional Targeted Support and Improvement for Low Performing Student Groups” [ATSI] status have the opportunity to exit status every three years.
Exit from “targeted” status is based on factors like “improved student performance…as compared to student performance at the time of identification,” which BBES has demonstrated through student achievement.
“As we continue to serve our students, we hope to stay out of status,” said Superintendent Michael Heidelberg.
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