At TCCS, we believe every student deserves to feel seen, valued, supported, and challenged. Inclusive education is woven throughout our curriculum and instruction, providing all learners with equitable access to meaningful and rigorous learning experiences while honoring their individual strengths, needs, identities, and perspectives.

See below for some of the New Jersey mandates and requirements that are integrated into our curriculum:

Amistad Law (N.J.S.A. 18A 52:16A-88) Every board of education shall incorporate the information regarding the contributions of African-Americans to our country in an appropriate place in the curriculum of elementary and secondary school students.

Goals: 

• To infuse the history of Africans and African-Americans into the district’s curriculum in order to provide an accurate, complete and inclusive history

• To ensure that teachers are equipped to teach and address this mandate effectively and meaningfully

• To create and coordinate events which raise awareness about the importance of the history of African-Americans to the growth and development of American society

Additional Resources:

The Amistad Commission 

NJ Amistad Commission Interactive Curriculum

2026-2027 Program / Events offered by NJ Amistad.com:

PreK-2- Bulletin Board/Door Decorating Contest

Grade 3- African American Mini-History Day projects

Grades 4 & 5- New Jersey African American History Day projects

Grades 6-12- Partnership with The New Jersey National History Day Competitions

Grades 6-12- Virtual Video Contest of New Jersey African American Landmarks

Grades 4-12- Educator Stipends

Holocaust Law (N.J.S.A. 18A:35-28) Every board of education shall include instruction on the Holocaust and genocides in an appropriate place in the curriculum of all elementary and secondary school pupils. The instruction shall further emphasize the personal responsibility that each citizen bears to fight racism and hatred whenever and wherever it happens. 

Goals: 

• To promote Holocaust/Genocide education and awareness across the K-8 curriculum

• To ensure that the teachers are equipped to teach and address this mandate effectively and meaningfully while also emphasizing the personal responsibility that each citizen bears to fight racism and hatred whenever and wherever it happens

• To create and coordinate events which raise awareness about the Holocaust and genocide education 

Additional Resources:

NJDOE Commission on Holocaust Education 

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum     

LGBT and Disabilities Law (N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.35) A board of education shall include instruction on the political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, in an appropriate place in the curriculum of middle school and high school students as part of the district’s implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning 

Goals: 

• To infuse instruction on the political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in to the district’s curricula 

• To ensure that the teachers are adequately equipped to teach and address this mandate effectively and meaningfully throughout all of the content areas

• To create and coordinate events which raise awareness about the political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people 

Additional Resources:

Emerging America Model Lessons on Disability History
A variety of inquiry-based, teacher-designed lessons that demonstrate strategies to enliven historical content through engaging learning activities and incorporating a rich mix of primary sources sets that align disability history with common U.S. History topics.

https://www.bergencountylgbtq.org/

https://museumofdisabilityhistory.org/

AAPI Mandate N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.44   

A board of education shall include instruction on:

• The history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12 as part of the school district’s implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.

A board of education shall have policies and procedures in place pertaining to:

• The selection of instructional materials to implement the requirements of section a. of this section.  

• When adopting instructional materials for use in the school district, a board of education shall adopt inclusive instructional materials that portray the cultural and economic diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Learn More: 

• The Asian American Education Project: The Asian American Education Project is a non-profit organization committed to advancing justice for Asian Americans. This website provides tools, lesson plans and critical history about the contributions, stories and perspectives of Asian Americans as part of understanding American history.

• Make Us Visible: Empowers local communities and school districts to create curriculum for the integration of Asian American contributions, experiences and histories. 

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage and History in the U.S.
  A Teacher’s Guide from EDSITEment offering a collection of lessons and resources for K–12 social studies, literature and arts classrooms that center around the experiences, achievements and perspectives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across U.S. history.