District Goals

District Goals 2024–2025:

Expanding Student Advocacy: By May 2025, develop and implement a tiered system of advocacy skills, allowing students to progress and gain more advanced competencies (which may include resilience, self confidence, and social responsibility) and organize a school-wide self-advocacy event to showcase students’ projects and initiatives.
Addressing Student Experience: By May 2025, engage stakeholders to collaboratively develop and adopt a comprehensive “Profile of a Closter Learner” that articulates the district’s vision for student success and details the skills, knowledge, and experiences every student should acquire during their pre-k–grade 8 education.
Counseling for Middle School to High School Transition: By May 2025, improve guidance and counseling services for students transitioning from middle school to high school, ensuring that both students and parents are well informed and supported in understanding and navigating available academic and extracurricular options by offering at least two workshops/Q&A sessions focused on the high school transition process, including topics such as course selection, special education services, and college/career planning.

The board will focus on future planning through responsible and strategic allocation of fiscal and Human Resources to effectively support the diverse needs of all students.
The board leadership team will continue to partner with the Closter mayor and council, members of other school boards, state legislators, and state-level leaders to increase advocacy and communication about school matters.