Catch up on what happened this week in Tabernacle.
Sun Editorial: How happy is New Jersey?
Are you happy? Happy to be living in New Jersey? A new survey places the state’s happiness level right around the middle of the pack.
Business website 247wallst.com recently took a look at the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index and paired it with a few other sources to come up with its list of the happiest and most miserable states. New Jersey finished 28th.
Feel free to share your joy — or your misery — with others by sending a letter to the editor to the news@tabernaclesun.com.
PARCC test results were examined at Monday’s Board of Education meeting
The Tabernacle Board of Education reflected on last year’s test assessment results at Monday night’s meeting, as the summer comes to a close and the new school year approaches.
Grades four and eight met the scoring expectations for ELA along with meeting and exceeding the state averages, while grades three, five, six and seven fell into the level three category — slightly below the 750 mark.
In math, grade four, along with algebra students and geometry students, exceeded the state average, while the remaining grades fell slightly below.
The full story can be found at https://tabernaclesun.com/parcc-test-results-were-examined-at-mondays-board-of-education-meeting-6742bde0480a
Lenape Regional High School District BOE recaps the past year at meeting
At this week’s Lenape Regional High School District meeting, the board took the time to reflect on the past school year and the accomplishments that were made throughout Lenape, Shawnee, Cherokee and Seneca high schools.
Assistant Superintendent Matthew Webb lead the year recap, accompanied by a presentation that reviewed the highlights of the 2017–2018 school year, focused around community involvement.
The full story can be found at https://tabernaclesun.com/lenape-regional-high-school-district-boe-recaps-the-past-year-at-meeting-3f1da0512ed8
