Mrs. Wojciechowski

2008-2009

Basic Skills Teacher Grades 2,6,7,8

Basic Skills Coordinator

District/School Testing Coordinator

Basic Skills

        The Basic Skills Program is a remediation program that provides help to struggling students in the classroom.

 Basic Skills in the Classroom

        Basic skills students are taught in the setting of their own classrooms.  A basic skills teacher and or teaching aide will be present  in the classroom to provide extra help to the basic skills student. 

    *The primary grades may pull out basic skills students to be instructed in small groups.

Placement in the Basic Skills Program

      In the beginning of the year students are chosen to be part of our Basic Skills Program.  A student is chosen for the program if he/she meets two out of  the three set criteria.

Criteria 1-   An At-Risk form has been completed for a student based on his/her last year's classroom performance.  This form is completed by the child's last year's teacher.

Criteria 2 - The student was previously in the Basic Skills program.

Criteria 3 - The student did not test proficient on the NJ ASK Test/Terra Nova Test.

* Kindergarten is the exception.  Kindergarten students are placed in the program based  on the At-Risk Forms filled out by the previous year's teacher.

How do I know my child is in the Basic Skills Program?

       A letter will be sent home in the beginning of the year to parents whose child is in the program.

Basic Skills Staff:

                                                                                      Kindergarten:  Mrs. Riggin
                                                                     Grade 1:         Ms. D'Emilio/Ms. Schreier   
                                                                     Grade 2:         Mrs. Moore/Mrs. Wojciechowski
                                                                     Grade 3:         Mrs. Blizzard
                                                                     Grade 4:         Ms. Chillari
                                                                     Grade 5:         Ms. Chillari/Mrs. Pepper
                                                                     Grade 6:         Mrs. Wojciechowski       
                                                                     Grade 7:         Mrs. Wojciechowski      
                                                                     Grade 8:         Mrs. Wojciechowski           

  District/School Testing Coordinator

    The district/school testing coordinator is responsible to coordinate all aspects of the Terra Nova standardized testing for grades K-2 and NJ ASK state testing for grades 3-8.

     Click here to check out all of the testing dates.     

Questions??????

Please feel free to contact me.  bwojciechowski@downeschool.org

rev. 09/16/08