Curricular Initiatives at Pitman Public Schools 

1. Pitman Public Schools: Holocaust Commission Alignment Index

Document Link: Pitman Public Schools: Holocaust Commission Alignment Index

Website Link: Holocaust Commission

2. Pitman Public Schools: Amistad Curriculum Alignment Index

Document Link: Pitman Public Schools: Amistad Curriculum Alignment Index

Website Link: Amistad Commission

3. Pitman Public Schools: Curriculum Guide-Financial Literacy

Document Link: Curriculum Guide-Financial Literacy

Website Link: Financial Literacy

Website Link: NJ DOE Personal Financial Literacy FAQ

4. Pitman Public Schools: Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

Document Link for Elementary School: Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for Elementary School

Document Link for Middle School: Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for Middle School

Document Link for High School: Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for High School

Website Link: NJ DOE Social and Emotional Learning Page

Website Link: New Jersey Social and Emotional Learning Competencies and Sub-Competencies

Website Link: Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for New Jersey

5. Pitman Public Schools: LGBT and Disabilities Law Alignment Index

Document Links: 

• Pitman Public Schools: LGBT and Disabilities Law Alignment Social Studies Index
• Pitman Public Schools: LGBT and Disabilities Law Alignment VPA Music Index

Disabled Persons and LGBT Curriculum Mandate (January 31, 2019): 

 C.18A:35-4.35  History of disabled and LGBT persons included in middle and high school curriculum.

1. A board of education shall include instruction on the political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, in an appropriate place in the curriculum of middle school and high school students as part of the district’s implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

 C.18A:35-4.36  Policies, procedures pertaining to inclusive instructional materials.

2. A board of education shall have policies and procedures in place pertaining to the selection of instructional materials to implement the requirements of section 1 of this act. When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools of the district, a board of education shall adopt inclusive instructional materials that portray the cultural and economic diversity of society including the political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, where appropriate.

       3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the 2020-2021 school year.