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- NJASA Names Mackey Pendergrast New Jersey 2020 Superintendent of the Year
- NJASA Names Three Regional Superintendents of the Year
- NJASA Brings "NJASA 4 Equity" into Focus with the JCPS
- NJASA Names Dr. Michael Salvatore New Jersey 2019 Superintendent of the Year
- NJASA Names Dr. Michael LaSusa Region I Regional Superintendent of the Year
- NJASA Names Dr. Carol Birnbohm Region III Regional Superintendent of the Year
- NJASA Names Three Regional Superintendents of the Year
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2016-2018 News Releases
- DR. KATHLEEN W. TAYLOR NAMED 2018 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- NJASA Names Two Regional Superintendents of the Year
- New Jersey Special Education Administrator of the Year
- DR. ROSS KASUN NAMED 2017 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- NJASA Selects Three Regional 2017 Superintendents of the Year
- NaviGate Prepared Brings School Safety Software Platform to New Jersey Schools
- Trenton Leadership Concurs with NJASA on Salary Cap Amendments
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2014-2015 News Releases
- JUDITH ANN RATTNER NAMED 2016 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- NJASA Names Three Regional Superintendents of the Year
- NJASA Partners with Evolution Labs to Advance Next-Generation Student and Parent Success Platform
- Techspo 2015 Engages Students and Advances Learning
- DR. TIMOTHY PURNELL NAMED 2015 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- NJASA Expresses Support for NJDOE’s Streamlined QSAC Process
- Dr. C. Lauren Schoen Named Northern Regional Superintendent of The Year
- Dr. Timothy Purnell Named Central Regional Superintendent of The Year
- Dr. Scott McCartney Named Southern Regional Superintendent of The Year
- What’s on the horizon for New Jersey’s public schools this year?
- NJASA Names Three Regional Superintendents of the Year
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2013-2014 News Releases
- NJASA Appoints Its New Director of Governmental Relations
- GUENTHER NAMED NEW JERSEY SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- NJASA Shares 2020 Vision Survey
- Fletcher Named Northern Regional Superintendent of the Year
- Gorman Named Central Regional Superintendent of the Year
- Guenther Named Southern Regional Superintendent of the Year
- What Parents Can Expect in the 2013-14 School Year
- Freiman named NJ Special Education Administrator of the Year
- Rattner Named NJASA 2013 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
- Technology, Security, Assessment Among Topics at NJASA/NJAPSA Spring Conference
- Educators Heading to Techspo 2013 to Learn How to Enhance Technology in the Classroom
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2010-2012 News Releases
- Teacher Evaluation Timeline Is Too Ambitious
- Montesano Named New Jersey Superintendent of the Year
- New Jersey’s Critical Education Issues Are Focus Of January 17th Meeting at Kean University
- Explore Other Options for Alternate Route Superintendent Certification Proposal, Says NJASA
- Voters Pass Majority of Budgets, Putting Schools on Road to Recovery
- Abbott v. Burke Decision is the Wild Card
- NJASA Applauds the Governors Action
- Budget Elections One Year Later, Districts Face Similar Challenges
- Use Caution When Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Through Student Achievement
- Are We Preparing Students for the Real World?
- Reforms Dont Address Real Cause of Low Academic Achievement
- School Budget Vote, Teacher Evaluation, Curriculum Standards Among ‘Items to Watch’ in 2012
- Lindenwold School Superintendent and Great Schools of New Jersey President Geraldine Carroll...
- What Does 21st Century Education Look Like in New Jersey?
- Teaching Profession Could Lose Best Educators
- The New Jersey Council of Education Recognizes Dr. Richard G. Bozza
- State’s Expanded Role in At-Risk Schools Will Benefit Students
- Groff Named NJASA 2012 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District Superintendent Co-Chairs Statewide Conference
- New Providence School District Superintendent Co-Chairs Statewide Conference
- Schools Must Redefine Priorities in Tough Times
- Loosening Certification Requirements Is Not the Answer
- NJ Chief Education Officers Challenged to Restructure School District Budgets
- NJASA Announces New Initiative for Districts to Save Big by Going Paperless
- Personal Connection Not Test Scores Characterize Successful Teachers
- Commissioner Announces Priorities for School Year
- BROWN NAMED SOUTHERN REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- FISHBEIN NAMED NORTHERN REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- MANNO NAMED CENTRAL REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- NJASA Names Three Regional Superintendents of the Year
- Strategic Planning Helps Schools Create “Road Map” for Success
- MANNO NAMED NEW JERSEY SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
- Danny Forster Discovery Channel Host Shares Professional and Classroom Experience with New Jersey’s
- Online and Blended Learning Essential to Transformation of Student Learning and Outcomes
- NJASA Names Three Regional Superintendents of the Year
- What Teachers, Parents and Kids Need to Know About Cyber Bullying
- Copy of Sweeping Reform Is Just ‘Sweeping the Real Answers Under the Rug,’ Say School Administrators
- Pension Reform is a ‘Two-Way Street’ Say School Administrators
- School Administrators Challenge State on Contract Breaches
- Chief Education Officers Flag ‘Items to Watch’
- Merit Pay is 'Okay,' Say School Administrators, But Be Careful How Performance Is Measured
- Technology is Essential to Prepare U.S. students to be Globally Competitive
- Proposed Voucher Program Impractical in Wake of School Budget Cuts
- NJASA Encourages Voters to Pass School Budgets on April 20
- A New Era for New Jersey Education Uncharted Territories
- Many School Districts Lose 100% of State Aid; Losses in Millions of Dollars
- NJASA Summits Serve Double Duty
- Decreased Public School Programs Anticipated for Next Year
- Anti-Bullying Law Needs to Be Revisited
- Teacher Evaluation Moving in Right Direction
- Common Core Curriculum Standards Among States Will Change Face of Assessment by 2014
- Bullying Law Based on Good Intentions
- Bullying, Teacher Evaluation, Student Assessment Educational ‘Items to Watch’ in 2011-2012
- Anti-Bullying Law Needs to Be Revisited
- NJASA Names Three 2012 Regional Superintendents of the Year
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- 2022-2023 News Releases
- Trongone Takes Helm as President of NJASA
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Press Release:
Contact Anne H. Gallagher
NJASA Director of Communications
609.203.6278
or Meg Finney
Millville Public Information Officer
856.293.2059
Trongone Takes Helm as President of NJASA
Millville Public Schools Superintendent Represents Chief Education Officers
Has Remarkable Record of Improving Student Achievement
NJASA President Trongone is available to comment on Education-Related Issues.
Trenton, New Jersey, October 3, 2022…Tony Trongone has assumed the top spot as President of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) for the 2022-2023 school year. He currently serves as Superintendent of the Millville Public Schools.
NJASA President Trongone, a chief education officer with over seventeen years of administrative experience in New Jersey public schools, serves as a Commissioner for the New Jersey Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission. He was instrumental in the development of a New Jersey State Aid School Funding Formula for Military Connected Students.
“We are pleased to have someone of Tony Trongone’s stature serving as President of NJASA. His remarkable record of improving student achievement and his demonstrated leadership abilities are a great asset to public education in our Garden State,” stated NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard G. Bozza.
Presiding at his first NJASA Executive Committee Meeting, President Trongone shared with his colleagues a message of concern that American public-school leaders are faced with a myriad of issues - School Safety and Violence, Staff Recruitment and Retention, Political Polarization, School Funding and Mental Health Issues.
He said, “We know that education is just one facet in our society. And, as such NJASA can serve as a valuable source of strength, consolation, and wisdom, when needed to help navigate the the challenging issues we face.”
In continuing with NJASA’s long and proud tradition of advocating for children and assisting leaders to successfully address the significant challenges that confront them in their work, President Trongone announced the establishment of two new NJASA ad hoc committees:
NJASA School Security/Student Safety Ad Hoc Committee - this committee will address the dangers faced in schools throughout the nation, but with particular focus on New Jersey.
NJASA Staff Recruitment and Retention Ad Hoc Committee - this committee will focus on the serious shortage of qualified candidates for educational and support positions throughout the nation, but with particular focus on New Jersey.
President Trongone continued, “There is always more to do – but together, we're creating opportunities for our children, and I firmly believe every student in New Jersey deserves an equal chance at success.”
Under his tutelage, the schools he has led have implemented:
- A dynamic budgeting process adapting to NJSFRA, affording his school districts millions
- Character education where 11 of his schools have earned National School of Character
- Excellence thru Equity and Closing the Achievement Gaps Where They Exist
- A complete revision of district policy and creation of district wide regulations
- Scheduling changes at all educational levels which include “What I Need” (WIN) period
- Complete update of curriculum with emphasis on digital learning resources
- Comprehensive overhaul of district facilities and capital/SDA projects
- Reduced class sizes at all educational levels
- Trauma Informed Schools
A resident of Runnemede, President Trongone earned his Master’s in Educational Administration from Wilmington University. He received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers College, Rutgers University. He made notable contributions to the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) Mathematics Standards & Assessment Committees, which revised the 2008 format for standards across the State of New Jersey. NJASA President Trongone previously served as the Association’s Treasurer, Secretary and President-elect, before assuming his current position as the 2022-2023 President. He is a long-time trustee for the Education Services Commission of New Jersey and serves on the New Jersey Child Labor Law Enforcement Advisory Board.
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About NJASA:
The New Jersey Association of School Administrators is an organization of chief education officers and school administrators who lead school districts in New Jersey’s 21 counties. The Association’s mission is to ensure a superior statewide system of education. Through ongoing professional training and education, the Association shares knowledge among its members about best practices from both educational and administrative perspectives. Its goal is to move education forward by ensuring the highest quality of instruction for all New Jersey children. The Association is located at 920 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08618-5328. For more information -- PH: 609.599.2900 / Fax: 609.599.9359 / website: www.njasa.net.