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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:26-34 - Exemption from basic reading, writing, mathematics test; definitions.

18A:26-34 Exemption from basic reading, writing, mathematics test; definitions.
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate for or the holder of a certificate of eligibility in a career and technical education endorsement or a certificate of eligibility with advance standing in a career and technical education endorsement to complete a Commissioner-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in order to obtain a standard certificate, including, but not limited to, the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, if the candidate can demonstrate proficiency in the use of English language and mathematics through an alternate measure.
b. As used in this section:
"Alternate measure" means any demonstration of basic skills proficiency, other than a test, that is approved by the Department of Education, including, but not limited to: a portfolio of work products as approved by the superintendent of a candidate's employing school district; obtainment of an occupational license or certification; or an industry certificate or registration.
"Certificate of eligibility" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and applicable test requirements for teacher certification.
"Certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and test requirements for teacher certification and complete an educator preparation program.
L.2021, c.420.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:26-34.1 - Alternative certificate of eligibility, teacher candidate.

18A:26-34.1 Alternative certificate of eligibility, teacher candidate.
1. a. The State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of an alternative certificate of eligibility to a teacher candidate who meets all other eligibility requirements to receive a certificate of eligibility, except for the requirement to achieve a minimum score on a Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills and all other alternative basic skills requirements or exceptions.
b. The holder of an alternative certificate authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be eligible to receive a standard certificate from the State Board of Education upon completion of four years of continuous employment as a teacher in a school district, charter school, renaissance school project, or approved private school for students with disabilities, provided that the teacher completes all applicable requirements for the standard certificate.
L.2023, c.180, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:26-34.2 - Alternative certificate holder, additional qualifications, acquisition of tenure, not required.

18A:26-34.2 Alternative certificate holder, additional qualifications, acquisition of tenure, not required.
2. A teaching staff member issued a certificate pursuant to section 1 of this act shall not be required to meet any additional qualifications towards the acquisition of tenure other than those specified by law for all candidates for tenure. Employment accrued using an alternative certificate of eligibility shall be applied in the same manner towards eligibility for tenure as employment accrued using a certificate of eligibility.
L.2023, c.180, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:26-34.3 - Rules, regulations.

18A:26-34.3 Rules, regulations.
3. Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, and notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall, immediately upon filing proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
L.2023, c.180, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:26-35 - Performance-based assessment, condition of eligibility, certificate of eligibility, prohibited.

18A:26-35 Performance-based assessment, condition of eligibility, certificate of eligibility, prohibited.
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or a certificate of eligibility to complete a Commissioner of Education approved performance-based assessment, including, but not limited to, the edTPA, as a condition of eligibility for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, a certificate of eligibility, or a standard certificate. An educator preparation program shall require candidates to complete a performance-based assessment approved by the educator preparation program, embedded within the educator preparation program, beginning with candidates who will complete their educator preparation program in the Spring of 2024.
b. Notwithstanding any provision of this section or of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a person who earned a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or a certificate of eligibility during the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, or 2021-2022 school years, and who was unable to complete a Commissioner of Education approved performance-based assessment due to abrupt changes in teaching placements or modalities, asynchronous virtual learning environments, school district policies, or other restrictions or disruptions caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency, shall be exempt from the requirement to complete a performance-based assessment as a condition of earning a standard certificate, verified in a manner determined by the commissioner.
c. As used in this section:
"Certificate of eligibility" means an instructional certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and applicable test requirements for teacher certification.
"Certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means an instructional certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and test requirements for teacher certification and complete an educator preparation program.
"Performance-based assessment" means a multi-measure assessment process where candidates demonstrate the pedagogical knowledge and skills identified in the New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers and their content knowledge and skill in teaching to the New Jersey Learning Standards in the grade band and subject area of a certificate sought.
"Standard certificate" means a permanent instructional certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to persons who meet all instructional certificate requirements.
d. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
L.2022, c.129.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-2 - Employment without certificate prohibited

18A:27-2. Employment without certificate prohibited
Any contract or engagement of any teaching staff member, shall cease and determine whenever the employing board of education shall ascertain by written notice received from the county or city superintendent of schools, or in any other manner, that such person is not, or has ceased to be, the holder of an appropriate certificate required by this title for such employment, notwithstanding that the term of such employment shall not then have expired.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-2.1 - Employment without certification; utilization of institution not chartered as institution of higher education

18A:27-2.1. Employment without certification; utilization of institution not chartered as institution of higher education
A local board of education or county board of vocational education may, upon approval by the State Board of Education, employ as an instructor or administrator an individual who has special training in a particular subject matter field as evidenced by appropriate credentials or licensure and waive the certification requirements generally required of employees of such boards when the individual will be exclusively teaching or administering post-secondary degree or certificate courses and programs authorized under section 7 of P.L.1968, c. 180 (C. 18A:64B-11). Nothing contained herein shall diminish or otherwise affect the eligibility of any such instructor or administrator for tenure under any provision of this Title.
L.1978, c. 42, s. 1, eff. June 19, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-2.2 - Employment of teachers from foreign countries under certain conditions

18A:27-2.2. Employment of teachers from foreign countries under certain conditions
3. a. A board of education may employ a teacher from a foreign country who is enrolled with an approved international agency which operates a teacher placement program in a subject area in which the State Board of Education has determined there is a contemporaneous critical shortage of certified teachers. Prior to the employment of a teacher from a teacher placement program in a subject area of critical shortage, the board of education shall first make a good faith effort to employ a State certified teacher and shall document its inability to hire an appropriately certified teacher with the Department of Education.
b. A board of education may employ a teacher from a foreign country who is enrolled with an approved international agency which operates a teacher exchange program, permitting a teacher from a foreign country to directly substitute for the services of a permanently employed State certified teacher.
L.2002,c.9,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-2.3 - Authorization for employment of teachers from foreign countries, requirements for certification

18A:27-2.3. Authorization for employment of teachers from foreign countries, requirements for certification
4. a. A teacher from a foreign country shall be authorized to teach in the United States under an international teacher placement program or a teacher exchange program as authorized by any federal law, and shall be certified in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section to teach for a period of no more than three years.
b. In order for a teacher from a foreign country to be certified under this section, the teacher shall:
(1) meet the eligibility requirements for a provisional instructional certificate or possess equivalent qualifications as determined by the State Board of Education; and
(2) demonstrate the ability to speak, read and write the English language fluently, in accordance with criteria established by the State Board of Education.
c. A teacher from a foreign country employed pursuant to this act shall be deemed to be an employee of the public school district, and as such shall be eligible to become a member of the bargaining unit defined in the applicable agreement with the public school district.
L.2002,c.9,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-3 - Employment for school year

18A:27-3. Employment for school year
Teaching staff members may be employed and their salaries fixed and determined, under contracts, by a board of education for the period from July 1 of the year in which such board shall organize to the succeeding June 30, notwithstanding that the fiscal year of the district or of the municipality in which it is located is the calendar year.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-3.1 - Evaluation of nontenured teaching staff

18A:27-3.1. Evaluation of nontenured teaching staff
1. Every board of education in this State shall cause each nontenure teaching staff member employed by it to be observed and evaluated in the performance of her or his duties at least three times during each school year but not less than once during each semester. Said evaluations are to take place before April 30 each year. The evaluations may cover that period between April 30 of one year and April 30 of the succeeding year excepting in the case of the first year of employment where the three evaluations must have been completed prior to April 30. The number of required observations and evaluations may be reduced proportionately when an individual teaching staff member's term of service is less than one academic year. Each evaluation shall be followed by a conference between that teaching staff member and his or her superior or superiors. The purpose of this procedure is to recommend as to reemployment, identify any deficiencies, extend assistance for their correction and improve professional competence.
L.1975,c.132,s.1; amended 1977,c.161,s.1; 1992,c.159,s.17; 1993,c.100,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-3.2 - Teaching staff member; notice of termination; statement of reasons; request; written answer

18A:27-3.2. Teaching staff member; notice of termination; statement of reasons; request; written answer
Any teaching staff member receiving notice that a teaching contract for the succeeding school year will not be offered may, within 15 days thereafter, request in writing a statement of the reasons for such nonemployment which shall be given to the teaching staff member in writing within 30 days after the receipt of such request.
L.1975, c. 132, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-3.4 - Inapplicability of act to teaching staff employees and administrative officers of county colleges

18A:27-3.4. Inapplicability of act to teaching staff employees and administrative officers of county colleges
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:64A-13, the provisions of the act hereby supplemented shall be inapplicable to teaching staff employees and administrative officers of county colleges.
L.1977, c. 161, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-3.5 - Teaching positions of current school year, data submission deadline.

18A:27-3.5 Teaching positions of current school year, data submission deadline.
1. a. A school district shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Education, no later than October 15, information on teaching positions in the current school year, including the number of vacant teaching positions the number of new teaching positions, the number of teaching positions that were eliminated, and the anticipated number of teacher retirements. The information shall be submitted in a manner to be prescribed by the commissioner.
b. The Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall define the vacancy data elements to be submitted by school districts pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
L.2021, c.394, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-3.6 - Public school teacher retention rates, data submission deadline.

18A:27-3.6 Public school teacher retention rates, data submission deadline.
2. a. A school district shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Education, no later than September 1, information on public school teacher retention that includes:
(1) the number of teachers who left employment with the district during the prior school year;
(2) the reason why those teachers left employment with the district, including dismissal, non-renewal of a contract, a reduction in force, employment in another school district or a nonpublic school, employment in another field, relocation to another state, or retirement;
(3) the characteristics of the teachers who left the district, including age, sex, race, and tenure status; and
(4) such other information the commissioner deems appropriate.
b. The commissioner shall annually compile the data submitted by school districts pursuant to subsection a. of this section in a report that details the Statewide, county, and district trends in teacher retention and includes any recommendations that the commissioner may have on State actions that may be initiated to improve teacher retention among various demographic groups. The commissioner shall submit the report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1).
L.2021, c.393, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-3.7 - Teacher workforce projections report.

18A:27-3.7 Teacher workforce projections report.
3. a. Within six months of the effective date of this act, the Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall issue a report on teacher workforce projections for the State for the following two years using data provided by the Department of Education. The department shall provide any data necessary for the report within three months of the effective date of this act.
b. Following the issuance of its initial report pursuant to subsection a. of the section, the Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall issue by March 1 of each year, a report on teacher workforce projections for the subsequent three to five years. The report shall include, but not be limited to, information on:
(1) the teaching positions, by certification area, in high demand in the State and existing vacancies;
(2) the number of bilingual teachers needed to provide adequate limited English proficiency programming to students in the State;
(3) the number of computer science teachers needed to provide access to computer science coursework to all students in the State;
(4) the classes and programs that may be eliminated within the next three years; and
(5) the areas in which teachers and school leaders should be prepared so that they can ensure students are ready for the future economy.
c. The Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall report to the Legislature on January 15 and July 15 of each year on the progress of the annual teacher workforce projection report.
L.2021, c.393, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-4 - Power of boards of education to make rules governing employment of teacher, etc.; employment thereunder

18A:27-4. Power of boards of education to make rules governing employment of teacher, etc.; employment thereunder
Each board of education may make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, governing the employment, terms and tenure of employment, promotion and dismissal, and salaries and time and mode of payment thereof of teaching staff members for the district, and may from time to time change, amend or repeal the same, and the employment of any person in any such capacity and his rights and duties with respect to such employment shall be dependent upon and governed by the rules in force with reference thereto.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-4a - Definitions relative to employment of novice teachers; benefits of employment.

18A:27-4a Definitions relative to employment of novice teachers; benefits of employment.
2. a. As used in this section:
"Certificate of eligibility" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and applicable test requirements for teacher certification;
"Certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic and test requirements for teacher certification and complete a State-approved college professional education preparation program;
"Novice teacher" means any teacher working under a valid certificate of eligibility, certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, or provisional certificate who has not yet been issued a standard instructional certificate;
"Provisional certificate" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who hold either a certificate of eligibility or a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and are employed as part of a State-approved district training program or residency leading to standard certification.
b. A novice teacher employed by a board of education under a valid certificate of eligibility, certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, or a provisional certificate shall be deemed to be a teaching staff member for all purposes and shall be entitled to all benefits and other emoluments of employment provided by law and regulation to teaching staff members. A novice teacher shall also receive the terms and conditions of employment provided to teaching staff members in the employing district under the collective bargaining agreement including, but not limited to, salary, sick leave, and health insurance benefits.
L.2005,c.144,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-4.1 - Board of Education, procedure for certain personnel actions; recommendation of chief school administrator

18A:27-4.1. Board of Education, procedure for certain personnel actions; recommendation of chief school administrator
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
a. A board of education shall appoint, transfer or remove a certificated or non-certificated officer or employee only upon the recommendation of the chief school administrator and by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. The board shall not withhold its approval for arbitrary and capricious reasons.
b. A board of education shall renew the employment contract of a certificated or non-certificated officer or employee only upon the recommendation of the chief school administrator and by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. The board shall not withhold its approval for arbitrary and capricious reasons. A nontenured officer or employee who is not recommended for renewal by the chief school administrator shall be deemed nonrenewed. Prior to notifying the officer or employee of the nonrenewal, the chief school administrator shall notify the board of the recommendation not to renew the officer's or employee's contract and the reasons for the recommendation. An officer or employee whose employment contract is not renewed shall have the right to a written statement of reasons for nonrenewal pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1975, c.132 (C.18A:27-3.2) and to an informal appearance before the board. The purpose of the appearance shall be to permit the staff member to convince the members of the board to offer reemployment. The chief school administrator shall notify the officer or employee of the nonrenewal pursuant, where applicable, to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1971, c.436 (C.18A:27-10).
c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the appointment, transfer, removal, renewal or nonrenewal of a person who is a treasurer of school moneys, election officer, board auditor, board attorney or board secretary, except a board secretary who performs business administration functions.
L.1995,c.125,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-5 - Written contracts of employment required

18A:27-5. Written contracts of employment required
Every contract between a board of education which has not made rules governing such employment and any teaching staff member shall be in writing, in triplicate, signed by the president and secretary of the board of education and by such person.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-6 - Contents of contracts

18A:27-6. Contents of contracts
Each such contract shall specify:
1. The date when the person shall begin such employment;
2. The kind and grade of certificate held by him and the date upon which the certificate will expire;
3. The salary at which he is employed, which shall be payable in equal semimonthly or monthly installments, as the board shall determine, not later than five days after the first and fifteenth day of each month in case of semimonthly installments and not later than five days after the close of the month in the case of monthly installments while the school is in session, a month being construed, unless otherwise specified in the contract, to be 20 school days or four weeks of five school days each; and
4. Such other matters as may be necessary to a full and complete understanding of the contract.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-9 - Teaching after notice of termination of contract

18A:27-9. Teaching after notice of termination of contract
If the employment of a teaching staff member is terminated on notice, pursuant to a contract entered into with the board of education, it shall be optional with the board whether or not the member shall continue to perform his duties during the period between the giving of the notice and the date of termination of employment thereunder.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-10 - Written offer or notice to nontenure teachers

18A:27-10. Written offer or notice to nontenure teachers
1. On or before May 15 in each year, each nontenured teaching staff member continuously employed by a board of education since the preceding September 30 shall receive either
a. A written offer of a contract for employment from the board of education for the next succeeding year providing for at least the same terms and conditions of employment but with such increases in salary as may be required by law or policies of the board of education, or
b. A written notice from the chief school administrator that such employment will not be offered.
L.1971,c.436,s.1; amended 1979,c.23,s.4; 1992,c.159,s.18; 1993,c.100,s.2; 1995,c.125,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-10.1 - Findings, declarations relative to teaching paraprofessionals.

18A:27-10.1 Findings, declarations relative to teaching paraprofessionals.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that as school districts that receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) come under greater pressure to meet standards and demonstrate higher student performance, teachers in those districts are being forced to focus more on curriculum and student test preparation. In response to this pressure, the paraprofessionals that assist teachers are assuming greater responsibility for supporting students in the classroom and the school environment. Paraprofessionals perform a critically important role in providing a thorough and efficient education to the State's public school students. It is therefore fitting and proper to establish measures to enhance employment stability and promote professional development for these individuals.
L.2009, c.227, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-10.2 - Contract, written notice relative to employment of paraprofessional.

18A:27-10.2 Contract, written notice relative to employment of paraprofessional.
2. a. As used in this section, "paraprofessional" means an individual who is employed in a school district as a school aide or classroom aide who assists a teaching staff member with the supervision of pupil activities.
b. On or before May 15 in each year, a paraprofessional continuously employed since the preceding September 30 in a school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s. 6301 et seq.) shall receive either:
(1) a written offer of a contract for employment from the board of education for the next succeeding year providing for at least the same terms and conditions of employment but with such increases in salary as may be required by law or policies of the board of education; or
(2) a written notice from the chief school administrator that employment will not be offered.
L.2009, c.227, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-10.3 - Dismissal, reduction in compensation; conditions.

18A:27-10.3 Dismissal, reduction in compensation; conditions.
3. a. As used in this section, "paraprofessional" means an individual who is employed in a school district as a school aide or classroom aide who assists a teaching staff member with the supervision of pupil activities.
b. A paraprofessional employed in a school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) shall be dismissed or reduced in compensation during the term of a contract only for just cause, and may not be dismissed for arbitrary or capricious reasons. A paraprofessional who is dismissed or reduced in compensation shall receive notice of the basis for the dismissal or reduction in compensation and have an opportunity to be heard.
c. Nothing is this section shall be construed to grant tenure to a paraprofessional, interfere with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, or affect any other right or remedy that may be available to a school district or paraprofessional pursuant to law.
L.2009, c.227, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-10.4 - Student teaching performed in district of employment.

18A:27-10.4 Student teaching performed in district of employment.
4. a. As used in this section, "paraprofessional" means an individual who is employed in a school district as a school aide or classroom aide who assists a teaching staff member with the supervision of pupil activities.
b. Prior to the beginning of the first full academic year following the enactment of P.L.2009, c.227 (C.18A:27-10.1 et seq.), a regionally-accredited institution of higher education offering coursework for a New Jersey instructional certificate shall adopt policies and procedures to allow a student who is enrolled in a teacher preparation program offered by the institution and who is a paraprofessional employed in a school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) to perform his student teaching experience in the district in which he is employed. The institution shall enter into an agreement with the district in which the paraprofessional is employed to authorize the student teaching.
c. Prior to the beginning of the first full school year following the enactment of P.L.2009, c.227 (C.18A:27-10.1 et seq.), a school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) shall adopt policies and procedures to allow a paraprofessional who is employed by the district and who is enrolled in a teacher preparation program at a regionally-accredited institution of higher education to perform his student teaching experience in the district. The district shall enter into an agreement with the institution of higher education in which the paraprofessional is enrolled to authorize the student teaching experience in the district.
d. A school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) shall provide, if feasible, a paraprofessional who is student teaching in the district pursuant to this section with a modified work schedule that enables the paraprofessional to complete the student teaching experience while employed as a paraprofessional.
L.2009, c.227, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-11 - Failure to give timely notice of termination as offer of employment for next succeeding year

18A:27-11. Failure to give timely notice of termination as offer of employment for next succeeding year
Should any board of education fail to give to any nontenure teaching staff member either an offer of contract for employment for the next succeeding year or a notice that such employment will not be offered, all within the time and in the manner provided by this act, then said board of education shall be deemed to have offered to that teaching staff member continued employment for the next succeeding school year upon the same terms and conditions but with such increases in salary as may be required by law or policies of the board of education.
L.1971, c. 436, s. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-12 - Notice of acceptance; deadline

18A:27-12. Notice of acceptance; deadline
If the teaching staff member desires to accept such employment he shall notify the board of education of such acceptance, in writing, on or before June 1 in which event such employment shall continue as provided for herein. In the absence of such notice of acceptance the provisions of this article shall no longer be applicable.
L.1971, c. 436, s. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1972. Amended by L.1979, c. 23, s. 5, eff. Feb. 8, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:27-13 - Inapplicability of act to teaching staff employees of county colleges

18A:27-13. Inapplicability of act to teaching staff employees of county colleges
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:64A-13 the provisions of this act shall not apply to teaching staff employees of county colleges.
L.1971, c. 436, s. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-4 - Requirements for certain school personnel to acquire tenure, exceptions

18A:28-4. Requirements for certain school personnel to acquire tenure, exceptions
18A:28-4. No teaching staff member shall acquire tenure in any position in the public schools in any school district or under any board of education, who is not the holder of an appropriate certificate for such position, issued by the State Board of Examiners, in full force and effect, except that no board of education shall terminate the employment or refuse to continue the employment or reemployment of
a. any school nurse appointed prior to May 9, 1947 for the reason that such nurse is not the holder of such a certificate and the State Board of Examiners shall make no rule or regulation which will affect adversely the rights of any such nurse under any certificate issued prior to said date; or
b. a school athletic trainer appointed prior to the effective date of P.L.1999, c.87 (C.18A:26-2.4 et al.) for the reason that the school athletic trainer is not the holder of a certificate, provided that the person is registered with or licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, as applicable, as an athletic trainer. That person shall be issued the new certificate without being required to meet any additional qualifications, and any periods of employment as an athletic trainer prior to the effective date of that act shall count toward the acquisition of tenure to the same extent as employment after the effective date of that act.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1999, c.87, s.2; 2001, c.156, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-5.1 - Tenure upon transfer to an underperforming school.

18A:28-5.1 Tenure upon transfer to an underperforming school.
11. A tenured teaching staff member who has been rated effective or highly effective on his most recent annual summative evaluation, and who accepts employment in the same position in an underperforming school shall be under tenure in that position in the new district during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, incapacity, or conduct unbecoming such a teaching staff member or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this Title, after the employee receives a rating of effective or highly effective in at least one of the annual summative evaluations within the first two years of employment in the new school.
For purposes of this subsection, "effective" or "highly effective" means the employee has received an annual summative evaluation rating of "effective" or "highly effective" based on the performance standards for his position established through the evaluation rubric adopted by the board of education and approved by the commissioner.
As used in this section, "underperforming school" means a school which has been identified by the Department of Education as a "focus school" or a "priority school" for any year within a two-year period.
L.2012, c.26, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-6.1 - Tenure upon discontinuance of school

18A:28-6.1. Tenure upon discontinuance of school
Whenever, heretofore or hereafter, any board of education in any school district in this state shall discontinue any high school, junior high school, elementary school or any one or more of the grades from kindergarten through grade 12 in the district and shall, by agreement with another board of education, send the pupils in such schools or grades to such other district, all teaching staff members who are assigned for a majority of their time in such school, grade or grades and who have tenure of office at the time such schools or grades are discontinued shall be employed by the board of education of such other district in the same or nearest equivalent position; provided that any such teaching staff member may elect to remain in the employ of the former district in any position to which he may be entitled by virtue of his tenure and seniority rights by giving notice of said election to the boards of education in each of the school districts at least three months prior to the date on which such school, grade, or grades are to be discontinued. Teaching staff members so employed in such other district shall have their rights to tenure, seniority, pension and accumulated leave of absence, accorded under the laws of this state, recognized and preserved by the board of education of that district. Any periods of prior employment in such sending district shall count toward the acquisition of tenure in the other district to the same extent as if all such prior employment had been in such other district.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-7 - Certain tenure of service and tenure of service rights saved

18A:28-7. Certain tenure of service and tenure of service rights saved
Section 4 of "An act concerning education, relating to tenure and seniority of school nurses, and repealing section 18:14-64.1 of the Revised Statutes," approved August 15, 1957 (P.L.1957, c. 181) is saved from repeal. [This section repeals section 18:14-64.1 of the Revised Statutes and provides that the repeal of said section shall not in any manner affect any tenure of service or tenure of service rights held thereunder on the effective date of the act.]
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-8 - Notice of intention to resign required

18A:28-8. Notice of intention to resign required
Any teaching staff member, under tenure of service, desiring to relinquish his position shall give the employing board of education at least 60 days written notice of his intention, unless the board shall approve of a release on shorter notice and if he fails to give such notice he shall be deemed guilty of unprofessional conduct and the commissioner may suspend his certificate for not more than one year.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-9 - Reduction of force; power to reduce and reasons for reduction

18A:28-9. Reduction of force; power to reduce and reasons for reduction
Nothing in this title or any other law relating to tenure of service shall be held to limit the right of any board of education to reduce the number of teaching staff members, employed in the district whenever, in the judgment of the board, it is advisable to abolish any such positions for reasons of economy or because of reduction in the number of pupils or of change in the administrative or supervisory organization of the district or for other good cause upon compliance with the provisions of this article.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-10 - Reasons for dismissals of persons under tenure on account of reduction

18A:28-10. Reasons for dismissals of persons under tenure on account of reduction
Dismissals resulting from any such reduction shall not be made by reason of residence, age, sex, marriage, race, religion or political affiliation but shall be made on the basis of seniority according to standards to be established by the commissioner with the approval of the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-11 - Seniority; board to determine; notice and advisory opinion

18A:28-11. Seniority; board to determine; notice and advisory opinion
In the case of any such reduction the board of education shall determine the seniority of the persons affected according to such standards and shall notify each such person as to his seniority status, and the board may request the commissioner for an advisory opinion with respect to the applicability of the standards to particular situations, which request shall be referred to a panel consisting of the county superintendent of the county, the secretary of the state board of examiners and an assistant commissioner of education designated by the commissioner and an advisory opinion shall be furnished by said panel. No determination of such panel shall be binding upon the board of education or any other party in interest or upon the commissioner or the state board if any controversy or dispute arises as a result of such determination and an appeal is taken therefrom pursuant to the provisions of this title.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-11.1 - Credit for military service

18A:28-11.1. Credit for military service
1. In computing length of service for seniority purposes, every teaching staff member who, after July 1, 1940, has served or hereafter shall serve, in the active military or naval service of the United States or of this State, including active service in the women's army corps, the women's reserve of the naval reserve, or any similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the army or navy, in time of war or an emergency, or for or during any period of training, or pursuant to or in connection with the operation of any system of selective service, or who was a member of the American Merchant Marine during World War II and is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits, shall be entitled to receive equivalent years of employment or seniority credit for that service as if the member had been employed for the same period of time in some publicly owned and operated college, school or institution of learning in this or any other state or territory of the United States, except that the period of that service shall not be credited toward more than four years of employment or seniority credit. Any military or naval service shall be credited towards this employment or seniority credit including service that occurred prior to the member's employment as a teaching staff member.
L.1985,c.217,s.1; amended 1991,c.389,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-12 - Reemployment in order of seniority

18A:28-12. Reemployment in order of seniority
18A:28-12. If any teaching staff member shall be dismissed as a result of such reduction, such person shall be and remain upon a preferred eligible list in the order of seniority for reemployment whenever a vacancy occurs in a position for which such person shall be qualified and he shall be reemployed by the body causing dismissal, if and when such vacancy occurs and in determining seniority, and in computing length of service for reemployment, full recognition shall be given to previous years of service, and the time of service by any such person in or with the military or naval forces of the United States or of this State, subsequent to September 1, 1940, and the time of service of any member of the American Merchant Marine during World War II who is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits, shall be credited to him as though he had been regularly employed in such a position within the district during the time of such military or naval service, except that the period of that service shall not be credited toward more than four years of employment or seniority credit.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1985,c.217,s.2; 1991,c.389,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-13 - Establishment of standards of seniority by commissioner

18A:28-13. Establishment of standards of seniority by commissioner
The commissioner in establishing such standards shall classify insofar as practicable the fields or categories of administrative, supervisory, teaching or other educational services and the fields or categories of school nursing services which are being performed in the school districts of this state and may, in his discretion, determine seniority upon the basis of years of service and experience within such fields or categories of service as well as in the school system as a whole, or both.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-14 - Teaching staff members not certified; not protected; exception

18A:28-14. Teaching staff members not certified; not protected; exception
The services of any teaching staff member who is not the holder of an appropriate certificate, in full force and effect, issued by the state board of examiners under rules and regulations prescribed by the state board of education may be terminated without charge or trial, except that any school nurse appointed prior to May 9, 1947 shall be protected in her position as is provided in section 18A:28-4 of this title.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:28-15 - Effect of change of government of district on tenure

18A:28-15. Effect of change of government of district on tenure
No teaching staff member in the public schools shall be in any manner affected, in relation to his tenure of service or tenure of service rights, heretofore obtained or hereafter to be obtained, under this or any other law, because of any change in the method of government of the school district or school districts by which he was employed on the date of such change, or by reason of any change of name or title of the position, so held by him on said date, resulting from any such change of government, but he shall continue in said position by its original or changed name or title, as the case may be, with the same tenure of service and the same tenure of service rights which he would have had if such change in the method of government had not occurred.
L.1967, c.271.