1999 N.J.D.O.E. News
- June 2, 1999 β State Board Considers the Establishment of a Process To Return Jersey City School District to Local Control
- June 2, 1999 β State Board of Education Considers Revised Regulations for School Choice
- June 8, 1999 β DOE to Distribute Information/Video Packets to Show Schools How They Can Help Students with Learning, Behavior or Health Problems
- June 15, 1999 β Commissioner of Education Announces Team to Review Operations of Camden School District
- June 17, 1999 β Commissioner Hespe to Convene School Violence Focus Group
- July 1, 1999 β New Abbott Regulations, Based on Public Input, Are Unveiled
- July 7, 1999 β Jersey City Test Scores Show Impressive Gains - Progress Noted in Newark and Paterson
- July 7, 1999 β State Board Honors Math, Science Teachers for Presidential Awards
- July 7, 1999 β Commissioner of Education Proposes Higher Standards for Teachers; Reciprocity for Out-of-State Administrators
- August 4, 1999 β Hespe Says Quality Will Drive Early Childhood Education Program - State Board Approves New Assistant Commissioner To Oversee Efforts
- August 4, 1999 β State Board of Education Establishes Proficiency Levels for New Eighth Grade Test
- August 19, 1999 β Department of Education Receives 45 Charter School Applications
- August 30, 1999 β 1999 SAT Scores Rise From Last Year Surpassing National Trends
- August 31, 1999 β New Jersey Receives New Federal Grant for Charter School Start-Ups
- September 1, 1999 β Commissioner Hespe Proposes New Certificate for Teachers of Young Children
- September 1, 1999 β State Board Approves Interdistrict Public School Choice Pilot Program
- September 1, 1999 β Commissioner Hespe Says State Will Move Forward With Priority School Facility Projects
- September 9, 1999 β Commissioner Hespe To File New Abbott Regulations
- September 20, 1999 β Commissioner Announces Pilot Program for School Violence Reporting
- September 21, 1999 β New Jersey Education Commissioner Releases Statewide Averages on New Proficiency Assessments Tougher Curriculum Content and Test Methods Set Base Line For Future Assessment For 4th and 8th Graders New Education Advocacy Group Launched
- September 22, 1999 β Survey Profiles State of Technology in New Jersey Schools
- September 28, 1999 β Commissioner Hespe Announces Expansion of FANS Project
- September 29, 1999 β Commissioner Hespe Announces Winners of Parent Participation Awards
- October 5, 1999 β New Jersey Eleventh Graders to Take Annual Graduation Exam This Week
- October 6, 1999 β Commissioner of Education Announces New Technology Grants for School Districts
- October 6, 1999 β Cape May County Educator is 1999-2000 Teacher of the Year
- October 7, 1999 β Commissioner Hespe Forms Task Force on Early Childhood Education Programs
- October 13, 1999 β Mentor Program Leaders from East Coast will Train New Jersey Volunteers
- October 15, 1999 β Department of Education Administers HSPA and ESPA Field Tests
- October 20, 1999 β AmeriCorps Prepares for Fifth Anniversary Launch
- October 25, 1999 β Teaching Standards Board Adopts Draft Standards for Professional Development
- October 26, 1999 β Design Work to Proceed on $181 Million in School Repairs and Renovations
- October 27, 1999 β Department of Education Receives Thirteen School Choice Applications
- November 8, 1999 β Commissioner of Education Approves Second Round of Abbott Facilities Improvements Bringing Estimated Total to $347 million
- November 9, 1999 β School Counts! Initiative Launched at Manasquan High School
- November 18, 1999 β NJ Department of Education Distributes Parent Guides To Explain New State Assessment Program
- November 30, 1999 β Commissioner of Education Approves 10 Districts for Participation in the School Choice Pilot Program
- December 2, 1999 β State Board of Education and Commission on Higher Education Host Summit on Transition from High School to College
- December 16, 1999 β Commissioner of Education Releases District by District Test Results
- December 20, 1999 β Commissioner of Education Recommends Additional Funding for School Districts Where Students Move Directly From Non-Public Schools to Charter Schools