Eyes on the NJ State Board of Education
Meeting Date: July 11, 2018
President's Report
Election of State Board Officers
Arcelio Aponte, Middlesex; was elected President of the New Jersey State Board of Education (NJSBOE) and Kathy A. Goldenberg, Burlington; was elected Vice President of the NJSBOE for one-year terms effective immediately.

The State Board welcomed Ocean City High School Senior Nora Faverzani to serve as the student representative to the NJSBOE for 2018-2019.

Commissioner's Report
Statewide Assessment Outreach Findings and Recommendations
Governor Murphy tasked NJDOE to move away from PARCC and understand what aspects of statewide assessments are most important to our communities to establish priorities for change going forward. At first discussion level, the State Board explored the amendments pertaining to assessment and graduation requirements at Chapter 8 ,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:4-15 and N.J.S.A. 18A:7A-10 through 14, 18A:7C-1 et seq., 18A:7E-2 through 5, 18A:35-4.2 and 4.7, and 18A:59-5.

NJASA Endorses NJDOE’s Transition to the Next Generation of State Assessment 
From left, NJASA Executive Dr. Richard Bozza confers with NJSBOE Members Dr. Nedd James Johnson, Salem County; and Dr. Joseph Ricca, Jr., Morristown, Morris County
For the good of the cause, we can all agree that assessment is an integral component of the teaching and learning process," said NJASA Executive Director Dr. Bozza . He continued, "We, as education practitioners, advocate that every New Jersey student is truly ready for a career or post-secondary education following graduation and commend the Governor’s Administration for its due diligence in researching and analyzing New Jersey’s statewide assessment system."
NJSBOE Action
Adoption Resolution
The State Board approved re-appointments to the State Special Education Advisory Council for a period of two years, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:4-66.1 and U.S. P.L. 94-142.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at agallagher@njasa.net or 609-599-2900, ext. 126.

Sincerely,
Anne H. Gallagher
NJASA Director of Communications
NJASA 920 West State Street Trenton, NJ 08618
p: 609-599-2900 f: 609-599-1893