New Jersey State Board of Education

The New Jersey Board of Education has 13 members who are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the New Jersey State Senate. These members serve without compensation for six-year terms. By law, at least three members of the State Board must be women, and no two members may be appointed from the same county.

The State Board sets the rules needed to implement state education law. Such rules cover the supervision and governance of the state’s 2500 public schools, which serve 1.34 million students. In addition, the State Board reviews educational policies proposed by the Commissioner and confirms appointments by the Commissioner of Education to the New Jersey Department of Education. A major function of the State Board is the consideration and adoption of administrative code which contains the rules for implementing education laws.

New Jersey Department of Education
State Board Office
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-500
Phone: (609) 292-0739
Fax: (609) 633-0267