NJDOE Announces Release of Local District Special Education Profiles
June 01, 2023
The Local Special Education Profiles can be found on the State Performance Plan Annual Performance Report webpage.
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Acting Commissioner of Education and SDA Chief Comment on Proposed Budget
April 18, 2023
Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, and Manuel Da Silva, chief executive officer of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, joined numerous other state officials to highlight items in Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget at an April 18 Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting.
NJSDA and NJDOE Announce $120 Million for Preschool Facilities Expansion Projects
March 03, 2023
Approvable projects are limited to those that expand a current educational facility (adding preschool classrooms/seats) and renovations of existing facilities with limitations.
School Districts Can Extend the Implementation of Their 2019-2022 Comprehensive Equity Plan
February 22, 2023
The NJDOE announced in a broadcast that it is providing school district boards of education and charter school boards of trustees the option to extend the implementation of their 2019-2022 Comprehensive Equity Plan through school year 2023-2024.
NJDOE, Passaic Board of Education and Kean University Among Mental Health Services Grant Recipients
February 17, 2023
Both the NJDOE and the Passaic Board of Education will receive the funds under a school-based mental health services grant opportunity, while Kean will receive a mental health service professional demonstration grant.
NJDOE to Evaluate and Report on Lactation-Related Policies at Schools
February 02, 2023
Schools are asked to have the appropriate member of its staff/administration complete the 2023 Survey on Lactation-Related Policies, so that the New Jersey Department of Education can compile the necessary data to prepare its annual report on lactation-related policies.
Regular Operating Districts Can Now Apply for $350M in Grants from NJSDA
January 27, 2023
Regular operating districts can now apply for $350 million in grants from the NJSDA, which will go toward funding critical operational building needs, including school facilities projects, emergent needs and capital maintenance requirements.
NJDOE Invites Participation in K-12 COVID-19 Testing Program for 2022-2023
September 26, 2022
This school year, COVID-19 testing will again be offered at no cost to New Jersey LEAs and nonpublic schools. State-sponsored vendors will provide over-the-counter test kits monthly to participating schools.
How the NJDOE Helps Keep Schools Secure
April 20, 2016
Over the last year, school district administrators and staff have increasingly turned to the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of School Preparedness and Emergency…