The New Jersey State Board of Education gave final approval to return the Jersey City Public School system to full local control on September 15, 2022.
Marc Pfeiffer of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center analyzed and evaluated the documentation provided by the district and produced the final ‘Transition Plan for the Return of Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools” progress report submitted to the New Jersey Board of Education.
This report covers the period October 2020 through June of 2022. The CAO has found that the district has met a sufficient number of Accountability Scorecard metrics to meet the requirements of the Transition Plan to move toward full local control. While the district has made progress toward achieving substantial and sustained progress for most metrics, it is still a work in progress on others.
Media Coverage
- NJ.com 9/14/22 ‘Historic’ day 33 years in the making: Jersey City school district returned to local control in unanimous vote
- Insider NJ 9/14/22 Murphy Administration Announces the Return of Jersey City Public Schools to Full Local Control
- Jersey City Times 9/15/22 Despite Challenges, State Returns Jersey City Schools to Full Local Control