Quality Public Education for All New Jersey Students

 

Testimony
     DEI--Letter from Mercer County Association of School Administrators 4-25
     Testimony--Rachel Goldberg--Chronic Absenteeism, School Avoidance--3-11-25
     Information on Beta Testing for SEL Course
     Critical Issues--Mental Health--Article by Joseph Isola on Community Support for Student Mental Health
     Testimony--Kari McGann--School Funding--1-8-25
     Testimony--David Aderhold--NJ Teacher Evaluation Task Force--AED, 11-14-24
     Testimony--Steven Forte--JCPS Hearing on School Security--11-1-24
     Critical Issues--Joint Statement--NJ Teacher Evaluation Task Force--9-30-24
     Testimony--QSAC--State Board 8-7 Jimmy Alvarez
     Op-Ed and Testimony--QSAC--Isola--August 2024
     Testimony--QSAC--State Board--8-7--Jamil Maroun
     Testimony--QSAC--State Board--8-7--Rachel Goldberg
     Testimony--QSAC--State Board--8-7-Kari McGann
     Testimony--QSAC--State Board--8-7--Colleen Murray
     SEL--Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D.--Returning To Polarized Schools in 2024: Recommendations For Educators
     Testimony--Heat Stress--Ginsburg 5-24
     Testimony--Online Education--Aderhold--2-24
     Testimony--Online Education--Ginsburg--12-23
     Testimony--Teacher Evaluations--Goldberg--12-23
     Testimony--Special Education Census Bill 12-14-23--Ginsburg
     Joint Organization Statement on Employee Sick Leave Bill
     Testimony--Bauer--FAFSA Requirement 6-23
     Testimony--Ginsuburg--Asembly Budget Committee 3-27-23.docx
     Testimony--Sampson--Senate Budget Committee
     Testimony--Aderhold Testimony on Student Suicide-3-2-23
     Testimony--Aderhold Testimony (ASA) on Exit Exams--A4639--3-9-23
     Testimony--Ginsburg Statement on S3220 (on behalf of education organizaitons
     Testimony--Ginsburg Testimony on Assessments, 12-6-22, Joint Committee on the Public Schools
     Testimony--Superintendents on Delayed Learning 10-22
     Testimony--Goldberg Testimony on Learning Delay
     Letter Protesting Cut-Off of School-Based Youth Services Program
     GSCS--2022-2023 CRITICAL ISSUES SHEET
     Start Strong Concerns Letter and Response from NJDOE
     Senate Education Committee -- Volpe Testimony (EdTPA) 3-7-22
     Joint Committee on Public Schools Hearing 2-22 Aderhold Testimony (Staffing Shortages)
GSCS--2022-2023 CRITICAL ISSUES SHEET
Every year GSCS puts together a “Critical Issues Sheet” to help define focus areas for the school year...'

GARDEN STATE COALITION OF SCHOOLS

2022-2023 CRITICAL ISSUES SHEET

Every year GSCS puts together a “Critical Issues Sheet” to help define focus areas for the school year

  • Staffing: Advocate vigorously for elimination of barriers to entry to education professions, while maintaining quality and professionalism.
  • Finance: Support policies that ensure financial sustainability post-pandemic for all districts, especially those affected by S-2.
  • Special Education: Advocate for full funding for special education and support policies and legislation that eliminate educational and other barriers for special education students.
  • School Security: Advocate for rational school security measures and the funding needed to support them.  Continue to focus on the educational, physical and mental wellbeing of students, prioritizing remediation of the ongoing aftereffects of the pandemic.
  • Mandates: Continue to oppose unfunded mandates.
  • Timelines: Advocate with DOE for timelines that provide educators with adequate time to prepare for regulatory or other significant changes to requirements for instruction, curriculum, finance, facilities, assessment, or governance.