Due to procedural error at the November 1, 2017 meeting, the State Board vacated its November vote and brought forward and adopted the amendments to Chapter 16 pertaining to anti-bullying pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 18A:4-15 and 18A:37-15 and 21 and
N.J.A.C. 6A:32-7. T
he adoption materials related to the amendments and the new
rules at N.J.A.C. 6A:16 amend the rules related to how district boards of education
must address incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) of students. The
rulemaking also established new rules for how approved private schools for
students with disabilities (APSSDs) must address incidents of HIB. The anticipated effective date is January 2, 2018.
State Board of Education Second Discussion
NJDOE proposes to readopt with amendment N.J.A.C. 6A:8, Standards and Assessment.
The chapter, which implements the New Jersey
Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) and the Statewide assessment system, expires February 7,
2018.
The chapter requires all providers of publicly funded elementary, secondary, and adult
high school education programs to align their curriculum and instruction with the NJSLS, which
were amended and renamed by the State Board of Education in May 2016. The
standards previously were known as the Core Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS). The
chapter also mandates the implementation of a Statewide assessment system to measure student
achievement of the NJSLS.
The chapter originally was adopted in May 2000 and readopted in June 2005. The chapter expired on June 7, 2010, and was adopted again as new rules effective February 7, 2011. NJDOE proposes one amendment to the chapter to change the grade level - from fourth to fifth - at which the elementary science assessment is administered as part of the State's implementation of the revised science standards, which were adopted in July 2014.
Resources:
From left, NJASA Immediate Past President Dr. Scott McCartney; NJSBOE President Arcelio Aponte; NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza; Education Commissioner Kimberley Harrington; NJ Superintendent of the Year Dr. Kathleen Taylor; NJASA Past President Judith Rattner; Ocean City Board of Education President Joseph Clark; Patrick Taylor; and Ocean City Board of Education Vice President Jacqueline McAlister.
The State Board of Education also honored the School Business Administrator of the Year; the Visionary Principals of the Year; the Milken National Educator Award Recipient; the National Blue Ribbon Public Schools; and the National Blue Ribbon Nonpublic Schools.
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