18A:7C-1 - Commissioner of education to develop a program of standards and guidelines - New Jersey Statutes

18A:7C-1.  Commissioner of education to develop a program of standards and guidelines
    By July 1, 1980 the Commissioner of Education with the approval of the State  Board of Education shall establish a program of standards for graduation from  secondary school.  Such a program shall include, but not be limited to:

    a.  The development of a Statewide assessment test in reading, writing and computational skills to be administered to all secondary school pupils as provided herein;

    b.  Clear and explicit Statewide levels of proficiency in reading, writing and computational skills to be demonstrated as a minimum requirement for high school graduation;

    c.  Guidelines for the development of graduation standards by local boards of education;

    d.  Guidelines for remediation procedures for pupils who fail to meet graduation standards;  and

    e.  Guidelines for graduation standards for those pupils classified pursuant  to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

     L.1979, c. 241, s. 1.