The Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment works with the Supervisor of Elementary Education and members of the District Leadership Team to oversee the total educational experience each child receives as a student in Pompton Lakes. Every content area follows curricula approved by the Pompton Lakes Board of Education and aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Following a yearly professional development plan, the district also offers professional learning opportunities to the entire staff to provide teachers and para-professionals with the latest evidence-based instructional strategies that will hopefully provide the students with a well-rounded educational experience. Additionally, the District LeadershipTeam ensures that the curriculum and instructional strategies used in classrooms not only provide students with the content and skills necessary to meet grade-level benchmarks, but they also serve as a model for the necessary expertise and knowledge needed for college and career readiness.

To aid in the communication between the school and parents/guardians, this office also maintains the web-based Parent Portal. The Parent Portal provides real-time information on students’ tests, quizzes, and classroom assignments. Parents or guardians with children in grades K-12 can presently use this site to track the academic progress of their children and communicate with teachers. Parents with children in grades K-5 will need to click on the Standards tab to view their child's progress.

Furthermore, parents/guardians are encouraged to connect with their child’s teachers to learn more about Google Classroom.  As a 1:1 district in grades K-12, Google Classroom is the district’s choice web service to make it easier for all students with a school-provided Google Account and their teachers to connect both inside and outside of the classroom. 

To translate any district information into another language, please click on the Translate button on the District homepage to change the language selection.

Para traducir cualquier información del distrito a otro idioma, haga clic en el botón Traducir en la página de inicio del distrito para cambiar la selección de idioma.

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Dr. Jayne Tanis
Director of Curriculum, Testing, and Instruction 
(973) 835-7100
jtanis@plps.org

K-5 Parent/Caregiver Literacy Night Padlet  The district welcomed parents and caregivers to its first Title Ia K-5 Literacy Night on March 2, 2023.  Please click on the link to view the Padlet containing the presentations.  We plan to host this event annually.  

Title Ia/ESL/Title III Family Engagement Night:  NEW
For the 2022-2023 school year, parents in Title I schools (Lakeside, Lenox, and Lincoln) and parents of ESL students (K-12) were invited to attend the Annual Title I/ESL Family Engagement Night on Oct. 26 at 7:00 PM in the Media Center at Lakeside Middle School. Please click on the following link to view the presentation and access the Family Engagement Survey: Title I/ESL Family Engagement Night Presentation

PowerSchool Parent Portal

For further information about PowerSchool Parent Portal, please click the following link:  Parent Portal Procedures

The PowerSchool ParentPortal will be deactivated on June 30, 2023.

NEW for the 2023-2024 school year. The district is migrating to a new Student Information System. Families will be receiving information soon about the OnCourse  Connect online portal. Families will also be re-registering during an Annual Registration process this summer.  Please check back for updates!

New Jersey Student Learning Standards
For further information about the NJDOE Student Learning Standards, please visit the following website: NJSLS 2020