NEW JERSEY

STW State Directors

David McNair New Jersey Department of Education Office of Equity and School Choice 100 River View Plaza P.O. Box 500 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Phone; 609- 777-3578 Fax:     (609) 984-5901 Email: David.mcnair@doe.state.nj.us

Gail Hilliard-Nelson Kean University—HH449 1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ  07083 Phone:  (908) 737-3866 Fax:  (908) 737-3760  Email: gnelson@kean.edu

State Website:  www.state.nj.us/education/dsis/stw/

Joined State Program in 2007

New Jersey currently has 8 Schools to Watch 
                                                  1  REDESIGNATION I  Schools 
                                                 
                                                

Participating Organizations
New Jersey Department of Education
Garden State Partnership for Teacher Quality

State News . . .

New Jersey STW is proud to announce
the schools selected as
2011 New & Redesignated Schools to Watch:

NEW
Belhaven Middle School, Linwood City

REDESIGNATION I
Mountain View Middle School, Mendham Borough

New Jersey Consortium for Middle Schools: Creating Success in the Middle!
By Gail Hilliard-Nelson and Linda Morse, Co-Directors of New Jersey’s Schools to Watch

The New Jersey Consortium for Middle Schools (NJCMS) is a federally funded project which began in 2004 and has significantly impacted improvements in education at the middle level in New Jersey. In collaboration with the NJ Department of Education, NJCMS has implemented New Jersey’s Schools to Watch, a national program recognizing excellence in middle level education throughout the state. We have also established several other initiatives to advance learning in the middle grades which are described below.   Read More Here