2020-2021 NJ Education Briefs Video Library

Join NJASA in paying tribute to New Jersey’s 2020 and 2021 Special Education Administrators of the Year. This award, sponsored by NJASA, NJAPSA and Frontline Education, recognizes outstanding leaders in special education. Richard Bozza, Executive Director of NJASA is proud to showcase these individuals and their accomplishments. Our 2020 award recipient, Michele Gardner, is Director of Special Education for Berkeley Heights Public Schools and our 2021 award recipient is Margaret Ward Damiano, Supervisor of Special Services for Paramus Public Schools.

As one who already set the stage for all students and their teachers to flourish by rethinking education for vo-tech and exceptionally-abled students in the Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Burlington County Special Services School District (BCSSSD), Dr. Christopher Nagy put the innovative educational platform he created to the test during the global pandemic. His entrepreneurial approach reconfigured hands-on training with virtual reality for BCIT students and opened social services and therapies via hybrid learning strategies in special services. In the NJASA Frontline Leadership for Extraordinary Times podcast, NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza’s conversation with Dr. Nagy is filled with robust examples of how putting the needs of students (and parents/families) and their essential teachers first fuels his mission of reimagining how education can meet the ever-changing needs for students to live independently and thrive in the workforce.

Join NJASA in paying tribute to New Jersey’s 2020 and 2021 Distinguished Service Award winners. Richard Bozza, Executive Director of NJASA is proud to showcase these individuals and their accomplishments with you. 2020 DSA recipient Dr. Kathleen Taylor, Chief Education Officer of the Ocean City Public Schools increased the percentage and diversity of students taking AP tests. 2020 DSA recipient Dr. Michael Kuchar, Chief Education Officer of the South Bergen Jointure Commission, champions the cause of equity, leading the way in special education for those with extraordinary challenges. Our 2021 DSA recipient, Dr. G. Kennedy Greene, has spent more than 3 decades in public education…as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal and superintendent. For the past 12 years, he has been at the helm of the Newton Public Schools.

Join NJASA in paying tribute to New Jersey’s extraordinary 2020 Superintendent of the Year and the Regional Superintendents of the Year. Richard Bozza, Executive Director of NJASA is proud to showcase these individuals and their accomplishments with you. We recognize our state Superintendent of the Year and Region 1 winner, Mackey Pendergrast, Morris School District, and Dr. David Aderhold, our Region 2 winner, West Windsor-Plainsboro School District, and Our Region 3 winner, David Trethaway, Manchester Township School District.

Tracey Marinelli, of Little Falls Township and Joseph Isola, of Howell Township, have been selected as NJASA’s 2021 Regional Superintendents of the Year. Richard Bozza, Executive Director of NJASA is proud to introduce you to these remarkable leaders. They provide vision, imagination, and compassion for the students, staff and communities they serve.