New Jersey Department of Education

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For More Information Contact the Public Information Office:
    Jon Zlock
    Kathryn Forsyth, Director
    609-292-1126

For Release: October 18, 2005


Advisory: State Board of Education
PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL START TIME: 12 NOON

The State Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Department of Education, 100 River View Plaza, off Route 29 near Waterfront Park, Trenton.

Please note that the public portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin in the first floor conference room at 12 p.m. A copy of the agenda is attached.

Prior to the meeting, the State Board of Education will be honoring the New Jersey State Teacher of the Year at 10 a.m. and the New Jersey Principal of the Year at 10:30 a.m.

Acting Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy will host a media availability in the third-floor conference room when the board finishes its regular business and begins the legal cases portion of the agenda. The Public Information Office anticipates this will take place mid-afternoon.

Visitors to the meeting may park in unmarked available spaces or in the parking garage located directly across from the Department of Education.

NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you are planning stories or would like background information on any of the agenda items, please contact the Public Information Office at (609) 292-1126. For additional information, visit our Web site at: www.state.nj.us/education.