Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:7C-12 Education programs, certain, in county juvenile detention centers, validity in public school districts. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the case of a student enrolled in an educational program in a county juvenile detention center that meets …

18A:7C-13 Findings, declarations relative to the State Seal of Biliteracy. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage excellence for all students, and the Legislature wishes to publicly recognize students for exemplary achievem…

18A:7C-14 Purposes of the State Seal of Biliteracy. 2. The State Seal of Biliteracy is established to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more foreign languages in addition to English. The State…

18A:7C-15 Rules. 3. a. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), establishing criteria for the award of a State Seal of Biliteracy. The criteria shall require a student to demonstrate …

18A:7C-16 Report to Governor, Legislature. 4. The commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor, and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), by September 1 of each school year that includes the number of students awarded the State Seal of Bil…

18A:7C-2. Establishment of standards for graduation from secondary schools 2. Pursuant to guidelines established by the Commissioner of Education, each board of education shall establish standards for graduation from its secondary schools. The standards shall include, but need no…

18A:7C-2.1 Certain computer science course may satisfy requirement for mathematics credits. 1. Beginning with the 2016-2017 grade nine class, the State Board of Education shall require that the local graduation requirements adopted by a board of education permit an Advanced Place…

18A:7C-3. Remedial instruction For any student who does not meet the State and district examination standards for graduation by the end of 11th grade, the local board of education when appropriate shall provide additional remedial instruction specifically directed toward mastery …

18A:7C-4. State-endorsed diploma All students who meet State and local graduation requirements shall receive a State endorsed diploma; provided, however, that the Commissioner of Education shall approve any State endorsed diploma which utilizes the comprehensive assessment techni…

18A:7C-4.1 "Operation Recognition." 1. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, shall establish a program which shall be known as "Operation Recognition." The purpose of Operation Recognition is to award State-endorsed…

18A:7C-5. Board of education to provide policy on graduation to students and parents Upon adoption by the local board of education, each board of education shall provide each high school pupil and the parents or legal guardians of such pupil with a copy of said board's policy on …

18A:7C-5.1. Graduation, yearbook costs for pupils with financial hardship 1. A board of education shall establish a policy to address the cost of the graduation ceremony and the cost of a yearbook for graduating pupils who have a financial hardship. No graduating pupil shall be e…

18A:7C-5.2 Special education students, certain circumstances, participation in graduation ceremony permitted. 2. a. The board of education of a school district and the board of trustees of a charter school shall permit a student who has been classified as eligible for special edu…

18A:7C-5.3 Certain students permitted to wear military uniforms at high school graduation. 1. A school district shall allow a student to wear a dress uniform issued to the student by a branch of the United States Armed Forces while participating in the student's high school gradu…

18A:7C-6. Graduation proficiency test In the school year which begins in September 1993, and annually thereafter, the State graduation proficiency test shall be administered to all 11th grade pupils and to any 11th or 12th grade pupil who has previously failed to demonstrate mast…

18A:7C-6.1. Development of test In the development of the graduation proficiency test to be administered to all 11th grade pupils pursuant to section 6 of P.L. 1979, c. 241 (C. 18A:7C-6), the Commissioner of Education shall consult with educators, parents, students, business and …

18A:7C-6.2. Assessment of progress; remediation The Commissioner of Education shall develop and administer to all eighth grade pupils in the school year which begins in September 1990, and annually thereafter, a test to assess progress toward mastery of State graduation proficien…

18A:7C-6.3 Definitions relative to administration of standardized assessments in certain grades. 1. a. As used in this section, "commercially-developed standardized assessment" means an assessment that requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of quest…

18A:7C-6.4 Definitions relative to State assessments. 1. a. As used in this section, "State assessment" means an assessment required pursuant to State or federal law and administered to all students in a specific grade level or subject area and whose results are aggregated for an…

18A:7C-6.5 Definitions relative to student testing in public schools. 1. As used in this act: "Commercially-developed standardized assessment" means a State-required or district-mandated assessment that is administered by the school district or charter school that requires all st…

18A:7C-6.6 Provision of information to parents, guardians. 2. a. No later than October 1 of each school year, a school district or charter school shall provide to the parents or guardians of a student enrolled in the district or charter school information on any State assessment …

18A:7C-7. School administrators report on students awarded or denied diplomas The local chief school administrators shall report annually to their local boards of education and to the Commissioner of Education the number of students who completed the twelfth grade course requirem…

18A:7C-8. Adult high school programs; diplomas The Commissioner of Education shall also develop rules and regulations for and may issue State endorsed diplomas to those students who have successfully completed a State approved adult high school program. L.1979, c. 241, s. 8.

18A:7C-9. Evaluation of state and local programs by Commissioner of Education The Commissioner of Education shall monitor the results of the implementation of graduation requirements as provided herein, and shall from time to time, but at least once every 5 years review and evalu…