To improve student achievement by developing and implementing a student-level system to provide essential information about educational performance in New Jersey’s public schools (PreK thru grade 12). The Task Force will develop the policies and guidelines for this system throughout its design and operations. The Task Force will initially focus its efforts on early literacy (PreK thru grade 3) and Abbott schools. The system should foster a research-based, data-driven culture of analysis and decision making based on informed judgments. The system must respect professional educators and provide them with a powerful tool to better serve students. The system must also provide information in a relevant, accurate, accessible, timely and secure manner.

Group Members:

Theresa Calhoun, Community Outreach Coordinator, Jackson Academy, East Orange

Greg Camilli, Co-Director, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University

Jun Choi, Executive Director, Task Force for Measuring Student Achievement, NJ DOE

Lucille Davy, Special Counsel on Education, Office of the Governor

Marianne Eitel, New Jersey Education Association

Joe Fonseca, Newark Teachers’ Union

Rosie Grant, Program Director, Paterson Education Fund

Paul Kadri, Assistant Superintendent, Trenton Public School District

Alan Krueger, Professor of Economics, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School

Peter Lacovara, Vice President for Information Systems, Prudential Financial

Jack Longworth, Chief Information Officer, NJ DOE

Gordon MacInnes, Assistant Commissioner, NJ DOE

Phil Mackey, Consultant

Jeffrey Osowski, Vice President for Education Policy, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce

Joan Ponessa, Director of Research, Education Law Center

Stuart Schnur, Superintendent, Montgomery Township School District

Lee Seitz, Superintendent, Hunterdon Central Regional High School

Joshua Starr, Director of Accountability, Plainfield Public School District

Judy Teller, Chief Information Officer, State of New Jersey, Office of the Governor

Joe Tomaselli, Executive Administrator, Quality Education New Jersey