Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:6-101. Executive director The executive director of the educational information and resource center shall be responsible to its board of directors and shall have such powers as shall be requisite for the executive management and conduct of the center and for the execution and…

18A:6-102. Employees; tenure; pensions Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, all employees of the educational information and resource center shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. Certificated professional full-time employees shall be eligible for memb…

18A:6-103. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Educational Technology Teacher Training Act." L.1996,c.129,s.1.

18A:6-104. Findings, declarations relative to Educational Technology Teacher Training 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. In order for all of New Jersey's students to acquire the critical thinking and problem solving skills necessary to become productive citizens in th…

18A:6-105. Educational Technology Teacher Training Program 3. The Commissioner of Education shall develop and administer an Educational Technology Teacher Training Program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide grants to local school districts which have successfully int…

18A:6-106. "Educational Technology Teacher Training Fund" 4. a. There is established within the Department of Education a fund to be known as the "Educational Technology Teacher Training Fund," hereinafter referred to as the "fund." The fund shall be used to provide grants to sch…

18A:6-107. Proposals for training programs; grants; training sites 5. a. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall forward a request for proposals for the establishment of educational technology teacher training programs to local school districts an…

18A:6-108. Evaluation by commissioner 6. The commissioner shall annually evaluate the effectiveness of the teacher training programs being operated by grant recipients. Three years following the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Leg…

18A:6-109. Rules, regulations 7. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1996,c.129,s.7.

18A:6-11 Written charges, statement of evidence; filing; statement of position by employee; certification of determination; notice. 18A:6-11. Any charge made against any employee of a board of education under tenure during good behavior and efficiency shall be filed with the secr…

18A:6-110 Spread the Word Program. 1. a. There is established the Spread the Word Program in the Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to provide books to elementary school children in grades kindergarten through five. Under the program, donating schools shall co…

18A:6-110.1 "Purple Star Schools Program" established; working group, criteria. 1. a. There is created a Purple Star Schools Program in the Department of Education. Under the program, the Commissioner of Education shall annually recognize as Purple Star Schools those schools that…

18A:6-110.2 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. School food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are required to provide fee-free avenues to pay for sch…

18A:6-110.3 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: "Payment processing platform" means a payment system that enables parents or guardians of students to make electronic payments for school meals, field trips, activity fees, or other goods or services provided by or distributed thro…

18A:6-110.4 Payment processing platforms, public schools, provide users information on fees, payments. 3. Any contract entered into on or after the effective date of this act by a board of education, a board of trustees, or the lead administrator of a nonpublic school with a thir…

18A:6-110.5 Public schools, no-fee option for making direct payments for services. 4. a. A public school shall offer students, parents, and guardians a no-fee option for making direct payments for school meals, field trips, activity fees, or other goods or services provided by or…

18A:6-110.6 Nonpublic schools participating in federally assisted meal programs, no-fee option for direct payments. 5. a. A nonpublic school participating in a federally assisted meal program that provides low-cost or free meals to students shall offer students, parents, and guar…

18A:6-110.7 Construction of act. 6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the payment of tuition and tuition-related fees to a nonpublic school. L.2025, c.94, s.6.

18A:6-110.8 Tutoring registry, individual and organization qualifications. 1. a. The Department of Education shall partner with a nonprofit organization to establish and maintain a central, searchable registry of individuals and organizations interested in offering free tutoring …

18A:6-111 Findings, declarations relative to instruction in suicide prevention in public schools. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people in this State. According to the Center for Health Statistics in the New Jersey Dep…

18A:6-112 Public school teaching staff, school employee, contracted service provider employee, regular, direct contact with students, suicide prevention instruction, required. 2. a. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the New Jersey Youth Suicide Prevention Advisor…

18A:6-113 Provision for instruction in suicide prevention in school curriculum. 3. Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, the State Board of Education shall revise the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education to provide for inst…

18A:6-113.1 Middle school, high school student identification cards with New Jersey Suicide Prevention Hopeline contact information. 1. A public school that includes any of the grades seven through 12 and that issues student identification cards shall have printed on the back of …

18A:6-114 Comprehensive program of after school activities in certain districts. 1. a. In counties in which there is located a municipality that had a population of 60,000 persons or more, as reported in the latest federal decennial census published prior to the enactment of this…

18A:6-115 Personal financial literacy course pilot program. 1. a. The Commissioner of Education shall establish a three-year pilot program to provide high school seniors in selected school districts with a personal financial literacy course. The goal of the pilot program shall be…

18A:6-116 "VETeach Pilot Program." 1. a. There is established in the Department of Education a four-year "VETeach Pilot Program." The purpose of the pilot program shall be to address the shortage of certified public school teachers that is anticipated to occur due to teacher reti…

18A:6-116.1 "VETeach Pilot Program" established, Department of Education; report to Governor, Legislature. 1. a. There is established in the Department of Education a four-year "VETeach Pilot Program." The purpose of the pilot program shall be to address the shortage of certified…

18A:6-117 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act." L.2012, c.26, s.1.

18A:6-118 Findings, declarations relative to the TEACHNJ Act. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The goal of this legislation is to raise student achievement by improving instruction through the adoption of evaluations that provide specific feedback to educators, info…

18A:6-119 Definitions relative to the TEACHNJ Act. 3. As used in sections 12 through 17, 19 through 21, and 24 of P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-117 et al.): "Corrective action plan" means a written plan developed by a teaching staff member serving in a supervisory capacity in collabora…

18A:6-120 School improvement panel. 12. a. In order to ensure the effectiveness of its teachers, each school shall convene a school improvement panel. A panel shall include the principal, or his designee, an assistant or vice-principal, and a teacher. The principal's designee sha…

18A:6-121 Evaluations of principal, assistant principal, vice-principal. 13. a. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the schools in the district, the superintendent of schools or his designee shall conduct evaluations of each principal employed by the school district, includin…

18A:6-122 Annual submission of evaluation rubrics. 16. a. A school district shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Education, for review and approval, the evaluation rubrics that the district will use to assess the effectiveness of its teachers, principals, assistant princi…

18A:6-123 Review, approval of evaluation rubrics. 17. a. The Commissioner of Education shall review and approve evaluation rubrics submitted by school districts pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-122). The board of education shall adopt a rubric approved by the com…

18A:6-123.1 Collection, new student growth objective data, administrator goals data, prohibited until next N.J.A.C.6A:10 expiration, readoption. 5. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17 of P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-123) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrar…

18A:6-124 Regulations. 24. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), in accordance with an expeditious time frame, to set standards for the approval of evaluation rubrics for all…

18A:6-125 Evaluation rubric not subject to collective negotiations. 19. A school district's evaluation rubric approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.18A:6-122) shall not be subject to collective negotiations. L.2012, c.26, s.19.

18A:6-126 Conflicts with collective bargaining agreements. 21. No collective bargaining agreement or other contract entered into by a school district after July 1, 2013 shall conflict with the educator evaluation system established pursuant to P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-117 et al.).…

18A:6-127 Researched-based mentoring program. 14. a. A board of education shall implement a researched-based mentoring program that pairs effective, experienced teachers with first-year teachers to provide observation and feedback, opportunities for modeling, and confidential sup…

18A:6-128 Ongoing professional development. 15. a. A board of education, principal, or superintendent shall provide its teaching staff members with ongoing professional development that supports student achievement and with an individual professional development plan. To the grea…

18A:6-129 Funds provided. 20. The Department of Education shall provide the funds necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2012, c.26, s.20.

18A:6-13 Dismissal of charge for failure of determination by board. 18A:6-13. If the board does not make such a determination within 45 days after receipt of the written charge, the charge shall be deemed to be dismissed and no further proceeding or action shall be taken thereon.…

18A:6-130 Professional development opportunities related to reading disabilities. 1. The Department of Education shall provide professional development opportunities related to reading disabilities, including dyslexia, to school district personnel. The professional development sh…

18A:6-131 Required instruction. 2. The State Board of Education shall, as part of the professional development requirement established by the State board for public school teaching staff members, require certain teaching staff members to annually complete at least two hours of pr…

18A:6-131.1 Professional development requirement satisfied. 2. A teaching staff member may satisfy in each professional development cycle one or more hours of the professional development requirement established by the State Board of Education through participation in training pr…

18A:6-131.2 Development, distribution of guidelines concerning child trafficking. 1. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Children and Families, shall develop and distribute to school districts guidelines co…