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1. Gov. Christie moves to change hiring standards for some N.J. superintendents
(N.J./State)

... district superintendents are too restrictive, Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday asked the state Board of Education to approve new regulations that would allow "the best and brightest people" to help revitalize ...

2. Gov. Christie quietly fires 7 county school superintendents
(N.J./State)

They got the pink slip via email Wednesday BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Chris Christie has fired seven of the state's executive county school superintendents, it was learned Tuesday. ...

3. Poll: Gov. Christie’s approval rating dropping　
(N.J./State)

... salaries for school superintendents is a "good way to help balance the budget," while 31 percent call it "meddling in local government." By a similar 61 to 34 percent margin, New Jerseyans support limiting ...

4. State Dept. of Education voids Westfield schools' superintendent's contract extension
(N.J./State)

... kit" to cut local government and school spending, Gov. Chris Christie has proposed capping superintendents' salaries based on a formula on the size of the district. In correspondence released Thursday, ...

5. Gov. Christie goes national with N.J. education battle
(N.J./State)

... schools. He spoke about his influence in urging voters to reject school budgets that did not include cuts he had been seeking in teacher benefits back in April. And he said superintendents needed to ...

6. N.J. school officials fight back against Gov. Christie in court
(N.J./State)

... Rochelle Hendricks broke the law by telling 21 executive county superintendents that any new or renegotiated contracts must comply with the salary cap, which has not yet been formally adopted. These state-appointed ...

7. Tough anti-bulling bill highlights busy Trenton agenda
(N.J./State)

... state commissioner of education to develop a model employment contract for superintendents. The contract would address, but need not be limited to, salary, health insurance, pension benefits, sick days ...

8. N.J. school superintendents face pay cuts in February under Christie salary cap plan
(N.J./State)

Move seen as saving at least $9.8 million More than 360 New Jersey school superintendents who oversee districts with a low number of students face a pay cut under a salary cap plan Gov. Chris Christie ...

9. N.J. Election Day: Adler-Runyan election in 3rd Congressional District key contest
(N.J./State)

... arise," Dow said. They will handle any court applications and to provide timely legal advice to county superintendents of Election and Boards of Election on emergent, voting-related legal matters. Dow ...

10. Christie should battle N.J. Supreme Court and not NJEA
(Opinion/Commentary)

... boards, which in turn hire superintendents who are the chief executive officers of each school district. In short, for the Supreme Court to claim that state aid prior to the Abbott decision was in violation ...

11. Christie succeeds at keeping New Jersey’s school employees on unemployment rolls
(Opinion/Commentary)

... (Monday) to superintendents and board of education members, Christie's Acting Commissioner of Education Rochelle Hendricks instructed districts to "please consider reserving this one-time funding for the ...

12. State urges N.J. school officials to not spend federal aid
(N.J./State)

...  Newark will receive the most, $24 million, while Allenhurst will get $2,000. In a letter to boards of education and school superintendents, Acting Education Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks urged officials ...

13. Tougher drug crime and road rage laws to be considered by Assembly on Thursday
(N.J./State)

... the state Department of Education to develop a model contract for school districts when employing superintendents. The committee will also consider an eco-friendly, long-term, cost-saving measure (A-1084) ...

14. N.J. school superintendent bumping rights, tenure being addressed in Trenton
(N.J./State)

Follows creation of unnecessary position for ex-Asbury Park administrator The issue of tenure and pay for New Jersey school superintendents is on the minds of legislators. The creation of a $138,762 ...

15. N.J. teachers still waiting to be rehired despite federal aid
(N.J./State)

... until we know there's money coming to our district." Bridgewater cut 65 positions. Some South Jersey superintendents expressed reluctance to hire with the onetime money. With the state's lower tax-levy ...

16. Christie putting squeeze on home rule in N.J.
(Opinion/Commentary)

... voters to defeat budgets in school districts in which teachers refused to accept a wage freeze to proposing limits on the salaries of school superintendents to imposing a two percent limit on property ...

17. Capping Superintendent's Salaries - bad idea
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Capping superintendents' salaries is political grandstanding and would not make a significant impact on the state's balance sheet. Instead, the governor should tie per capita aid to schools based on the ...

18. Christie proposes capping salaries of N.J. school superintendents
(N.J./State)

... the Legislature, would result in a salary reduction for 366 school superintendents, upon the expiration of their current contracts. Under the proposal, the maximum base salary that a district could pay ...

19. Assembly Democrats kiss Christie's government change bills good-bye for the summer
(N.J./State)

... of the statutory or constitutional levy cap. *School districts could once again impose a "last best offer" contract under certain circumstances. *Executive county superintendents approval of all union ...

20. N.J. consolidation: How about creating the City of Bergen?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... three years. The city superintendent appointed by the mayor with the consent of the council would oversee several section superintendents. All current local superintendent and assistant superintendent ...