Summer Updates Regarding Curriculum Documentation
This summer, the district finished the multi-year work of updating all of our curriculum to meet the newly adopted NJSLS by approving over 30 new curriculum documents.
As you may know, the State of NJ Department of Education initially adopted NJSLS 2020 standards in seven content areas in June of 2020, and then established a two-year schedule for district-wide implementation by Fall 2022, which was ultimately undermined by the pandemic taking much of the focus away from curriculum updates to focus on safety.
Content areas that were updated in the latest revision cycle include:
If you click on any of those links above, you will be redirected to the updated standards on the state's webpage.
Below you can see a comprehensive list of which curriculum was updated or written this summer and approved by the Riverside Township School District Board of Education at the August Board Meeting. After each listing by content area, you will see a short summary of what (specifically) was updated or created to better understand how significant or minor the changes have been.
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Curriculum Approved
(RES) K-2 Health and PE Curriculum
(RES) 3-5 Health and PE Curriculum
All curriculum noted in blue received moderate updates to reflect the updated standards, which occasionally affected pacing, sequencing, and depth of coverage.
With the additional questions raised this summer regarding Health topics in grades 2 through 5, please note that the NJDOE and RTSD recognizes and respects that some families prefer to have certain conversations privately. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.7. (Parent's statement of conflict with conscience),
Any child whose parent or guardian presents to the school principal a signed statement that any part of the instructions in health, family life education or sex education is in conflict with his conscience, or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs shall be excused from that portion of the course where such instruction is being given and no penalties as to credit or graduation shall result therefrom. L.1979, c. 428, s. 2, eff. Feb. 11, 1980
Parents and guardians seeking to
exercise this option should contact their local school principal or the Curriculum Coordinator directly.
Social Studies Curriculum Approved
- (RES) Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum
- (RES) 1st Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RES) 2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RES) 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RES) 4th Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RES) 5th Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RMS) 6th Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RMS) 7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RMS) 6th and 7th Grade Civics Curriculum Units
- (RMS) Holocaust Curriculum Unit
- (RMS) 8th Grade Social Studies Curriculum
- (RHS) US History I(RHS) US History II
- (RHS) World History
All curriculum noted in blue received moderate updates to reflect the updated standards, which occasionally affected pacing, sequencing, and depth of coverage.
All curriculum noted in burgundy received moderate updates to reflect a change in state mandates regarding middle school civics and personal financial literacy curriculum integration.
Technology Curriculum Approved
- (RES) Kindergarten Technology Curriculum
- (RES) 1st Grade Technology Curriculum
- (RES) 2nd Grade Technology Curriculum
- (RES) 3rd Grade Technology Curriculum
- (RES) 4th Grade Technology Curriculum
- (RES) 5th Grade Technology Curriculum
- (RMS) 6th Grade Personal Finance and Computer Literacy (Elective) Curriculum
- (RMS) 7th Grade Personal Finance and Computer Literacy (Elective) Curriculum
- (RMS) 8th Grade Personal Finance and Computer Literacy (Elective) Curriculum
- (RMS) 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Computer Science, Design, Engineering, & Technology Curriculum
- (RHS) 9th-12th Grade Computer Science, Design, Engineering, & Technology Curriculum
All curriculum noted in blue received moderate updates to reflect the updated standards, which occasionally affected pacing, sequencing, and depth of coverage.
All curriculum noted in burgundy received moderate updates to reflect a change in state mandates regarding middle school civics and personal financial literacy curriculum integration.
All curriculum noted in green reflect a new course/elective created for initial implementation in the Fall of 2022.
Science Curriculum Approved
(RHS) Biology Curriculum
(RHS) Chemistry Curriculum
(RHS) Environmental Science Curriculum
(RHS) Physics Curriculum
All curriculum noted in blue received moderate updates to reflect the updated standards, which occasionally affected pacing, sequencing, and depth of coverage.
Mathematics Curriculum Approved
(RMS) Personal Financial Literacy Math Units for Grades 6, 7, & 8
All curriculum noted in burgundy received moderate updates to reflect a change in state mandates regarding middle school civics and personal financial literacy curriculum integration.
English Language Arts Curriculum Approved
(RMS) Graphic Novels
All curriculum noted in green reflect a new course/elective created for initial implementation in the Fall of 2022.