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Acting Commissioner Meets
with NJAPIE Leadership
Acting
Commissioner Meets with NJAPIE Leadership New Jersey, using the components of the ADP Network, conducted an in-state education summit in September 2005. Acting Commissioner Davy noted that the New Jersey Summit was a realization that all of us who consider ourselves stakeholders in New Jersey's future have a responsibility and a role to play in the process of preparing New Jersey students to meet the demands of the 21st century workplace. In her remarks to the NJAPIE leadership, the Acting Commissioner reiterated that each state member of the ADP Network has committed to a common policy agenda, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Highlights of the New Jersey's action plan include the following:
For more information, go to www.Achieve.org
or contact Dr. Timothy Wade at the Business Coalition for Educational
Excellence, 609-989-7888, ext. 148 or Timothy.Wade@njchamber.com Introducing the NJAPIE
Officers
Spotlight on an NJAPIE
Director
If supporting K-12 education also falls into your area of responsibility, you can add even more NJs to the list. Deciding which educational organizations to become involved in can be a real challenge. Every businessperson I talk to these days seems to be juggling more responsibilities than ever. But if we don't get involved with our colleagues in education, how will we know where our time, dollars and volunteers can make the most meaningful difference? To put it in business-speak, NJAPIE has been a solid investment opportunity. Because the organization's mission is to "develop and maintain an alliance of business/education partnerships programs, volunteer programs, organizations, associations and individuals," it's one of the first places I turned to many years ago as a way to learn how to collaborate with the K-12 education community. And learn I did - first of all, I learned that K-12 education doesn't exist in a vacuum. Partnerships among teachers, administrators, parents, businesses, nonprofits, government, and many others are a key ingredient to making the educational experience both real and meaningful for students. Over the years, NJAPIE has surveyed educators and school administrators
to learn more about the many business-education partnerships that exist
in our state, and what makes them work. We've sponsored conferences to
explore partnership initiatives and share "how-tos," and we've A main goal of our organization is to acknowledge, applaud and share
these Exemplary One of the most rewarding projects our organization has undertaken in
the last few years is the Where has all this business-education partnership knowledge led us to at PSE&G? I think it's given us a better understanding of what makes a good partnership, and how our contributions toward education can be wisely invested. For example, we're supporting pre-college programs at institutions such as NJIT to provide math, science and technology enrichment for underserved students. We also fund programs that provide technology tools for teachers, such as the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at Stevens Institute of Technology. For 15 years, PSE&G has also been awarding environmental education grants for classroom teachers of grades K-9, another partnership that was developed with the NJ Business/Industry/Science Education Consortium. To stay abreast of the broader educational issues affecting our students
in New Jersey, we're honored to serve on the Business Coalition for Educational
Excellence and New Jersey Business PSE&G has been pleased to be a member of the NJAPIE family for many
years, and we have
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IN EDUCATION NJAPIE, a not-for-profit organization, represents many schools, businesses, community groups, educators, and individual volunteers who work together as partners to help students achieve educational excellence. The New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) provides management services to NJAPIE, which retains its own governing board, bylaws and policies.
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Lucille
E. Davy, Acting New Jersey Commissioner of Education, recently met with
the Officers and Directors of NJAPIE. The format provided an opportunity
to exchange ideas and opinions relating to how New Jersey can redesign
high schools to ensure that all graduates meet the demands of the workplace
and postsecondary education. The Acting Commissioner announced that New
Jersey has joined 21 other states to participate in Achieve's American
Diploma Project Network (ADP). This initiative was launched back in February
2005 at the National Education Summit on High Schools.
Seated,
President Diana MTK Autin, Co-Executive Director, Statewide Parent Advocacy
Network; and standing, from left. Treasurer Dr. Timothy R. Wade, Educational
Affairs and COO, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce; Vice President Denise
Hecht, Assistant Executive Director, New Jersey Principals and Supervisors
Association; and Secretary Dr. Charles Ivory, Executive Director, Educational
Information Resource Center.