Directs Commissioner of Education to establish three-year pilot program to increase reading levels of certain students; appropriates $1 million.
This bill directs the New Jersey Commissioner of Education to create a three-year pilot program providing summer school reading instruction to students not reading at grade level by the end of second grade in selected school districts. It appropriates $1 million to fund the program, requiring participating districts to submit applications detailing their current summer school participation and student enrollment. The Commissioner will select two districts per region (north, central, south) to ensure representation across urban, suburban, and rural areas. At the program's conclusion, the Commissioner must submit a report evaluating its effectiveness and recommending whether to expand it statewide.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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Shama Haider
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