Eyes on the NJ State Board of Education
Meeting Date: May 2, 2018
President's Report
Resolutions
State Board Calendar of Meeting Dates – Discussion Resolution

Commissioner's Report
NAEP Presentation
NJDOE Assessment Team: Jeffrey Hauger, Tabitha McKinley, Diana Pasculli, presented an update of the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test to the members of the New Jersey State Board. 
NJSBOE Actions
NJDOE Staff
The State Board made the following appointments:
Christine Ann Soto , Executive Legal Affairs Officer
Abdulsaleem Hasan, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Division of Field Services
Perry Medina, Director, Office of Innovation
Tonya Breland, Director, Office of Professional Development
Linda Eno, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Academics and Performance
Glenn Forney, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Division of Finance
Dodi Price, Deputy Chief of Staff, Administrative Services
Tonya Hall-Coston, Director, Division of Early Childhood Education
Standards and Assessment
(Division of Teaching and Learning)
The State Board readopted with an amendment - changing the elementary science assessment from grade 4 to grade 5 - Chapter 8, pursuant to 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, 18A:59-5 and 18A:4-15.
It is anticipated that the effective date of the amendment will be published in the June issue of the NJ Register .

State Operation of the Paterson Public Schools
(Division of Field Services)
The State Board adopted two separate resolutions that begin the process of returning local control to the Paterson Public Schools.

Resolution to Return Functions of Governance and Instruction and Program to Local Control in Paterson Public Schools

Resolution to Return Paterson Public Schools to Full Local Control

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