Dear Parents, Guardians and Members of the School Community, 

I am writing to provide you information about the 2023-2024 New Jersey School Performance Reports, which were recently released and are available for the Piscataway School District at School Performance Reports. The School Performance Reports reflect the New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) commitment to providing parents, students, and school communities with a large variety of information about each school and district. These reports can be used as a tool to help evaluate whether all students have equitable access to high quality education. We encourage you to use these reports to: 

• Learn more about our schools and district; 
• Start conversations with school community members and ask questions; 
• Engage with the school community to identify what schools are doing well and where they can improve. 

The NJDOE believes that it is critical to use the data in the reports, along with other information collected directly within districts and communities, to start conversations, identify gaps in information, identify priorities for upcoming year planning, and continue to find ways to ensure all students receive the support and resources that they need. 
The 2023-2024 School Performance Reports include changes that respond to stakeholder feedback, federal and state requirements, and data availability. These changes include: 

• Additional chronic absenteeism data showing three-year trends in chronic absenteeism rates; 
• Information on whether current and former multilingual learners are earning the Seal of Biliteracy; 
• Expanded visual and performing arts participation showing participation for all grades kindergarten through 12; and 
• New High School Persistence and federal 6-year graduation rates aligned with proposed amendments to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan. 

We thank you for your commitment to our district. Together we have accomplished a lot. We look forward to our ongoing collaboration. 

Sincerely, 
Dr. William F. Baskerville, Jr.
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction