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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 7 - STUDENT RECORDS › Section 6A:32-7.5 - Access to student records

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(a) Only authorized
				organizations, agencies, or persons, as defined in this section, shall have
				access to student records, including student health records.
(b) The district board of education may
				charge a reasonable fee for reproduction of student records, not to exceed the
				schedule of costs set forth at N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5, provided that the cost does
				not effectively prevent parents or adult students from exercising their rights
				under this subchapter or other Federal and State rules and regulations
				regarding students with disabilities, including N.J.A.C. 6A:14.
(c) Each district board of education shall
				control access to, disclosure of, and communication regarding information
				contained in student health records to assure access only to people permitted
				by Federal and State statute and regulations or as stated at (e) below.
(d) Access to, and disclosure of,
				a student health record shall meet the requirements of the Family Education
				Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),
				20 U.S.C. §
										1232g and 34 CFR Part 99.
(e) Organizations, agencies, and persons
				authorized to access student records shall include only the following:
1. The student who has the written permission
				of a parent and the parent of a student under the age of 18, regardless of
				whether the child resides with the parent, except pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:2-4;
i. The place of residence shall not be
				disclosed; and
ii. Access shall not
				be provided if denied by a court;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 7 - STUDENT RECORDS › Section 6A:32-7.6 - Conditions for access to student records

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(a) All
				authorized organizations, agencies, and persons defined in this subchapter
				shall have access to a student record, subject to the following conditions:
1. No student record shall be altered or
				disposed of during the time period between a request to review the record and
				the actual review of the record.
2.
				Authorized organizations, agencies, and persons from outside the school whose
				access requires the consent of parents or adult students shall submit to the
				chief school administrator, or the chief school administrator's designee, the
				request in writing, together with any required authorization.
3. The chief school administrator, or the
				chief school administrator's designee, shall be present during the period of
				inspection to provide interpretation of the records, where necessary, and to
				prevent their alteration, damage, or loss. In every instance of inspection of
				student records by persons other than parents, students, or individuals who
				have assigned educational responsibility for the individual student, an entry
				shall be made in the student record of the name(s) of persons granted access,
				the reason access was granted, the time and circumstances of inspection, the
				records inspected, and the purposes for which the data will be used.
4. Prior to disclosure of student records to
				organizations, agencies, or persons outside the school district pursuant to a
				court order, the district board of education shall give the parent or adult
				student at least three days' notice of the name of the requesting agency and
				the specific records requested unless otherwise judicially instructed. The
				notification shall be provided in writing, if practicable. Only records related
				to the specific purpose of the court order shall be disclosed.
i. Notice to the parent shall not be required
				when the parent is party to a court proceeding involving child abuse and
				neglect or dependency matters, consistent with
				20 U.S.C. §
												1232g(b)(2)(B).
5. A record may be withheld from a
				parent or from an adult student only when the district board of education
				obtains a court order or is provided with evidence that there is a court order
				revoking the right to access. Only that portion of the record designated by the
				court order shall be withheld. When the district board of education has, or
				obtains, evidence of such court order, the parent or adult student shall be
				notified in writing within five days of the request that access to the record
				has been denied and that the person has the right to appeal the decision to the
				court issuing the order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 7 - STUDENT RECORDS › Section 6A:32-7.7 - Rights of appeal for parents and adult students

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(a)
				Student records are subject to challenge by parents and adult students on
				grounds of inaccuracy, irrelevancy, impermissible disclosure, inclusion of
				improper information, or denial of access to organizations, agencies, and
				persons. The parent or adult student may request:
1. Expungement of inaccurate, irrelevant, or
				otherwise improper information from the student record;
2. Insertion of additional data, as well as
				reasonable comments regarding the meaning and/or accuracy of the student
				record;
3. The immediate stay of
				disclosure pending final determination of the challenged procedure as described
				in this subchapter; and/or
4.
				Immediate access to student records for organizations, agencies, and persons
				denied access, pending final determination of the challenged procedure, as
				described in this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 7 - STUDENT RECORDS › Section 6A:32-7.8 - Retention and disposal of student records

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(a) This
				section applies to only district boards of education and charter school and
				renaissance school project boards of trustees. Throughout this section, unless
				otherwise indicated, "district board of education" refers to the governing body
				of each of the three types of agencies.
(b) A student record is considered to be
				incomplete and not subject to the provisions of the Destruction of Public
				Records Law,
				N.J.S.A.
				47:3-15 et seq., while the student is
				enrolled in the school district.
1. The
				district board of education shall retain the student health record and the
				health history and immunization record according to the school district records
				retention schedule, as determined by the New Jersey State Records Committee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 8 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACCOUNTING › Section 6A:32-8.1 - School register

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(a) This subchapter applies to all district
				boards of education, charter schools, renaissance school projects, approved
				private schools for students with disabilities, and private agencies that
				provide educational services by means of public funds. Throughout this
				subchapter, unless otherwise indicated, "district board of education" refers to
				the governing body of each of the five types of agencies.
(b) District boards of education shall
				carefully and accurately track enrollment and attendance of all students in a
				manual school register format or in an electronic format of the school
				district's choosing.
(c) The
				Commissioner will issue and publish on the Department's website guidance for
				recording student attendance in all public schools of the State operated by
				district boards of education, except adult high schools.
(d) Student attendance shall be recorded in
				the school register during school hours on each day in session, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:32-8.3. An employee designated by the
				chief school administrator shall keep in the school register, attendance of all
				students, and shall maintain the attendance records in accordance with this
				subchapter and the guidance at (c) above.
(e) A student who has been placed on home
				instruction shall have their attendance status recorded on the regular register
				for the program in which the student is enrolled. The student shall be marked
				absent for the period beginning the first day the student is unable to attend
				school and ending the day before the first instructional day at the student's
				place of confinement. Absences shall not be recorded for the student while on
				home instruction, provided the hours of instruction are no less than required
				by
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:14-4.8 and 4.9 and 6A:16-10.1 and 10.2.
				The number of possible days in membership for a student on home instruction
				shall be the same as for other students in the program in which the student is
				enrolled.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 8 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACCOUNTING › Section 6A:32-8.2 - School enrollment

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(a) The school enrollment in a program of
				instruction, a school, or a school district shall be the total number of
				original student entries in the school register plus the number of re-entries,
				less the number of transfers, withdrawals, or dropouts in any such unit during
				a school year. The total number of original entries and re-entries, less the
				number of transfers, withdrawals, or dropouts, in all programs of instruction
				and schools of a school district shall constitute the school enrollment for the
				district board of education during any school year.
(b) A student attending a school operated by
				a district board of education shall not be concurrently enrolled in more than
				one school register in any school district during a school year with the
				exception of shared-time students.
(c) A student shall not be enrolled in a
				school register until the student has reached over the age of five years in
				accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:38-1, Attendance at school free of
				charge. The district board of education may enroll students under the following
				legal school ages:
1. Kindergarten: older
				than four years and younger than six years;
2. State-funded preschool program: at least
				three years of age and younger than five years; and
3. Preschool students with disabilities: at
				least three years of age and younger than five years.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 8 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACCOUNTING › Section 6A:32-8.3 - Day in session

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(a) A day in session shall be a day on which
				the school is scheduled to provide instruction and students are under the
				guidance and direction of a teacher(s) engaged in the teaching process. A day
				on which school is closed for reasons such as holidays and teachers'
				institutes, or inclement weather not under conditions set forth at N.J.A.C.
				6A:32-13, shall not be considered a day in session.
(b) A day in session shall consist of not
				less than four hours, exclusive of recess and lunch periods, except that one
				continuous session of two and one-half hours may be considered a full day in
				kindergarten.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 8 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACCOUNTING › Section 6A:32-8.4 - Student attendance

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(a) For
				all State attendance submissions, a student shall be recorded as present,
				absent, or excused for a State-excused absence, pursuant to (e) below, on every
				day the school is in session after the student enrolls until the date the
				student is transferred to another school or officially leaves the school
				district.
(b) A record of
				attendance of all students shall be kept in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:32-8.1(c). The employee
				designated by the chief school administrator shall keep the attendance records
				according to this subchapter and the guidance issued by the Commissioner in
				accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:32-8.1(c).
(c) A student enrolled in a school shall be
				recorded in the school register as present if the student participates in
				instruction or instruction-related activities for at least half a day in
				session whether the student is physically on school grounds, at an approved
				off-grounds location, or in a virtual or remote instruction setting, pursuant
				to N.J.A.C. 6A:32-13.
(d) A
				student enrolled in a school who is not participating in instruction or
				instruction-related activities pursuant to (c) above shall be recorded in the
				school register as absent, unless the student is recorded as a State-excused
				absence, pursuant to (e) below.
(e) State-excused absences shall be as
				follows:
1. Religious observance, pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:36-14, 15, and 16.
i. The Commissioner, with approval of the
				State Board of Education, shall annually prescribe a list of religious holidays
				on which it shall be mandatory to excuse students for religious observance upon
				the written request signed by the parent or person standing in loco parentis;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 8 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACCOUNTING › Section 6A:32-8.5 - Average daily attendance

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The average daily attendance rate in a school district
				  school or program of instruction for a school year shall be the total number of
				  the days present of all enrolled students, divided by the number of days in
				  membership of all enrolled students. The student average daily attendance means
				  the total number of days that a student is present in school divided by the
				  total possible number of days in session.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 8 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACCOUNTING › Section 6A:32-8.6 - Absentee and chronic absenteeism rates

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(a) A student's absentee rate shall be
				determined by subtracting the student's total number of days present from the
				student's days in membership and dividing the result by the student's days in
				membership.
1. State-excused absences shall
				not be included in a student's days in membership for purposes of calculating a
				student's absentee rate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 9 - ATHLETICS PROCEDURES › Section 6A:32-9.1 - General requirements

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(a) A district
				board of education may adopt a program of sport activities that complies with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:36-37.
(b) If the athletic facilities are not owned
				by the municipality or the district board of education, the district board of
				education shall require the owner to provide adequate safeguards for players
				and spectators. The field, room, court, track, stands, and surrounding premises
				shall be kept in good condition and free from hazards.
(c) Upon the recommendation of the chief
				school administrator, the district board of education shall adopt and,
				thereafter, annually review a policy of emergency medical procedures for all
				practice sessions and competitive contests, games, events, or exhibitions with
				individual students or teams of one or more schools of the same or other school
				districts, whether conducted on public or private facilities. The policy shall
				be disseminated to appropriate personnel.
(d) A student seeking to represent the school
				in interscholastic athletic competition and their parent, or an adult student,
				shall sign a form furnished by the district board of education. The form shall
				embody the following:
1. A request to be a
				candidate for a place on a school squad or team in a specified sport;
2. An acknowledgement that
				physical hazards may be encountered; and
3. Consent of the student's parent or the
				adult student to participate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 10 - SUMMER SCHOOL SESSIONS › Section 6A:32-10.1 - General

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(a) A summer school session shall be operated
				by a district board of education in compliance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:11-15.
(b) Remedial, advancement, and enrichment
				courses may be offered during a summer school session to meet student needs.
(c) Summer school sessions shall
				be separate from "extended school year services" as defined in
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:14-1.3.
(d) All school districts operating elementary
				and/or secondary summer school sessions shall conduct fire and school security
				drills pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:41-1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 10 - SUMMER SCHOOL SESSIONS › Section 6A:32-10.2 - Costs and tuition

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(a) The district board of education may
				charge tuition in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:11-15 for any course provided during a
				summer school session to a student who resides in the school district.
(b) The district board of
				education may charge tuition at an amount it determines for any course provided
				during a summer school session to a student not domiciled within the school
				district.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 10 - SUMMER SCHOOL SESSIONS › Section 6A:32-10.3 - Staffing

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(a) In each school, a member of the
				administrative, supervisory, or teaching staff who is certified as an
				administrator shall be assigned the responsibilities of administration and
				supervision of the summer session.
(b) District boards of education conducting
				summer school sessions shall employ teachers who possess valid certificates for
				the subjects taught. Curriculum enrichment may involve resource persons serving
				for specific periods of time under the supervision of a certified
				administrator, supervisor, or teacher.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 10 - SUMMER SCHOOL SESSIONS › Section 6A:32-10.4 - Student assignment and credit

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(a) The assignment
				of students in a summer school session for remedial courses shall be based upon
				the recommendation of the principal of the school the student regularly
				attends, in accordance with district board of education policies. The
				principal's written recommendation shall state the name of the subject(s) the
				student may take and the purpose for each subject.
(b) An evaluation and a description of work
				completed shall be included in the student's cumulative record. The principal
				of the sending school shall determine the grade placement of the student.
(c) To receive advanced credit for
				a subject not previously taken, the student shall receive class instruction in
				summer session under standards equal to the standards taught during the regular
				term.
(d) Full-year subjects given
				for remediation that carry credit or placement consequences for students shall
				be conducted for 60 hours of instruction under standards equal to the standards
				taught during the regular term or through an established number of curricular
				activities as determined by the district board of education.
(e) Credit for work taken in an approved
				elementary or secondary school summer session shall be transferable in the same
				manner as work taken in any approved elementary or secondary school, in
				accordance with district board of education policy.
(f) The principal shall give prior approval
				for work to be taken at other educational institutions or environments, which
				shall include, but not be limited to, other public and private schools,
				institutions of higher education, and online courses.
(g) The amount of time a student spends
				receiving class instruction shall become part of the student's permanent record
				and shall be included whenever the student's record is transferred to another
				school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 11 - WITHDRAWAL FROM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:32-11.1 - Application and data for investigation of advisability of withdrawal or dissolution

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(a) The district board of education of any
				school district constituting part of a limited-purpose regional school
				district, the governing body of a limited-purpose regional school district, or
				the governing body of any municipality constituting part of an allpurpose
				regional school district may apply to the executive county superintendent to
				investigate the advisability of withdrawal of constituent school district or
				municipality from the regional school district.
(b) A majority of the boards of education of
				the school districts that constitute a limited-purpose regional school district
				and a majority of the governing bodies of the municipalities that constitute
				the constituent school districts of a limited-purpose regional school district
				may apply, by separate resolutions, to the executive county superintendent to
				investigate the advisability of the dissolution of the regional district.
(c) The resolutions requesting
				that the executive county superintendent make such an investigation shall be
				adopted by a recorded roll call vote of the majority of the full membership.
(d) The resolution request(s)
				submitted to the executive county superintendent shall include the following
				information:
1. A general description of the
				regional school district and of the withdrawing constituent school district,
				including, but not limited to, the type of educational system, number of
				schools, grade levels served, community population, and geographical
				characteristics;
2. Enrollment
				data, including, but not limited to, the number of students enrolled as
				reported by grade on the Annual Application for State School Aid and estimated
				projected enrollments, by grade level, for the succeeding five school years for
				both the withdrawing school district or municipality and the remaining regional
				school district, based on growth factors using average percentages for the last
				three school years;
3. The racial
				composition of the withdrawing school district's or municipality's student
				population enrolled in the regional school district, and the effect of such
				withdrawal upon the racial composition of the remaining student population of
				the regional school district;
4.
				Two appraisals of each school site that is part of the regional school district
				prepared by qualified appraisers.
i. If two
				or more constituent school districts or municipalities request such a study,
				the selection of the appraisers and the cost of the required appraisals shall
				be made jointly and shared; and
5. The proposed educational plan for the
				students from the withdrawing school district or municipality presently
				enrolled in the school(s) of the regional school district.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 11 - WITHDRAWAL FROM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:32-11.3 - Special school election

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(a) If the
				application is granted upon completion of the procedures at
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:13-54 to 56 or 18A:13-69 to 71, the
				executive county superintendent shall confer with the regional district board
				of education and the boards of education of the constituent school districts of
				a limited-purpose regional school district or the constituent municipal
				governing bodies of an all-purpose regional school district and fix a day and
				time for holding a special school election, in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:13-57 or
				18A:13-72.
(b) To be effective, the proposal
				shall be adopted by a majority of the legal votes cast within the withdrawing
				constituent school district or municipality, and, in addition, a majority of
				the combined legal votes cast within the remainder of the regional school
				district.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 11 - WITHDRAWAL FROM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:32-11.4 - Final determination of board of review

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The board of review, which shall consist of the Commissioner
				  as chairperson, the State Treasurer or designee, and the Director of the
				  Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs,
				  shall include in its final determinations required by
				  N.J.S.A.
				  18A:13-56 or
				  18A:13-71,
				  any specific conditions under which its consent is granted to ensure that a
				  thorough and efficient system of public schools will be maintained in the
				  withdrawing school district(s) or municipality(ies) and the remaining regional
				  school district, or in the remaining constituent school districts in the event
				  of a dissolution.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 11 - WITHDRAWAL FROM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6A:32-11.5 - Effective date of withdrawal

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If approved at the special school election, the withdrawal
				  of the school district or municipality shall become effective upon a date to be
				  determined by the Commissioner, pursuant to
				  18A:13-59 or
				  18A:13-74.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 12 - KINDERGARTEN › Section 6A:32-12.1 - Kindergarten programs

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(a) School
				districts offering approved kindergarten programs shall provide each student
				enrolled with a balanced program using adequate equipment, materials, and
				supplies. School districts shall design a balanced kindergarten program to meet
				the individual needs of every student and may include instruction in reading
				and other subjects when the teacher of the class determines that a student is
				ready for such instruction.
(b)
				Each kindergarten teacher shall be properly certified pursuant to N.J.A.C.
				6A:9B, State Board of Examiners and Certification, and in accordance with the
				Abbott v. Burke decision, Abbott v. Burke, 153 N.J. 480 (1998) (" Abbott V");
				177 N.J. 578 (2003) (" Abbott X ").
(c) School districts that are not subject to
				the Abbott v. Burke decisions at 153 N.J. 480 (1998) and 177 N.J. 578 (2003) ("
				Abbott decisions") or the provisions at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:13-3.2 shall maintain a maximum enrollment
				for a kindergarten classroom of 25 students per teacher. School districts
				subject to the Abbott decisions or in which 40 percent or more of the students
				are "at-risk" as defined at
				P.L.
				2007, c. 260 , shall
				follow the provisions for kindergarten at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:13-3.2.
1. School districts that are not subject to
				the Abbott decisions or the provisions at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:13-3.2 may submit a written request to the
				executive county superintendent for permission to increase the number of
				students in a kindergarten classroom, provided another teacher, or a
				paraprofessional is employed full-time to provide for the increased size.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 13 - VIRTUAL OR REMOTE INSTRUCTION › Section 6A:32-13.1 - Virtual or remote instruction

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(a) This section
				applies to all district boards of education, charter school and renaissance
				school project boards of trustees, and private agencies that provide
				educational services by means of public funds. Throughout this section, unless
				otherwise indicated, "district board of education" refers to the governing body
				of each of the four types of agencies.
(b) If the State or local health department
				determines that it is advisable to close, or mandates closure of, the schools
				of a school district due to a declared state of emergency, declared public
				health emergency, or a directive by the appropriate health agency or officer to
				institute a public health-related closure for more than three consecutive
				school days, the chief school administrator shall have the authority to
				implement the school district's program of virtual or remote instruction,
				pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-9.
1. If
				implemented by the chief school administrator, the school district's program of
				virtual or remote instruction shall be provided to an enrolled student, whether
				a general education student in preschool through grade 12 or a student with a
				disability aged three to 21.
i. The school
				district shall provide students with a disability with the same educational
				opportunities provided to general education students to the extent appropriate
				and practicable.
ii. Related
				services may be delivered to general education students and students with a
				disability through the use of electronic communication or a virtual or online
				platform, as appropriate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 13 - VIRTUAL OR REMOTE INSTRUCTION › Section 6A:32-13.2 - Virtual or remote instruction in approved private schools for students with disabilities (APSSDs)

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(a) If the State or
				local health department determines that it is advisable to close, or mandates
				closure of, an approved private schools for students with disabilities (APSSD)
				due to a declared state of emergency, declared public health emergency, or a
				directive by the appropriate health agency or officer to institute a public
				health-related closure for more than three consecutive school days, the
				full-time non-teaching principal shall have the authority to implement the
				APSSD's Department-approved program of virtual or remote instruction.
(b) The APSSD may apply one or
				more days of virtual or remote instruction to qualify as a day of instruction
				for the purposes of calculating tuition pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:46-21.1.a, under the following
				conditions:
1. Virtual or remote instruction
				is provided to students on the day(s) that some or all of the programs of
				instruction of the APSSD were closed to in-person instruction;
2. The virtual or remote instruction meets
				the Commissioner-established criteria for the occurrence of one of the events
				at (a) above;
3. The APSSD's
				program of virtual or remote instruction shall include the criteria at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:32-13.1(c)3; and
4. The APSSD submitted a proposed
				program of virtual or remote instruction to the Commissioner and the sending
				district board(s) of education within 30 days of the effective date of
				P.L.
				2020, c. 27 and,
				thereafter, by July 31 annually.
i. If the
				APSSD is unable to complete and submit a proposed program by July 31 annually,
				and the APSSD is required to close for a declared state of emergency, declared
				public health emergency, or a directive by the appropriate health agency or
				officer to institute a public health-related closure, the Commissioner may
				retroactively approve the program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 14 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 6A:32-14.1 - Distribution

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District boards of education, appropriate school official(s)
				  in nonpublic schools with high schools, and private agencies that provide
				  educational services to high schools by means of public funds shall provide to
				  each eligible high school student prior to the school year's graduation date a
				  voter registration form, a summary of voter registration eligibility
				  requirements, and materials describing the role of a citizen and the importance
				  of voting, pursuant to
18A:36-27
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 32 - SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS › Subchapter 14 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 6A:32-14.2 - Statement of assurance

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The chief school administrator of a public school district,
				  the administrator of a nonpublic school with high schools, or the head
				  administrator of a private agency that provides educational services for high
				  schools by means of public funds shall sign a statement of assurance and submit
				  it to the executive county superintendent no later than June 30 each year. The
				  statement of assurance shall affirm the distribution of voter registration
				  forms, a summary of voter registration eligibility requirements, and materials
				  describing the role of a citizen and the importance of
				  voting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:33-1.1 - Purpose

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(a) The mission of the New Jersey Department
				of Education is to provide supports to schools, educators, and school districts
				to ensure that all of New Jersey's 1.4 million students have equitable access
				to a high-quality education and achieve academic excellence. To that end, these
				rules are promulgated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-34 to support the State's
				lowest performing schools identified as Comprehensive and Targeted
				Schools.
(b) Pursuant to the
				authority at N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-6.b and 18A:7F-60, the Commissioner may take any
				action the Commissioner deems necessary and appropriate, whenever the
				Commissioner determines, through the results of Statewide assessments or during
				the course of an evaluation of school performance, that a school district or
				one or more of its schools is failing to achieve the New Jersey Student
				Learning Standards (NJSLS).
(c)
				Based on the authority of N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-6.b and 18A:7F-60, in accordance with
				the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. §§
										6301 et seq.) and pursuant to this chapter,
				the Department will:
1. Utilize a system of
				meaningful differentiation to identify Comprehensive and Targeted
				Schools;
2. Provide differentiated
				support to Comprehensive and Targeted Schools based upon the reason for
				identification and the annual plans developed by the school and its school
				district; and
3. Utilize exit
				criteria for Comprehensive and Targeted Schools to assess ongoing progress
				toward improved academic achievement and school success in the State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:33-1.2 - Scope

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The rules shall apply to Comprehensive and Targeted Schools,
				  as defined at
				  N.J.A.C.
				  6A:33-1.3, and their school districts with
				  the exception of any charter schools authorized pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1et
				  seq., or renaissance school projects that may be identified as Comprehensive or
				  Targeted Schools.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION PROCESS › Section 6A:33-2.1 - Data utilized for identification

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(a) The Department
				will utilize the following data, if applicable, to measure a school's
				performance on the accountability indicators and to identify Comprehensive and
				Targeted Schools:
1. Academic achievement as
				measured by a school's proficiency rates on the State assessment;
2. Academic progress as measured by the
				school's student growth percentile;
3. The high school's graduation
				rate;
4. Progress of multilingual
				learners toward English language proficiency, as measured by the school's
				growth on the English language proficiency test; and
5. The school's chronic absenteeism
				rate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION PROCESS › Section 6A:33-2.2 - Identification of schools in need of comprehensive support and improvement

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(a) The Department will identify a school
				meeting any of the following criteria as a Comprehensive School:
1. An aggregate score that is at or below the
				fifth percentile of performance for all Title I schools based on all applicable
				accountability indicators;
2. For
				Title I schools, identification as being in need of targeted support and
				improvement pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:33-2.3(a)1 for three or
				more consecutive years; or
3. For a
				high school, a four-year graduation rate at or below 67 percent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION PROCESS › Section 6A:33-2.3 - Identification of schools in need of targeted support and improvement

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(a)
				The Department will identify a school meeting any of the following criteria as
				a Targeted School, unless the Department has already identified the school as a
				Comprehensive School in the same identification cycle:
1. At least one student subgroup has an
				aggregate score that is at or below the fifth percentile of performance for all
				Title I schools based on all applicable accountability indicators; or
2. The school has a student subgroup that is
				designated as consistently underperforming as follows:
i. For elementary and middle schools, data
				for two consecutive years demonstrate that at least one student subgroup missed
				its interim target in academic achievement, the academic progress indicator
				fell below a pre-determined level, and each accountability factor was below the
				State average for all students; or
ii. For high schools, data for two
				consecutive years demonstrate that at least one student subgroup missed its
				interim targets in academic achievement and graduation rate and each
				accountability indicator was below the State average for all
				students.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION PROCESS › Section 6A:33-2.4 - Notification of identification

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(a) The Department
				will notify, in writing, any school district that operates a school newly
				identified as a Comprehensive or Targeted School, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:33-2.2 and 2.3.
(b) The written notification will include, at
				a minimum:
1. The school district's identified
				school(s) and its corresponding status(es);
2. A list of available support and technical
				assistance in understanding expectations for, and addressing the needs of,
				Comprehensive and Targeted Schools; and
3. Information about Federal school
				improvement funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION PROCESS › Section 6A:33-2.5 - Regional Achievement Center interventions

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(a)
				School and school district leaders shall commit to and be held accountable for
				the high-quality implementation of the intervention strategies identified in
				the SIP with the support of the RAC team. District boards of education that
				have a Priority or Focus School shall submit assurances to the Department
				ensuring that:
1. Priority and Focus Schools
				will work with the RAC to develop and implement a SIP that delineates the
				interventions for which the school and district will be held accountable;
				and
2. Each Priority and Focus
				School has sufficient operational flexibility in areas of budgeting, staffing,
				and calendars/time to implement the approved SIP with fidelity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 3 - SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS › Section 6A:33-3.1 - Annual school plan

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(a) Each year, a Comprehensive or Targeted
				School shall form an annual school plan team whose membership shall include,
				but not be limited to:
1. Parents and
				families;
2. Community
				members;
3. Teachers and other
				school staff; and
4. Students, when
				appropriate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 3 - SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS › Section 6A:33-3.2 - Differentiated supports

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(a) The
				Department's field support teams will provide school districts with
				Comprehensive Schools or three or more Targeted Schools with differentiated
				support in the following areas:
1. Developing
				the annual school plan(s), including the comprehensive needs assessment and
				goal-setting;
2. Facilitating
				professional growth opportunities related to the annual school plan;
3. Collaborating with school and school
				district leaders to analyze data and ensure that formative assessments are
				administered and aligned to curricula approved by the district board of
				education;
4. Collaborating with
				school and school district leaders to identify and implement evidence based
				instructional practices;
5.
				Coaching school and school district leaders to build capacity to coach others
				and to foster autonomy and professional growth in content knowledge and
				pedagogy; and
6. Facilitating
				progress monitoring of the annual school plan(s) in accordance with N.J.A.C.
				6A:33-3.3 to promote growth mind set and continuous improvement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 3 - SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS › Section 6A:33-3.3 - Progress monitoring

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(a) The
				annual school plan team shall monitor its progress in implementing the annual
				school plan at the end of each instructional cycle or at least four times
				during the academic school year.
(b) As part of the progress monitoring, the
				annual school plan team shall review:
1.
				Progress toward measurable goals included in the annual school plan;
2. Student achievement data; and
3. Climate and culture data, at the aggregate
				and student subgroup levels, including, but not limited to, in-school
				suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, chronic absenteeism, student
				attendance, faculty attendance, and incidents of violence, including
				harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 3 - SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS › Section 6A:33-3.4 - Field support team interventions

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(a) To gather necessary information and
				facilitate implementation of an annual school plan and/or provide ongoing
				feedback on whether a Comprehensive or Targeted School is making progress under
				the annual school plan, the Department may take any or all of the following
				actions:
1. Attend regularly scheduled school
				and/or school district administrative meetings pertaining to the annual school
				plan and/or implementation;
2.
				Survey and interview school and school district staff, students, and
				families;
3. Develop a schedule and
				protocol for, and conduct classroom walkthroughs in conjunction with, the
				school principal and school district leadership;
4. Collect data, reports, and other documents
				deemed relevant to the Comprehensive or Targeted School's
				performance;
5. Collaborate with
				the school and school district in developing and/or providing professional
				development opportunities; and
6.
				Collaborate with the school and school district in the development of a
				communications plan to provide progress monitoring information to
				stakeholders.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 33 - SCHOOL TURNAROUND AND IMPROVEMENT › Subchapter 4 - EXIT CRITERIA › Section 6A:33-4.1 - Exit criteria for Comprehensive Schools

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(a) A
				Comprehensive School has the opportunity to be reviewed based on the exit
				criteria every three years and when the Department identifies a new cohort of
				schools.
(b) A Comprehensive School
				shall be eligible to no longer be identified as such if the school meets the
				following exit criteria:
1. Has a summative
				score above the fifth percentile for Title I schools;
2. Demonstrates schoolwide improvement on an
				accountability indicator as compared to schoolwide performance at the time of
				the most recent identification as a Comprehensive School. In addition to the
				applicable accountability indicators, the Department will also consider the
				following to be indicative of notable schoolwide improvement:
i. Increases in the percentages of students
				with scores on Statewide assessments that approached, met, or exceeded
				expectations;
ii. Academic progress
				scores that met or exceeded the annual target;
iii. Schoolwide proficiency rates that met
				annual targets; and
iv. Schoolwide
				rates of chronic absenteeism that met the average for the respective grade
				configuration.
3. If a
				high school, has a four-year graduation rate above 67 percent; and
4. Successful implementation of its annual
				school plans during the period of identification, as confirmed by the
				Department. Evidence that allows the Department to confirm successful
				implementation shall be provided through the Department's online Annual School
				Planning System and may include, but is not limited to:
i. Consistent, effective implementation of
				evidence-based interventions;
ii.
				The timely expenditure of Federal school improvement funds;
iii. A robust formative assessment system to
				monitor student progress throughout the school year;
iv. Stakeholder engagement in the drafting
				and monitoring of the annual school plan;
v. Principal evaluations;
vi. Active participation in regularly
				scheduled collaborative opportunities that facilitate professional learning and
				develop teacher leaders; and
vii.
				Job-embedded professional development that supports teachers' mastery of
				instructional best practices related to annual school plan goals.