New Jersey § 18a:7e-3
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§ 18a:7e-3.
Report cards issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c. 235 ( C.18A:7E-2 ) shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for: a. the school district and for each school within the district, as appropriate: (1) results of the elementary assessment programs; (2) results of the Early Warning Test; (3) results of the High School Proficiency Test; (4) daily attendance records for students and professional staff; (5) student graduation and dropout rates; (6) annual student scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test; (7) total student enrollment, percentage of limited English proficient students, percentage
of students in advanced placement courses, and any other school characteristics which
the commissioner deems appropriate; (8) instructional resources including teacher/student ratio, average class size and
amount of instructional time per day, as calculated by formulas specified by the commissioner; (9) a written narrative by the school principal or a designee which describes any
special achievements, events, problems or initiatives of the school or district; (10) data identifying the number and nature of all reports of harassment, intimidation,
or bullying; (11) indicators of student career readiness; (12) the number and percentage of students who were chronically absent, as defined
in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Education within 90 days
of the effective date of P.L.2018, c. 23 ( C.18A:38-25.1 et al.), including the number and percentage of students who were chronically absent
disaggregated by multiple student subgroups to be determined by the commissioner; (13) the number , percentage , and demographics, including race, gender, disability, grade level, and eligibility
for free or reduced-price lunch under the National School Lunch Program, of students who received one or more suspensions or expulsions or who were reported to or arrested by law enforcement,
by category of offense, pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform State Memorandum
of Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials ; (14) the number of school psychologists, school counselors, social workers, student
assistance coordinators, and other mental health professionals employed by, or under
contract with, the school district to provide mental health services to students,
and the ratio of students to the total number of mental health professionals providing
services in the school and the district; and (15) the number of school safety specialists; and b. the school district, as appropriate: (1) per pupil expenditures and State aid ratio; (2) percent of budget allocated for salaries and benefits of administrative personnel; (3) percent of budget allocated for salaries and benefits of teachers; (4) percentage increase over the previous year for salaries and benefits of administrative
and instructional personnel; (5) the number of administrative personnel and the ratio of administrative personnel
to instructional personnel; (6) a profile of the most recent graduating class concerning their educational or
employment plans following graduation; and (7) any other information which the commissioner deems appropriate. For the purposes of this section, the Commissioner of Education shall establish a
uniform methodology for the reporting of the data concerning administrative personnel
on a full-time equivalent basis.
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