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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 7 - FILING OF WRITTEN STATEMENTS › Section 6A:28-7.4 - Extension of the time for filing a written statement

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(a) Upon
				written application by the respondent, the Commission may grant an extension of
				time for the filing of a written statement, provided that the application was
				received by the Commission prior to the expiration of the time for filing a
				written statement, as provided for at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:28-7.3, and provided that the respondent
				notifies the Commission of whether the respondent's adversary consented to the
				extension request.
(b) Requests for
				extensions that are opposed may be granted at the discretion of the Commission,
				upon a finding of good cause shown.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 8 - SUBPOENAS › Section 6A:28-8.1 - Subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, production of documents; issuance, contents, and service

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(a) Subpoenas may
				be issued by the Commission, or its designated agent, to compel the attendance
				of a person to testify or to produce books, papers, documents, or other objects
				as it may deem necessary and relevant to any matter.
(b) Subpoenas may be issued by pro se parties
				or attorneys-at-law, in accordance with the applicable rules of the
				OAL.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.1 - Duties of complainant(s) and respondent(s) relative to N.J.A.C. 6A:28-1.5

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(a) The complainant(s) and the respondent(s)
				shall immediately notify the Commission, in writing, when:
1. An action is filed, at any time during the
				pendency of a complaint before the Commission, with any court of law or
				administrative agency of this State concerning the subject of the
				complaint;
2. The complainant(s) or
				the respondent(s) become aware that the matter, which is the subject of the
				complaint, is pending in any court of law or administrative agency of this
				State; or
3. The matter pending in
				any court of law or administrative agency of this State is resolved.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.10 - School Ethics Commission determinations on complaints

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(a) Upon return of a matter from the OAL to
				the Commission, a hearing before the Commission pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:28-9.8, or the Commission's summary review
				of a complaint pursuant to this chapter, the Commission shall determine by
				majority vote whether the conduct complained of constitutes a violation of the
				Act or whether the complaint should be dismissed. The Commission's decision
				shall be, in writing, and it shall set forth its findings of fact and
				conclusions of law. In any case where a violation is found, the Commission's
				decision shall also include a recommended penalty as authorized at
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:12-29.c.
1. The Commission shall be governed by the
				procedures and time constraints of the Administrative Procedure Act and the
				rules of the OAL set forth at
				N.J.A.C.
				1:1-1, when rendering its determination on
				complaints returned from the OAL.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.11 - Sanction

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(a) The Commission
				may recommend to the Commissioner the reprimand, censure, suspension, or
				removal of the school official if a violation of the Act is found. The
				recommendation of any of the foregoing sanctions shall require a vote of the
				majority of the full membership of the Commission. The Commission may decline
				to issue a penalty for violations that it finds by a majority vote are de
				minimis.
1. If a school official was on
				notice that an activity would violate the Act, or in instances where a school
				official was previously sanctioned pursuant to this chapter, the Commission may
				recommend an enhanced penalty.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.2 - Administrative dismissals

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(a) The
				Commission may administratively dismiss complaints or specific allegations in
				complaints for reasons including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Lack of jurisdiction pursuant to
				6A:28-1.4;
2. The complaint is not timely filed pursuant
				to 6A:28-6.5;
3. The complaint was withdrawn pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:28-9.5 or 9.6;
4. The sole allegation in the complaint is
				that a person, other than a board member or a trustee, has violated the Code of
				Ethics for School Board Members;
5.
				The complaint fails to meet the requirements set forth at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:28-6.3;
6. The complainant(s) fail(s) to amend the
				complaint as requested by the Commission pursuant to
				6A:28-6.7(a) 
				within the timeframe accorded by the Commission; or
7. The complaint, on its face, fails to state
				a claim under the Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.3 - Evidence rules

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(a) During the
				course of proceedings before the Commission, all relevant evidence is
				admissible. If an evidentiary hearing is scheduled before the Commission, the
				evidentiary rules of the OAL as set forth at
				N.J.A.C.
				1:1-1 shall apply. Evidence may include, but
				is not limited to, meeting minutes, meeting agenda, certifications, affidavits,
				and any other relevant evidence.
1. Where
				possible, the specific parts of evidence that support the claim of the alleged
				violation(s) must be highlighted or otherwise identified. Parties shall include
				an index of the highlighted material, identifying the page number or location
				within the document(s) where the highlighted information is located.
2. Parties shall prepare 10 copies to present
				to the Commission.
3. Parties shall
				provide their adversary with copies of the evidence within 10 days of the
				hearing, unless otherwise agreed by the Commission and the parties.
4. Failure to provide the materials listed at
				(a)1, 2, and 3 above may result in the Commission barring the admission of the
				proposed evidence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.4 - Frivolous filings

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(a) Upon
				receipt of the complainant's response to an allegation that the complaint was
				frivolous pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:28-7.2, or the expiration of the time for
				filing such a response, the Commission shall make a determination by majority
				vote as to whether a complaint is frivolous.
1. Where the Commission finds that a
				complaint is frivolous, such a finding shall constitute sole grounds for
				dismissal. Such dismissal shall constitute final agency action.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.5 - Settlement

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The parties may provide the Commission with written
				  notification of settlement at any time prior to the finding of a
				  violation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.6 - Withdrawal

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(a) For complaints
				alleging solely a violation of the Code of Ethics for School Board Members, a
				complainant may withdraw a complaint at any time prior to the finding of a
				violation by notifying the Commission and the respondent(s), in
				writing.
(b) For complaints
				alleging prohibited acts, the complainant may submit a written request to the
				Commission to withdraw the complaint prior to a finding of probable cause by
				the Commission. The request shall fully explain the circumstances for the
				withdrawal and state why the withdrawal would be in the public's interest. The
				complainant shall serve a copy upon the respondent(s) and submit a proof of
				service pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:28-1.7.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.7 - Probable cause determinations

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(a)
				After the filing of a written statement, the Commission shall decide, by
				majority vote, whether probable cause exists for the allegations in the
				complaint. Probable cause shall be found when the facts and circumstances
				presented in the complaint and written statement would lead a reasonable person
				to believe that the Act has been violated.
(b) If the Commission does not find probable
				cause, it shall issue a written notice to the parties, and the complaint shall
				be dismissed. Dismissal in this circumstance shall constitute final agency
				action.
(c) If the Commission finds
				probable cause, it shall issue a written notice to the parties, and the matter
				shall be processed, in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:28-9.8. Findings of probable cause shall
				not constitute final agency action.
(d) A decision rendered pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:12-29.b means a majority vote of the
				Commission regarding probable cause.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.8 - Processing of complaints after a finding of probable cause

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(a) If the Commission finds probable cause
				for the allegations in a complaint, it shall provide the parties with written
				notice of its findings. The written notice from the Commission shall also
				indicate:
1. How the matter will be
				processed, including whether the Commission will:
i. Subject to receiving the parties' written
				consent, retain the matter for a hearing. However, the Commission shall not be
				required to secure the parties' written consent in those matters involving only
				alleged violations of the Code of Ethics for School Board Members;
ii. If the material facts are not in dispute,
				determine a violation(s) on a summary basis; or
iii. If the material facts are in dispute and
				not admitted, transmit the matter to the OAL for a hearing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 9 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6A:28-9.9 - Adjournment of hearings

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Application for the adjournment of a hearing where the matter
				  has been retained by the Commission pursuant to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  6A:28-9.8 shall be made to the Commission, in
				  accordance with the requirements of the OAL, as set forth at N.J.A.C. 1:1.
				  Application for the adjournment of a hearing where the matter has been
				  transmitted to the OAL shall be addressed to the ALJ, in accordance with the
				  requirements of the OAL, as set forth at N.J.A.C. 1:1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION › Subchapter 10 - APPEALS › Section 6A:28-10.1 - Procedure for appeal

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(a) Any appeal of
				the Commission's determination regarding a violation of the Act or the
				Commission's recommended penalty shall be made to the Commissioner, in
				accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:4, Appeals.
(b) Any complaint that is dismissed in its
				entirety pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed a final agency decision
				appealable directly to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 6A:30-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The
				chapter's purpose is to establish rules to implement the New Jersey Quality
				Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) system, as required by
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:7A-3 et seq., for evaluating and
				monitoring all school districts in the State. NJQSAC is designed to be a
				single, comprehensive accountability system that consolidates and incorporates
				the monitoring requirements of applicable State and Federal programs. NJQSAC is
				also intended to complement, and serve in part to implement, Federal
				requirements. Under NJQSAC, school districts are evaluated in five key
				component areas of school district effectiveness -- instruction and program,
				personnel, fiscal management, operations, and governance --to determine the
				extent to which school districts are providing a thorough and efficient
				education. The standards and criteria by which school districts are evaluated
				will assess actual achievement, progress toward proficiency, local capacity to
				operate without State intervention, and the need for State support and
				assistance. Once a school district is identified under NJQSAC as requiring
				assistance in one or more of the five areas of school district effectiveness,
				the Department and the school district will work collaboratively to improve
				school district performance in the targeted areas. The measures used to achieve
				this goal include Department evaluations of the school district, development of
				a district improvement plan, close monitoring of the implementation of the
				district improvement plan, and the provision of technical assistance, as
				appropriate. If a school district fails to develop or implement a district
				improvement plan as required, or other emergent circumstances warrant, NJQSAC
				allows the Department to seek partial or full intervention in the school
				district to effect the change(s) necessary to build school district capacity to
				provide a thorough and efficient education.
(b) This chapter sets forth the steps the
				Department will undertake to implement
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:7A-3 et seq., which include a three-year
				evaluation process, placement of the school district on a performance
				continuum, improvement and intervention activities, and periodic progress
				monitoring.
(c) The rules shall
				apply to all school districts in the State as defined in
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:8-1 et seq. and 18A:13-1 et seq., with
				the exception of charter schools and educational services commissions, and
				shall include county vocational school districts established pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:54-1 et seq., with the exception of
				county vocational school districts that provide only shared-time services, and
				county special services school districts established pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:46-29 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 2 - NJQSAC COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS AND INDICATORS › Section 6A:30-2.1 - Components of school district effectiveness

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(a) The
				Department shall evaluate and monitor school districts' performance and
				capacity in five key components of school district effectiveness. They are:
1. Instruction and program;
2. Personnel;
3. Fiscal management;
4. Operations; and
5. Governance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 2 - NJQSAC COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS AND INDICATORS › Section 6A:30-2.2 - Quality performance indicators of school district effectiveness

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(a) The
				Department shall establish weighted quality performance indicators to measure
				school district performance and capacity in each of the five key components of
				school district effectiveness.
(b)
				The weighted quality performance indicators are set forth in the District
				Performance Review, incorporated in this chapter as the chapter
				Appendices.
(c) The Commissioner
				shall use the weighted quality performance indicators to assess school district
				performance and capacity during the comprehensive reviews pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-3.1 through 3.3, the in-depth
				evaluations pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-5.3, and monitoring pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-5.6. The Commissioner also shall use
				the weighted quality performance indicators in determining whether to initiate
				intervention activities pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.2 and to withdraw from intervention
				pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-7.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 3 - COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-3.1 - General requirements

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(a) The
				Commissioner shall conduct a comprehensive review of each school district every
				three years. In the intervening years between each school district's three-year
				review, the Commissioner shall assess the school district's performance to
				determine whether conditions exist in the school district that significantly
				and negatively impact the school district's educational program or operations.
				Upon a determination that conditions exist in a school district, the
				Commissioner may direct the Department immediately conduct a comprehensive
				review of the school district as set forth in this section.
(b) The comprehensive review shall be based
				on the Department-developed weighted quality performance indicators. Unless (d)
				below applies, the comprehensive review shall commence with the completion of
				the District Performance Review by each school district, followed by its
				verification and review of other relevant data and information by the
				Department. The comprehensive review also may include one or more on-site
				visits to school district facilities by Department staff.
(c) The Commissioner shall direct the
				executive county superintendent and other appropriate Department staff to
				provide timely notification to each school district of the comprehensive review
				procedures.
(d) The Commissioner
				may determine a school district does not need to provide a District Performance
				Review as part of the comprehensive review with respect to components of school
				district effectiveness for which the school district is implementing a district
				improvement plan, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-5.4 and 5.5, and is subject to
				Department monitoring, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-5.6.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 3 - COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-3.2 - District Performance Review

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(a) As part of the
				comprehensive review, unless
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-3.1(d)  applies, each
				school district shall complete a District Performance Review. The District
				Performance Review is incorporated in this chapter as the chapter Appendices
				(Appendix A and Appendix B), which is the form that school districts shall use
				in completing the self-assessment. All school districts, with the exception of
				county special services school districts, shall use Appendix A to complete the
				self-assessment. All county specials services school districts shall use
				Appendix B to complete the self-assessment.
(b) To complete the District Performance
				Review, the CSA shall take the following steps:
1. Convene a committee to assist in
				completing the District Performance Review. The CSA shall determine the total
				number of people that will serve on the committee. The CSA shall appoint to the
				committee the following persons and may include other persons with approval of
				the district board of education:
i.
				CSA;
ii. One or more members of the
				school district's administrative staff;
iii. One or more teaching personnel,
				representative of different grade levels, and/or schools in the school
				district;
iv. The business
				administrator and assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, as
				well as other appropriate school district level personnel as determined by the
				CSA;
v. One or more member
				representatives of the educational staff's local collective bargaining unit as
				selected by the local collective bargaining unit. The member representatives
				may include the teaching personnel required under (b)1iii above; and
vi. One or more members of the district board
				of education selected by the district board of education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 3 - COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-3.3 - Review and evaluation of District Performance Reviews

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(a) The
				Department shall confirm receipt of a school district's District Performance
				Review, district board of education resolution, and declaration page and shall
				do the following:
1. Review the District
				Performance Review, district board of education resolution, and declaration
				page for completeness;
2. Confirm
				the use of a committee, composed of representatives required by
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-3.2(b)1, to complete
				the District Performance Review as demonstrated by the declaration page;
				and
3. Verify through a desk audit
				the District Performance Review responses using relevant data, reports, facts,
				audit results, documents, and/or other information. The Department may require
				the school district to submit documentation substantiating its responses or
				other information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 4 - PERFORMANCE CONTINUUM › Section 6A:30-4.1 - General requirements

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(a) Following a
				school district's comprehensive review, or at another time designated by the
				Commissioner if he or she has directed a school district to undergo an
				immediate comprehensive review pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:7A-11 and
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-3.1(a), the
				Commissioner shall issue a final determination letter detailing each school
				district's performance and placement on the performance continuum, based on the
				comprehensive review, and shall notify the State Board at its next public
				meeting. The determination letter shall consist of the following:
1. The percentage of weighted quality
				performance indicators satisfied by the school district in each of the five key
				components of school district effectiveness;
2. For each school district that satisfies at
				least 80 percent of the weighted quality performance indicators in each of the
				five key components of school district effectiveness, a designation as a "high
				performing" school district and a recommendation for the State Board to
				certify, for a period of three years, the school district as providing a
				thorough and efficient education;
3. For school districts satisfying less than
				80 percent in one or more of the weighted quality performance indicators in
				each of the five key components of school district effectiveness, notification
				the school district has not met the comprehensive review's requirements and
				shall be directed to begin improvement activities, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-5.2;
4. The requirement for each school district
				to report its Commissioner-determined placement on the performance continuum at
				the next public district board of education meeting; and
5. Notification the school district may seek
				reconsideration of the Commissioner's placement of the school district on the
				performance continuum within seven days of receiving the determination
				letter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 5 - IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-5.1 - School district obligations for continual improvement

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Each school district shall continuously strive for
				  improvement in all areas of school district effectiveness to enhance student
				  achievement and to ensure the school district provides a thorough and efficient
				  education to all students.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 5 - IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-5.2 - Improvement activities for school districts that satisfy less than 80 percent of the weighted quality performance indicators in one or more components of school district effectiveness

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School districts that satisfy less than 80 percent of the
				  weighted quality performance indicators in one or more of the key components of
				  school district effectiveness shall commence improvement activities as set
				  forth at N.J.A.C. 6A:30-5.3 through
				  5.7.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 5 - IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-5.4 - District improvement plan

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(a) Each school
				district that satisfies less than 80 percent of the weighted quality
				performance indicators in one or more of the five components of school district
				effectiveness shall be required to develop and submit a district improvement
				plan to address the area(s) of deficiency and limited capacity identified
				through the comprehensive review and in-depth evaluation, if
				applicable.
(b) The district
				improvement plan shall be data driven and results oriented, and shall outline
				strategies for building capacity of the school district and its schools to
				improve learning and teaching. The district improvement plan shall identify
				specific areas of strength and weakness in addressing all methods employed by
				the school district to improve student achievement, increase school district
				capacity, and improve performance in each applicable component of school
				district effectiveness. The district improvement plan also shall incorporate
				the content and requirements of improvement or corrective action plans required
				by other State or Federal programs. The district improvement plan shall be
				informed by data generated by the Department, the school district, and any
				individual school improvement planning process that may have
				occurred.
(c) A district
				improvement plan shall consist of districtwide goals and measurable objectives
				that describe the structural, policy, programmatic, or organizational changes
				to be implemented. The district improvement plan shall identify the
				individual(s) responsible for addressing each area and shall specify timelines
				for each goal's completion. The district improvement plan shall include, but
				not be limited to, the following elements:
1.
				School-level planning objectives toward ensuring a thorough and efficient
				education;
2. Evidence-based
				strategies for improvement to address all critical areas of need for the school
				district identified by the findings of the in-depth evaluation report, if
				applicable, and the comprehensive review; and
3. Identification of the assistance required
				to implement improvement strategies with budgetary considerations
				identified.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 5 - IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-5.5 - Review and approval process for the district improvement plan

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(a) Within 60 days of the school district's
				receipt of the in-depth evaluation report, the CSA shall obtain district board
				of education approval for the proposed district improvement plan. The CSA shall
				submit to the Department the proposed district improvement plan, as approved by
				the district board of education. If the Department did not conduct an in-depth
				evaluation of the school district, the CSA shall submit to the Department the
				proposed district improvement plan, as approved by the district board of
				education, within 60 days of the final determination of the school district's
				placement on the performance continuum, as set forth at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-4.1(f).
1. If the district board of education does
				not approve the district improvement plan, the district board of education may
				require the CSA and the in-district team to reevaluate and/or revise the plan.
				If requested by the district board of education, the Commissioner may grant a
				reasonable extension(s) of time for submission of the district improvement plan
				approved by the district board of education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 5 - IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-5.6 - Implementation and monitoring of an approved district improvement plan

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(a) A school district shall implement its
				district improvement plan promptly upon Commissioner approval of the
				plan.
(b) Every six months, the
				Department shall review the school district's progress in implementing the
				district improvement plan. As part of this review, the school district shall
				submit in a Department-determined format a report of its progress in
				implementing each item(s) in the district improvement plan and in satisfying
				the weighted performance indicators of the component(s) of school district
				effectiveness that are the subject of the district improvement plan. Each
				six-month review also shall include an on-site visit at which time the
				Department may receive input from members of the in-district team responsible
				for developing the district improvement plan and others as determined
				appropriate by Department staff.
(c) Based on the six-month review pursuant to
				(b) above:
1. If the Commissioner determines
				the school district satisfies 80 to 100 percent of the weighted quality
				performance indicators in each of the five components of school district
				effectiveness:
i. The Commissioner shall
				issue a letter of recognition designating the school district as high
				performing;
ii. The six-month
				reviews of the school district, pursuant to (b) above, shall cease;
				and
iii. Payment for any technical
				assistance provided by highly skilled professionals shall become the sole
				responsibility of the school district.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 5 - IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:30-5.7 - Assistance provided to school districts through the district improvement plan

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(a) The Department may provide school
				districts with technical assistance to improve performance and increase local
				capacity in areas of need as identified in the comprehensive review and/or the
				in-depth evaluation.
1. The type of
				assistance shall be delineated in the district improvement plan developed by
				the school district in collaboration with the Department.
2. The Commissioner may select and appoint
				appropriate Department personnel to provide the technical assistance set forth
				in the district improvement plan.
3. In consultation with the school district,
				the Commissioner may select and appoint other appropriate highly skilled
				professionals who are not Department personnel to provide the assistance set
				forth in the district improvement plan.
4. The technical assistance may be
				coordinated and provided on a regional or Statewide basis.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.1 - Forms of State intervention

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(a) Where
				appropriate, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.2, the Commissioner may seek partial
				or full State intervention in a school district.
(b) Under partial State intervention, the
				Department will intervene in one or more areas of school district
				effectiveness. Partial State intervention may include elements set forth in
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.4 and 6.5.
(c) Under full State intervention, the
				Department will intervene in each of the five areas of school district
				effectiveness. Full State intervention may include elements set forth in
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.7 and 6.8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.2 - Factors for initiating State intervention

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(a)
				The Commissioner may seek to initiate partial State intervention in a school
				district if the school district satisfies less than 50 percent of the weighted
				quality performance indicators in one to four of the five components of school
				district effectiveness, and at least one of the following factors is present:
1. The school district has failed to submit
				its District Performance Review and/or failed to provide other documentation
				requested by the Department in connection with the comprehensive review within
				the established timeframe, pursuant to N.J.A. C. 6A:30-3;
2. The school district has failed to develop
				a district improvement plan that can be approved by the Commissioner, pursuant
				to N.J.A.C. 6A:30-5.4;
3. The school district has failed to
				implement the Commissioner-approved district improvement plan, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-5.6;
4. Other circumstances warrant immediate
				action by the Commissioner to ensure the school district will provide a
				thorough and efficient education to its students; or
5. Other circumstances indicate insufficient
				local capacity to ensure the school district will provide a thorough and
				efficient education to its students and the school district's unwillingness or
				inability to develop local capacity without State intervention.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.3 - Procedure for initiating partial State intervention

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(a)
				When a school district qualifies for partial State intervention pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.2(a), the
				Commissioner may seek partial State intervention in the school district by
				issuing an Order to Show Cause why an administrative order to place the
				identified components under partial State intervention should not be
				implemented.
(b) At the Order to
				Show Cause's time of service, the Commissioner also shall serve upon the school
				district a proposed administrative order for partial intervention, which shall
				contain and incorporate a partial intervention plan developed by Department
				staff, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.4.
(c) The Order to Show Cause shall be referred
				to the Office of Administrative Law, pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				52:14B-1 et seq., for a plenary hearing
				conducted on an expedited basis. In this proceeding, the Department shall have
				the burden of showing the recommended administrative order is not arbitrary,
				unreasonable, or capricious.
(d) If
				the Commissioner determines, at the hearing process' conclusion, the school
				district has failed to show cause why the actions proposed should not occur,
				the Commissioner shall recommend to the State Board that it issue an order
				placing the school district under partial State intervention.
(e) The State Board may place the school
				district under partial intervention. The State Board's decision shall be
				considered final and may be appealed to the Superior Court, Appellate
				Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.4 - Partial State intervention plan

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(a) The partial
				State intervention plan shall incorporate and amend the district improvement
				plan and will be presented by the Commissioner as part of the proposed
				administrative order when the Department brings an Order to Show Cause seeking
				partial intervention in a school district. The intervention plan shall address,
				but need not be limited to, the following:
1.
				Whether the State Board, upon the Commissioner's recommendation, will appoint a
				school district superintendent if a vacancy occurs during the period of partial
				intervention. If a district superintendent is appointed during the period of
				partial intervention, the intervention plan shall indicate the person shall be
				appointed for an initial term not to exceed two years and the costs of his or
				her salary shall be an expense of the school district;
2. Whether highly skilled professionals will
				be appointed, pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:7A-14.c(5) to provide direct oversight in
				the school district.
i. If so, the
				intervention plan will state the key components over which the highly skilled
				professionals will have authority and their powers, authority, and
				duties
ii. The intervention plan
				also shall establish a decision-making hierarchy to address conflicts that
				arise between persons appointed by the Commissioner and school district
				personnel;
iii. The intervention
				plan shall state the costs of the highly skilled professional(s) will be
				divided equally between the State and the school district; and
3. Whether the intervention plan
				shall state the Commissioner intends to exercise his or her authority to
				appoint, with the State Board's approval, up to three additional members to the
				district board of education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.5 - Structure of the district board of education under partial State intervention

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(a) If the partial intervention plan
				incorporated into the administrative order for partial intervention provides
				for the Commissioner, with State Board approval, to appoint up to three
				additional members to the district board of education, the following shall
				apply:
1. The Commissioner shall appoint at
				least one of the additional members from a list of three candidates provided by
				the governing body of the municipality in which the school district is located.
				If the school district is a regional school district, one of the additional
				members shall be selected by the Commissioner from a list containing three
				candidates from each constituent municipality provided by the governing bodies
				of the respective municipalities. If the school district is a county vocational
				school district or a county special services school district, the list of three
				candidates shall be provided by the governing body of the county in which the
				school district is located.
2. The
				Commissioner shall make every effort to appoint residents of the school
				district; and
3. The appointed
				district board members shall meet all requirements of
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:12-1 et seq., and shall be registered
				voters in the State, except they shall not be required to be residents of the
				school district or be registered to vote in the school district.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.6 - Procedure for initiating full State intervention

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(a)
				When a school district qualifies for full State intervention pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.2(b), the
				Commissioner may seek full State intervention in the school district by issuing
				an Order to Show Cause why an administrative order to place the school district
				under full State intervention should not be implemented.
(b) At the time of the Order to Show Cause's
				service, the Commissioner also shall serve upon the school district a proposed
				administrative order for full intervention that shall contain and incorporate a
				full intervention plan developed by the Department, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-6.7.
(c) The Order to Show Cause shall be referred
				to the Office of Administrative Law, pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				52:14B-1 et seq., for a plenary hearing
				conducted on an expedited basis. In this proceeding, the Department shall have
				the burden of showing the recommended administrative order is not arbitrary,
				unreasonable, or capricious.
(d) If
				the Commissioner determines, at the hearing process' conclusion, the school
				district has failed to show cause why the actions proposed by the Department
				should not occur, the Commissioner shall recommend to the State Board that it
				issue an order placing the school district under full State
				intervention.
(e) The State Board
				may place the school district under full State intervention. The State Board's
				decision shall be considered final and may be appealed to the Superior Court,
				Appellate Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.7 - Full State intervention plan

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(a) The full State
				intervention plan shall incorporate and amend the district improvement plan and
				will be presented by the Commissioner as part of the proposed administrative
				order at the time the Department brings an Order to Show Cause seeking full
				State intervention in a school district. The intervention plan shall address,
				but need not be limited to, the following:
1.
				Whether the State Board, upon the Commissioner's recommendation, will appoint a
				State district superintendent.
i. If a State
				district superintendent is appointed, the intervention plan shall indicate the
				person shall be appointed for an initial term not to exceed three years and the
				costs of his or her salary shall be an expense of the school district;
				and
ii. If the State Board chooses
				to appoint the existing district superintendent, the intervention plan shall
				indicate he or she shall agree to termination of his or her existing employment
				contract with the school district; and
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.8 - Operations of the district board of education under full State intervention

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(a) When a school district enters full State
				intervention, the current district board of education shall continue in place
				but shall serve only in an advisory capacity and shall have only the rights,
				powers, and privileges of an advisory board.
(b) The advisory district board of education
				shall meet at least once per month at dates and times determined by the State
				district superintendent.
(c) Any
				advisory district board of education member seat vacancy(ies) shall be filled
				in the same manner as the seat(s) was/were filled initially.
(d) If the full intervention plan
				incorporated into the administrative order for full intervention provides for
				the Commissioner, with State Board approval, to appoint up to three additional
				members to the district board of education, the following shall apply:
1. The Commissioner shall appoint at least
				one of the additional members from a list of three candidates provided by the
				governing body of the municipality in which the school district is located. If
				the school district is a regional school district, one of the additional
				members shall be selected by the Commissioner from a list containing three
				candidates from each constituent municipality provided by the governing bodies
				of the respective municipalities. If the school district is a county vocational
				school district or a county special services school district, the list of three
				candidates shall be provided by the governing body of the county in which the
				school district is located;
2. The
				Commissioner shall make every effort to appoint residents of the school
				district; and
3. The appointed
				district board of education members shall meet all the requirements of
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:12-1 et seq. and shall be registered
				voters in the State, except they shall not be required be residents of the
				school district or registered to vote in the school district.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 6 - INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES › Section 6A:30-6.9 - Assessment activities during the period of intervention

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(a)
				During the period of partial or full State intervention:
1. Comprehensive reviews pursuant to N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-3 shall be continued; and
2.
				School district monitoring at six-month intervals pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:30-5.6(b)  shall be
				continued.