| December
23, 2003 |
Two
New Jersey High School Students Selected for United States Senate
Youth Program |
| December
22, 2003 |
DOE
Notifies School Districts of Nation’s Elevated Terror Status, Asks
School Districts to Remain Vigilant in Awareness, Safety Precautions |
| December
17, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Adopts New Licensing Code; Regulations Expected
to Improve Teacher Quality and Teacher Preparation Programs |
| December
16, 2003 |
DOE
Submits NJ ASK3 Field Test Data to School Districts - Commissioner
Librera Comments on ETS Delays and Public Statement; Two Schools
Removed from AYP Status on Account of Vendor Errors |
| December
9, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera, DOE Honor State’s Top Award-Winning Teachers,
State Lauds Award Winners and Finalists at First-Ever Ceremony |
| December
3, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Presents the 2003 No Child Left Behind- Blue Ribbon Schools
to State Board of Education |
| December
3, 2003 |
State
Board Honors New Jersey’s Member of USA TODAY’s 2003
All-USA Teacher Team |
| December
3, 2003 |
State
Board Honors Pequannock Township High School Senior as December
Student of the Month |
| December
2, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Participates in Launch of Just for the Kids—New
Jersey |
| November
21, 2003 |
McGREEVEY
CELEBRATES SCHOOLS THAT ARE "GETTING IT RIGHT" Schools
of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's
Education Priorities |
| November
19, 2003 |
DOE
Announces Nearly Two-Thirds of Elementary Schools Meet NCLB Criteria;
Only 20 Percent of All Elementary Schools Placed on Early Warning Status
This Year
Information Released Today Fulfills Federal Requirements for NCLB Act |
| November
13, 2003 |
Governor
McGreevey Announces 2003 NAEP Results; New Jersey students
score higher than students across the nation in 4th and 8th grade
math and reading |
| November
6, 2003 |
Department
of Education Ready to Promote Higher Education and Careers at
2003 College Fair Week with Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| November
5, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Launches Initiative Supporting International
Education;
Department of Education Prepares Newly Formed Leadership Team for National
Institute |
| November
5, 2003 |
State
Board Honors Hawthorne High School Senior as November Student
of the Month |
| October
31, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera Joins SCC, Local Officials to
Announce State's Latest School Renaissance Zone in Union City,
Hudson County |
| October
24, 2003 |
Applications
Available for 2003-2004 Best Practices / Star Schools Program |
| October
21, 2003 |
Abbott
v. Burke Decisions Available Online Commissioner Librera Rules
on 18 of 22 Abbott Appeals for Supplemental Funding |
| October
20, 2003 |
New
Jersey Schools Set to Observe School Violence Awareness Week
DOE Announces New Safe Schools Web-Site |
| October
14, 2003 |
14
Educators Receive I.D.E.A.S. Awards |
| October
9, 2003 |
Cresskill
Junior-Senior High School Educator Announced as a $25,000 Milken
Family Foundation National Educator Award Recipient, Second
of Two NJ Award Recipients Announced Today in Bergen County |
| October
7, 2003 |
Department
of Education Identifies 245 ‘Early Warning’ Schools
for Grade Eight; Announces Nine (9) Schools Added to "Needs
Improvement" List for Elementary Data
Commissioner Librera Again Cautions, ‘These are
Not Failing Schools’ |
| October
7, 2003 |
Cranford
High School Teacher Wins $25,000 Milken Family Foundation Award
2003 Winner Announced this Afternoon in Union County |
| October
3, 2003 |
DOE
Releases List of 271 "Early Warning" High Schools, Commissioner
Librera Supports NCLB Goals; Questions Implementation, ‘Failing’ Label |
| October
1, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Honors Recipients of Presidential Awards for
Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching |
| October
1, 2003 |
State
Board Honors Atlantic City High School Senior as October Student
of the Month |
| October
1, 2003 |
DOE
Updates Adequately Yearly Progress (AYP) Status for Grade Eight,
High Schools; Numbers Comparable to Nationwide Averages for No
Child Left Behind Requirements |
| October
1, 2003 |
Clearview
Regional High School English Teacher Named 2003-04 State Teacher
of the Year |
| October
1, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Presents Charter to Paterson Charter School for Science
and Technology |
| September
26, 2003 |
Back
to School 2003 - Department of Education Steps Up Recruitment
Efforts and Advances Streamlined Certification Process to Ensure
Adequate Supply of Talented Teaching Applicants |
| September
25, 2003 |
DOE
Announces Eight-month Study Period for Marie H. Katzenbach School
for the Deaf
Department is Exploring Options for a Partnership with
the College of New Jersey |
| September
25, 2003 |
Department
of Education Announces The Positive Student Discipline Reform
Demonstration Project |
| September
24, 2003 |
Back
to School 2003 - Healthy Choices, Healthy Kids Campaign is Core
of DOE’s Commitment to Boost Health and Physical Education
Programs in Schools |
| September
18, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
DOE Reminds School Districts Statewide of Emergency Preparedness
Procedures; Assistance Is In Response to Hurricane Isabel
Warnings |
| September
17, 2003 |
DOE
Updates Adequately Yearly Progress (AYP) Timeline for School
Notification
Under Federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB);
Addresses "Early Warning" Status of High Schools |
| September
4, 2003 |
Governor
James E. McGreevey and Commissioner of Education William L. Librera
Welcome the New Jersey School Community Back for the 2003-04
School Year |
| September
4, 2003 |
2003-04
School Year Promises More Alternatives for High School Seniors
with the 12th Grade Option Pilot Program; Opportunities
Abound for Last Year of School |
| September
3, 2003 |
Department
of Education Primed to Begin 2003-04 School Year with a Variety
of Initiatives; Places Continued Emphasis on Diverse and Multiple
Paths of Success |
| September
3, 2003 |
State
Board Honors Piscataway High School Superchief Band; Band Members
Welcomed as September Students of the Month |
| August
28, 2003 |
DOE
Releases the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act Report Card; Release
complies with Federal Mandate to Disaggregate Data Into Six New
Categories |
| August
26, 2003 |
New
Jersey High School Seniors Participate in SATs More than Any
State in the U.S.; Results Part of The College Board Nationwide
Study on SAT, PSAT and AP Tests |
| August
25, 2003 |
Six
New Jersey Teachers Named Finalists for Presidential Awards |
| August
15, 2003 |
Department
of Education Schedules NCLB Information Sessions |
| August
6, 2003 |
State
Board Hears Proposal for Revised Graduation Requirements |
| August
6, 2003 |
Passaic
County's Manchester Regional High School District To Join Interdistrict
Public School Choice Program |
| August
6, 2003 |
MEDIA
ADVISORY: DOE to Host First-ever Early Literacy Conference; Initiative
is Key Ingredient to Governor McGreevey’s Education Reform
Plan |
| August
6, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Recognizes Principals of the Year |
| August
1, 2003 |
Advisory
-- State Board of Education |
| July
31, 2003 |
New
Jersey Notifies Schools of Unsafe Status Under Federal No Child
Left Behind Act |
| July
30, 2003 |
Statewide
Vocational Technical Conference to Focus on 'Generation Next' Theme |
| July
29, 2003 |
DOE
Announces Deadline for Governor’s Schools of Excellence
Applications; Date Set for Friday, August 29 — Applications
Now Online |
| July
23, 2003 |
DOE
Responds to Today’s Supreme Court Abbott v. Burke Ruling |
| July
23, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Revokes Charter of Franklin Charter School |
| July
23, 2003 |
DOE
Launches Professional Development for New Jersey Teachers of
English Language Learners |
| July
22, 2003 |
DOE
Awards 14 Grants as Part of 21st Century Community
Learning Centers Program |
| July
18, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
DOE to Host Early Literacy Conference in August; Conference will
Launch the First Round of Professional Development for Reading
First Grants’ Educators |
| July
17, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Revokes Charter of Paterson Charter School for Urban
Leadership |
| July
17, 2003 |
Department
of Education Receives Nine Charter School Applications |
| July
16, 2003 |
ANNUAL
REPORT RELEASED - Continued Benefits Reported for Participants
in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program |
| July
7, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
DOE Posts Unsafe School Choice Option Policy |
| July
2, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Elects Hyndman and Eckert-Casha as New Officers
for 2003-2004 |
| July
2, 2003 |
New
Regulations Set Procedures, Penalties for Falsifying Annual Violence
and Vandalism Report |
| July
1, 2003 |
Advisory
to all Chief School Administrators and Charter School Lead Persons |
| June
26, 2003 |
177
Byrd Scholars Announced by Commissioner Librera |
| June
23, 2003 |
DOE,
in Collaboration with Granville Charter School and the Trenton
School District, Announces Agreement for Granville’s K-9
Operations for the 2003-04 School Year |
| June
19, 2003 |
Newly-appointed
Superintendent of Katzenbach School for the Deaf to Start in
July |
| June
18, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Adopts Criteria for Unsafe School Choice Option;
Guidelines are Required by the Federal No Child Left Behind Act |
| June
12, 2003 |
McGreevey
Announces New Incentives For National Board Certification For
Teachers
Announcement Fulfills Key Component of McGreevey 21-point Education Reform
Agenda |
| June
12, 2003 |
Advisory
-- Homeland Security Funding |
| June
11, 2003 |
Advisory
-- Incentives for National Teacher Certification |
| June
5, 2003 |
DOE
Celebrates 2002-2003 Best Practices/Star Schools |
| June
5, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
TEACHER TOWN MEETING SCHEDULED TODAY |
| June
4, 2003 |
MEDIA
ADVISORY: Commissioner of Education William L. Librera to discuss
draft of the Special Review Assessment White Paper during the
midday State Board press briefing today. |
| June
4, 2003 |
School
Districts Report Across-the-board Decreases in Incidents of
Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse |
| June
4, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Honors Clifford Doll, New Jersey’s
School Business Administrator of the Year |
| June
4, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Recognizes Horatio Alger Association Winners
from Trenton, Newark |
| June
4, 2003 |
State
Board Recognizes June Student of the Month |
| May
29, 2003 |
DOE
Celebrates Inaugural Year of Career Academies; Looks Forward
to Adding Additional Partnerships for the 2003-04 School Year |
| May
28, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Helps Mark 15th Anniversary of the Center
for Improved Engineering & Science Education |
| May
28, 2003 |
DOE
Lauds 109 Governor’s Awards in Arts Education Winners |
| May
27, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera, DOE Launch 12th Grade Option Pilot Program
Senior-year Initiative Plays Key Role in McGreevey Administration’s
Education Reform Plan |
| May
27, 2003 |
Remarks
by Commissioner William L. Librera at the Garden State Coalition
of Schools Twelfth Annual Breakfast Meeting |
| May
23, 2003 |
DOE
Releases Character Education Report - Key Component to Gov. McGreevey’s
21-point Education Reform Plan |
| May
22, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Addresses "High Schools that Work" |
| May
21, 2003 |
Department
of Education Announces Draft Policy on Unsafe School Choice Options
as Required by Federal Law |
| May
16, 2003 |
Third-
and Fourth-Grade Students Prepare for First Administration of
NJ ASK Exam |
| May
16, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Addresses New Jersey Association Of School Administrators
And School Boards Association During Annual Spring Conference
At Caesar’s Hotel In Atlantic City |
| May
15, 2003 |
Department
of Education Launches Fitness for Life Video at Health
Summit |
| May
14, 2003 |
Department
of Education, Distinguished Guests Honor 50th Anniversary
of Brown v. Board of Education: Host Roundtable Discussion
with Students, Elected Officials and Scholars |
| May
14, 2003 |
Department
of Education Honors 2003 Distinguished Teacher Candidates |
| May
14, 2003 |
New
Jersey Department of Education Conducts Training; Distributes
Booklets on NJ ASK 3 and NJ ASK 4 |
| May
14, 2003 |
New
Jersey Students Participate in National Assessment of Educational
Progress |
| May
12, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera to Join Convocation and Videoconference to Kick Off Year-Long
Commemoration of Brown v. Board of Education |
| May
12, 2003 |
Librera
Unveils Program for Trained Reading Coaches To Bring Expertise
Back to Their Home Districts |
| May
8, 2003 |
DOE
Officials to Attend Inauguration of the French Resource Center
at Rutgers;
Sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Italian Consulate |
| May
7, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Announces Two New Alternate Route Programs |
| May
7, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Announces Governor’s School of Excellence Criteria;
Partnership Grants Program Information at State Board of Education Meeting |
| May
7, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Recognizes May Students of the Month |
| May
7, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Reappoints Marion Bolden as Newark State District
Superintendent |
| May
2, 2003 |
Department
of Education Schedules Three Regional Programs to Support African-American
History |
| May
1, 2003 |
Abbott
Advisory |
| May
1, 2003 |
HSPA
Results Show Significant Improvement by Graduating Seniors |
| May
1, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera to Keynote Spring Workshop of New Jersey School Public
Relations Association |
| April
30, 2003 |
DOE/DHSS
Release Updated SARS Information |
| April
25, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera to Attend 2003 Milken National Educator Awards Convention
April 26-28; Joins Six New Jersey Award Winners in Celebrating
Excellence in Education |
| April
25, 2003 |
Celebrating
a Success Story: Commissioner Librera Lauds the LEAP University
Charter School in Camden for Timely Instruction and New Cross-curricula
Project |
| April
24, 2003 |
New
Jersey Plans Recognition Ceremony to Mark National Charter Schools
Week |
| April
23, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Addresses the Importance of Parental Involvement in Education
at 15th Annual New Jersey Association of Parent Coordinators
Conference |
| April
21, 2003 |
Department
of Education Accepting Applications for Interdistrict Public
School Choice Program |
| April
16, 2003 |
Unofficial,
Preliminary School Budget Election Results |
| April
16, 2003 |
DOE
Announces "Network of Schools" Web Site |
| April
14, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera Testifies Before Senate Budget
Committee; Reports on Education Accomplishments and Outlines
FY2004 Spending Plan |
| April
11, 2003 |
DOE
Releases Online Version of First Quarter Accomplishments for
2003; Highlights Several Key Diverse Initiatives Addressed by
the McGreevey Administration |
| April
11, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera Reinforces McGreevey Administration’s
Commitment to Education; Lauds Newspapers in Education Program
at "Back to Basics" Conference Sponsored by the Record |
| April
11, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Stresses Importance of Participation in School Elections |
| April
10, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera Testifies Before State Assembly
Budget Committee; Reports on Education Accomplishments and Outlines
FY2004 Spending Plan |
| April
9, 2003 |
New
Jersey AmeriCorps Prepares for National Youth Service Day |
| April
9, 2003 |
Two
New Jersey Delegates Chosen for Annual National Youth Science
Camp |
| April
9, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department
of Health and Senior Services, Issues Information about Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| April
3, 2003 |
Statement
regarding the superintendent search in the Newark School District
by Dr. William L. Librera, Commissioner of Education |
| April
3, 2003 |
Education
Commissioner Librera Announces Year-Long Commemoration Of 50th
Anniversary of Landmark Brown v. Board of Education Decision |
| April
2, 2003 |
Core
Curriculum Content Standards Revision Process Update April 2003 |
| April
2, 2003 |
McGreevey
Administration Announces Nine Pilot School Districts for Performance
Assessment Pilot Project |
| April
2, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Honors Four Teachers for Achieving National
Board Certification |
| April
2, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Amends No Smoking Regulation |
| April
2, 2003 |
State
Board Recognizes April Student of the Month |
| March
27, 2003 |
DOE
to Announce Nine CREATE/BCEE Pilot Schools |
| March
26, 2003 |
Teacher
Town Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 27, 2003. |
| March
25, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera announces a return to court to
give Abbott districts the flexibility to succeed |
| March
24, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
Department of Education senior officials will host a meeting
Tuesday, March 25, on the 12th Grade Pilot Program.
The meeting is for the central region, which consists of Hunterdon,
Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Monmouth and Mercer counties. |
| March
20, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Releases 2003 Comparative Spending Guide |
| March
20, 2003 |
DOE
Memorandum to Local School Officials RE: Iraq Conflict and
the National Alert System |
| March
18, 2003 |
Emergency
Planning: DOE Reinforces Messages to Schools |
| March
18, 2003 |
USDOE
Approves New Jersey Plan for Single Fourth Grade Exam |
| March
12, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
Department of Education senior officials to host a meeting Friday,
March 14, on the 12th Grade Pilot Program |
| March
12, 2003 |
Federal
Funds Available to Assist Schools in Educating Immigrant Students |
| March
7, 2003 |
ADVISORY
FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAM: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child
Nutrition Programs has been directed by the United States Department
of Agriculture to compile an inventory of the physical locations
of all central and satellite production kitchens operated by School
Food Authorities (SFA’s) participating in the National School
Lunch Program. This information is being collected by the New Jersey
Department of Education. For more information and the survey form,
click on:
Memo
to Chief School Administrators (PDF)
Survey Form (Word | Excel) |
| March
7, 2003 |
Advisory- Emergency
Planning |
| March
7, 2003 |
More
Than 600 People to Attend World Languages Teacher Recruitment
Day |
| March
7, 2003 |
COMMISSIONER
WILLIAM L. LIBRERA’S REPORT, Presented at the Conference
on Homeland Security: Bridging the Communication Gap Conference,
Kean University, March 7, 2003 |
| March
5, 2003 |
State
Board Statement on the Newark Superintendent Search |
| March
5, 2003 |
State
Board Recognizes March Student of the Month |
| February
28, 2003 |
ADVISORY:
Commissioner of Education William L. Librera to Attend Several
Read Across America Events on Monday, March 3 |
| February
27, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera and Others Celebrate the Inaugural
Year of the Cherry Hill School District’s and Commerce Bank’s
Career Academy |
| February
27, 2003 |
High
School Students Prepare for HSPA Administration; Graduation Exam
Scheduled for March 4–6 |
| February
26, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera to Attend Cherry Hill Academy
Launch |
| February
26, 2003 |
2003
School Election and Budget Procedures Calendar |
| February
25, 2003 |
DOE
Announces First-ever Pre-K through College Senior-Year Agreement |
| February
24, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Announces Name for New State Tests |
| February
20, 2003 |
DOE
Announces Internship Opportunities for College Students |
| February
11 , 2003 |
DOE
Announces the New Jersey Center for Character Education at Rutgers
University |
| February
10 , 2003 |
Advisory
- Education Commissioner Librera recommends to the Legislature
that Salem City be designated as a special needs Abbott school
district |
| February
6 , 2003 |
MEDIA
ADVISORY - Commissioner of Education William L. Librera Releases
Statement on State Aid Figures; Will Host Press Availability
on State Aid on Friday, February 7 at 10 a.m. |
| February
6 , 2003 |
Advisory
- 2003-04 State Aid to School Districts |
| February
5 , 2003 |
FACT
SHEETS (2/5/03)
-- Certification
-- Standards and Assessment |
| February
5 , 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Announces Release of 2002 School Report Cards |
| February
5 , 2003 |
State
Board of Education Adopts New Strategic Plan |
| February
5 , 2003 |
John
A. Griffith Sworn in as Newest Member of State Board of Education |
| February
5 , 2003 |
State
Board Recognizes February Student of the Month |
| February
5 , 2003 |
Two
Jersey City Students Win $100,000 Siemens Scholarship;
State Board Welcomes the Winners at the Feb. 5 Meeting in Trenton |
| January
31, 2003 |
Groundhog
Job Shadow Day Launches Activities to Explore Careers |
| January
31, 2003 |
New
Jersey Department of Education Submits to US DOE Preliminary
Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook Under
Federal No Child Left Behind Act |
| January
30, 2003 |
DOE
Schedules Fourth Annual Teacher Recruitment Event for World Languages
Teachers |
| January
29, 2003 |
Commissioner
of Education William L. Librera Announces "Network of Schools" |
| January
28, 2003 |
MEDIA
ADVISORY - Governor James E. McGreevey and Commissioner of Education
William L. Librera will host a Teacher Town Meeting for Monmouth
County educators on Wednesday, January 29 in Little Silver |
| January
16, 2003 |
504
Students Transferred From Schools In Need of Improvement This
Year |
| January
16, 2003 |
Community
Service Activities Mark AmeriCorps Observance of Martin Luther
King Holiday |
| January
15, 2003 |
Commissioner
Librera Approves Applications for Charter Schools In Monmouth
and Passaic Counties |
| January
14, 2003 |
Two
Jersey City Students Win $100,000 Siemens Scholarship; State
Board to Welcome the Winners at the Feb. 5 Meeting in Trenton |
| January
14, 2003 |
ETS
Selected to Develop New 3rd and 4th Grade Tests |
| January
13, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Adopts DOE Technology Plan |
| January
8, 2003 |
State
Board of Education Recognizes January Student of the Month |
| January
2, 2003 |
New
Jersey AmeriCorps Receives $248,000 Homeland Security Grant |
| January
2, 2003 |
Advisory
- State Board of Education |
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