Curriculum & Instruction
Department of Curriculum and Instruction:
The Sayreville Public Schools offers high quality, cohesive instruction to students in grades PreK through 12, as well as a transitional programs for special education students ages 18-21. All curriculum guides are aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and the instructional strategies used by our teachers are research based best practices. The instructional resources adopted by the district to enhance your students' educational experiences ensure your children an engaging and enriching learning experience at any age.
Along the right side of this page, please find links to subpages dedicated to the various instructional departments in Sayreville.
Please direct any questions or concerns regarding the instructional program to:
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Mrs. Kimberly Grossman
Office number: (732) 525-5200 ext. 5226
Email
SAYREVILLE CURRICULUM GUIDE ACCESS
All of Sayreville's curriculum guides are maintained in the OnCourse informational system. Simply click the link below to access the public folder in which you can review our current guides. The guides are organized by grade level, then content specific.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHILD'S STANDARDS BASED REPORT CARD (Grades K-5)
The Sayreville Public School District utilizes a Standards Based Report Card (SBRC) system in grades K-5 to provide parents and students with student progress in meeting the grade level expectations aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards at the end of each trimester. Below, please review the rubrics aligned to the Standards Based Report Card indicators to help you in understand the areas of strength and areas in need of further development in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies:
KindergartenRubricUpdatedJuly2025.pdf
Grade1Rubric-UpdatedOctober20251.pdf
Grade2Rubric2025UpdatedJuly2025.pdf
Grade3RubricUpdated-July2025.pdf
Please be sure to discuss this information, as well as any other questions you may have regarding your child's progress with his or her teacher.
Health Curriculum Information
In accordance with N.J.S.A 18A:35-4.7 (2024), parents can opt their children out of specific portions of the health curriculum related to family life, or sex education instruction if they believe it conflicts with their conscience, moral code or religious beliefs.
Please review the Sayreville Health Curriculum Guide using the link above for your child's grade level (Sayreville Curriculum Guide Access) , if you choose to opt your student out, please download this form and submit to your child's principal. You must identify the specific unit and lesson you object to. This statute only applies to lessons related to sex education units.
HealthLessonOptOutFormPDF12025.pdf
NJDOE Student Achievement and Performance Data
2025 2026 State Assessment Notification and Information for Parents, Guardians and Public
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New Jersey school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects are required by statute (N.J.S.A. 18A: 7C-6.6) to annually notify parents or guardians by October 1 of any statewide student assessment or commercially-developed standardized assessment that will be administered over the course of the school year. If after October 1, it is decided that an additional commercially-developed standardized assessment will be administered, then the information shall be shared with parents as soon as possible (within 30 days of receipt of final reports for statewide assessments).
The Assessment Calendar for 2025-2026 can be found following here:
20252026AssessmentInformation.pdf
Please note that the Dynamic Learning Map Assessment only impacts a small percentage of students with individual education plans and that although we have been notified that Sayreville may be selected for NAEP testing, we are waiting final notification.
Student Participation in Annual Statewide Assessments
In accordance with NJ Administrative Code 6A:8-4.1, Sayreville administers the NJSLA, NJGPA and WIDA Access to all required students as a means of measuring student progress in meeting state standards in English Language Arts, mathematics and science. Both the state of New Jersey and the Sayreville Public Schools expect all students to participate in these high stakes assessments that are used to monitor academic progress of our students, however, we recognize that there may be special cases where parents would request student exclusion from assessments. Please download the form below to request that your student not be assessed and email it to your child's principal.
StatewideTestingRefusalForm20252026.pdf