THS Principal Appointed to State Education Task Force

Principal Angela Davis is one of several New Jersey residents appointed by Gov. Chris Christie to serve on his new Education Transformation Task Force, the governor's office announced Monday. 

The task force was created by an executive order in April. 

"This group of educators, community leaders and school administrators will rethink the way the state of New Jersey delivers public education for nearly 1.4 million students and ensure greater focus on delivering more flexibility to principals and teachers throughout the state," according to a press release issued by the governor's office.

“Today, I’ve asked seasoned educators and community leaders from across the state to find ways to reduce energy-sapping government red tape that wastes time and resources,” Christie said in a statement. “While we must hold educators accountable and measure how effectively they are teaching our children, we must also give the leaders in our schools the flexibility they need to drive innovation in the classroom and deliver the best results.”

The Education Transformation Task Force will be chaired by former New Jersey Commissioner of Education David C. Hespe.

Members will include:

• Community Education Resource Network co-founder and Director Angel Cordero
• Teaneck High School Principal Angela R. Davis
• Kearny School Superintendent Frank Digesere
• Pittsgrove Township Middle School teacher Linda DuBois 
• Elizabeth Board of Education Assistant Secretary Donald Edwards Goncalves 
• Special education expert & ECLC of NJ Executive Director Bruce Litinger 
• Seton Hall University Department of Education Leadership, Management and Policy Chair, Michael J. Osnato, Ed.D. 

“We need to entirely rethink the way that New Jersey delivers education to its 1.4 million students,” said Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf. “We need to stop focusing on micromanaging local schools with unnecessary rules and regulations. The Department of Education must shift its mission so that everything we do is focused on helping children become college and career ready.”

According to the state the Education Transformation Task Force will, "gather comments from various stakeholders as they complete a comprehensive and thorough review of all current administrative regulations that affect public education, including an examination of the Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) regulations."

The QSAC system requires public schools to file a report with the state after evaluating nearly 300 different criteria about their district.

The Task Force will provide recommendations to Christie in a final report to be submitted no later than September 1 with an initial preliminary report to be submitted by August 15. According to the state, once the final report is submitted the task force will disband.