The Carteret Schools provide a comprehensive curriculum which prepares our students for lifelong learning, for earning a living, and for moral and ethical citizenship in a demographic environment. The district curricula offerings are enhanced by the Carteret Curriculum Council.

We prepare our graduates to develop personal and social responsibilities and foster an internal sense of self-worth, while maintaining respect and dignity of others. Programs concerned with prejudice reduction, positive values, as well as the reduction of substance abuse, violence, crime, and gangs are part of the curriculum.

The Carteret Schools provide opportunities for parental involvement, as well as the participation of the community, local businesses, and higher education to support and encourage Carteret students to identify and pursue their lifelong goals. The district supports parental involvement via PTO’s and community-related endeavors. We strive to expand our liaison with Kean University, Seton Hall University, and Middlesex County College whereby teachers and students gain university credit while at Carteret.

The goal of the Board of Education is to obtain the resources necessary for the district to attain maximum achievement of all our objectives. We continue to maintain and upgrade our facilities, to develop a district budget that is fiscally responsible, and to ensure that technological efficiency is accomplished.

Professional Development workshops for staff to keep informed of the latest research in instructional strategies and meaningful materials are offered during the school year. We continue observing all staff with an emphasis on coaching and instructional methodologies.

As per the No Child Left Behind Act, assessment has become the focus of evaluating student and school performances and achievement. Yearly school and district objectives concentrate on increasing test scores on all levels. Reading interventions, such as the Reading First Grant, FastForward, and reading coaches in the elementary schools, as well as Read 180 in the middle school are nationally recognized strategies which address reading needs throughout the district. We have also utilized federal funds to implement after-school programs, tutorials, as well as our Summer Reading Program to provide effective interventions in assisting our students to achieve improved test results.

Carteret Public Schools are truly focused and in pursuit of achieving their short and long range goals of improvement.

Kevin W. Ahearn

Superintendent of Schools