Curriculum & Instruction

Welcome to the  Curriculum Department. The curriculum of Pennsauken Public Schools is aligned to the NexGen Science Standards and the common New Jersey Student Learning Standards in all content areas. We offer a comprehensive Pre-K to 12 program to prepare our students for both college and careers in the 21st century.

The Curriculum Department supports teachers in continuous improvement of their knowledge and skills. Our goal is to provide a rigorous curriculum equitably across the district so that every student is thoroughly prepared for success in life. All students should have equal opportunity to have the same level of learning, and all teachers should have the tools they need to help our students achieve the learning goals.

Please find Curriculum Overviews for each grade level subsection below.

Please see the links below for valuable information:

• Khan Academy - Free video Language Arts lessons (and other subjects as well).
• Journey's K-5 Language Arts - Student log in for the Language Arts Textbook for grades K-5.
• Language Arts Collections 6-8 - Student log in for the Language Arts Textbook for grades 6-8.
• Raz Kids - Online books for student reading K-6.
• Online Graphic Calculator - Free online graphing calculator.
• Math Video Games - Free online video games based on common core standards for math.
• New Jersey Student Learning Standards

Please see the contacts below for our Curriculum & Instruction Department. Families are always encouraged to first contact their building principals for support. 

Director of Secondary Education
Dr. Angel Alexander-Cook
angel.cook@pennsauken.net

Curriculum Supervisor - Secondary
Tarah Gillespie
tagillespie@pennsauken.net

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Secondary Education
Maria Chambers
mchambers@pennsauken.net

Director of Elementary Education
Caroline Steer
caroline.steer@pennsauken.net

Curriculum Supervisor - Elementary
Jonathan Nguyen
jnguyen@pennsauken.net

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Elementary Education
Sierra Gomez-Solis
sierra.gomezsolis@pennsauken.net

Director of Student Support Services
Michael McGovern
mmcgovern@pennsauken.net

Mathematics Instructional Coach
Elizabeth Bieryla
elizabeth.bieryla@pennsauken.net

Language Arts Instructional Coach
Diana Frank
dfrank@pennsauken.net

Pre-K Master Teacher
Kristin Jakubowski
kjakubowski@pennsauken.net