Looking Beyond Educators for Prospective School SuperintendentsThe state Board of Education begins crafting guidelines for bringing candidates over from the private sector to serve as school superintendents
Gov. Chris Christie has proposed opening up school superintendent jobs to candidates who are not educators.
Today, weather permitting, the state Board of Education is expected to dig into the details of that proposal, with a preliminary regulation likely to come up for a vote.
As part of a broad package of school reforms, Christie has proposed that the path to being a school superintendent be opened to those in the private sector.
He has targeted the proposal to districts that the administration has deemed underperformers, citing low test scores and monitoring results. According to the latest draft, it would encompass 57 districts in all.
A Pilot Program
After the board raised some initial questions last month, among the key changes would be making
