Principal from Newark Tech is the recipient of a 2009 New Jersey Milken National Educator Award Spanish Teacher from Northern Highlands Regional High School is 2009-10 New Jersey Teacher of the Year Two New Jersey PAEMST State Finalists are National Winners - Details

New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Academic and Professional Standards
100 Riverview Plaza, P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Tel. (609) 984-5322, FAX: (609) 292-7276

	PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE STAR LEDGER NEWSPAPER HAS DISCONTINUED THEIR SCHOLARSHIP. THEREFORE THE STAR LEDGER SCHOLARSHIP IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
	The recognition programs are undergoing a revision. Therefore, the Best Practices and Star Schools programs are no longer being continued. Please take a look at a new program, Schools to Watch, under the school recognition link.

The New Jersey Department of Education is committed to recognizing, rewarding and celebrating the excellence achieved by New Jersey’s schools, educators and students. One way to encourage districts and educators to consider diverse and multiple paths to student achievement is to publicly honor and commend highly successful performance. The New Jersey Department of Education has many programs that recognize and support innovation in education.