Our World Is Changing—Are New Jersey’s High Schools Changing With It?
--Statewide meetings for educators scheduled to discuss the future of New Jersey’s high schools
WHAT: The New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee, composed of the leadership of New Jersey’s major education organizations, will begin a statewide conversation on high school reform throughout New Jersey. To begin this conversation, the Committee has scheduled a series of meetings exclusively for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel to take place this fall. At each meeting, a variety of topics relating to the future of New Jersey’s high schools will be discussed. These topics include globalization and technological advances, required skills for students entering the workforce or going on to further education, how New Jersey students measure up, and action steps to improve the quality of the high school experience for our state’s students.
The Committee will use attendee feedback from these meetings to create a white paper with recommendations to present to education policy and decision makers. A second set of open-to-the-public meetings for parents, students, community members, and other educational stakeholders will take place in early December.
WHO: Lucille Davy, acting commissioner, State of New Jersey Department of Education
Joyce Powell, executive director, New Jersey Education Association
Susan Cole, president, Montclair State University
Edwina Lee, executive director, New Jersey School Boards Association
JoAnn Bartoletti, executive director, New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association
Dana Egreczky, vice president, Workforce Development, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Mary O’Malley, executive director, New Jersey United for Higher School Standards, vice president, Local Initiatives, Prudential Financial, Inc.
Jay Doolan, assistant commissioner, State of New Jersey Department of Education
BACKGROUND:
The New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee is co-chaired by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine, Prudential Financial Chairman and CEO Arthur F. Ryan, and Montclair State University President Susan A. Cole and is composed of the leadership of New Jersey’s major education organizations. Members of the Committee include the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA), New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the Business Coalition for Educational Excellence (BCEE) at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, New Jersey United for Higher School Standards (NJU), New Jersey Presidents’ Council, and Montclair State University. The Committee supports the work begun at the National Education Summit on High Schools held in Washington, DC in February 2005. For more information on the New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee and the educator meeting program, please visit www.njhighschoolsummit.org.
EDITOR’S NOTE: These sessions are not open to the public; media are invited to attend.
Educator Convening Schedule
Friday, October 6, 2006; 2-4 p.m.
Rowan University
Student Center Ballroom
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Tuesday, October 10, 2006; 2-4 p.m.
Stockton College
Performing Arts Center
Jimmie Leeds Road
P.O. Box 195
Pomona, NJ 08240
Thursday, October 12, 2006; 2-4 p.m.
Montclair State University
Conference Center
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07043
Monday, October 16, 2006; 2-4 p.m.
The College of New Jersey
Brower Student Center Ballroom
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628
Wednesday, October 18, 2006; 1-3 p.m.
County College of Morris
Davidson Conference Center
214 Center Grove Road
Randolph, NJ 07869
EDITOR’S NOTE: These sessions are not open to the public; media are invited to attend.
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