New Jersey Student Learning Standards & State Mandates
The New Jersey Department of Education has standards for each content area along with mandates that must be followed by school districts across the state. Below are the standards and mandates inclusive with our language arts curriculum in Lawrence.
A link to all New Jersey Student Learning standards is at the bottom of this page.
English Language Arts for Kindergarten
English Language Arts for grade 1
English Language Arts for grade 2
English Language Arts for grade 3
English Language Arts for grade 4
English Language Arts for grade 5
Computer Science and Design Thinking (Technology Standards)
Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills
Mandates:
Political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.35)
Holocaust and genocides (N.J.S.A. 18A:35-28)
History and contributions of African-Americans (Amistad Law) (N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.43)
Highlight and promote diversity and inclusion (Diversity & Inclusion Law) (N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a)
Asian American Pacific Islander Inclusive Curriculum