Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, P.L. 2015, c.29 (A-3690 / S-2601 (Mazzeo, Vainieri Huttle, Lampitt, Mosquera, Benson, Gordon, Ruiz)), March 23 which aligns New Jersey law with federal requirement which allows students with disabilities to […]
Assembly Education Committee Takes Testimony on PARCC, Opt Out & Test Monitoring
Assembly Education Committee Takes Testimony on PARCC, Opt Out & Test Monitoring The Assembly Education Committee heard from representatives of the New Jersey Department of Education and NCS Pearson, Inc. on recent media reports […]
2015 Annual Membership Meeting & Legislative Conference
2015 Annual Membership Meeting & Legislative Conference Welcome & thank you for joining us for this year’s Annual Membership Meeting and Legislative Conference! This Virtual Folder contains key information for today’s conversations! We also […]
Commissioner Hespe Testifies Before Senate Ed Committee on PARCC
Commissioner Hespe Testifies Before Senate Ed Committee on PARCC Commissioner David Hespe testified before the Senate Education Committee Marc h 12 on the new State assessment system, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for […]
Assembly Moves Assessment Reporting & K-2 Limitation Forward
The full Assembly moved several measures forward related to standardized assessment March 9. Among the bills was legislation, A-3079 (Jasey), which limits K-2 assessments to only those needed for diagnostic and formative purposes, as […]
State Board Gets Overview on SGP Scores, Hears from Stakeholders on Changes to Teacher Prep, Licensure and PD
The New Jersey State Board of Education received a presentation on Student Growth and how it interrelates with evaluation from Chief Talent Officer Peter Shulman and Chief Performance Officer Bari Erlichson at their March […]
Governor Delivers Budget Address Focused Almost Exclusively on Pension & Health Benefits
Governor Chris Christie delivered his annual budget address to the Legislature February 24 but the larger budget specifics were eclipsed by his plan to address pension and health benefit issues. Pension Roadmap? Top on […]
Teacher Leader Bill Held
Teacher Leader Bill Held Legislation, A-448 (Jasey, Diegnan) / S-165 (Whelan)), which would create a new teacher -leader endorsement was held during the full Assembly session yesterday to do a bit of re-tooling and […]
PARCC Moratorium Legislation Passed by Assembly
Legislation, A-4190 (Diegnan), which would establish a three year moratorium on the use of PARCC scores for students and educators was passed by the Assembly February 23 by a vote of 63-7-4. The legislation […]
Judge Rules State Must Make Pension Payment for 2015
A judge ruled February 23 that the Christie Administration must work with the Legislature to find a way to replace $1.57 billion in pension funds that were diverted to balance the state's current budget. […]