New Jersey State Board of Education
Student Recognition Program Process

The New Jersey State Board of Education would like to recognize outstanding achievement for a student or a group of students who worked as a team at each state board public meeting. The purpose is to honor students who have made a significant contribution to school, community, family or other groups. The student will not be a guest speaker.

»	The county superintendent assigned to the state board meeting for any given month will select the student or team.
»	The student or team may be selected from elementary, middle or high school and the achievement should not be limited to academics or athletic recognition. This is an opportunity to recognize an outstanding contribution that may not otherwise be acknowledged.
»	The county superintendent may solicit recommendations from the county roundtable or any other means that provides a broad-based selection process.
»	The county superintendent will make the initial contact with the district to schedule the student or team and then notify the State Board Office of the selection.
»	The district will be responsible for ensuring that the student or team has the appropriate chaperones and transportation to the meeting.
»	The district will fax a one-page student profile, that describes the student or team and why the student was selected, for distribution to the state board and the public.
»	The county superintendent will introduce the student or team and their chaperones to the state board after the county superintendent is introduced by the Commissioner at the public meeting.
»	The county superintendent will also describe the student’s achievement to the state board and the public. The student will not make formal remarks, but should be prepared to answer questions from state board members.
»	The State Board Office will arrange for a photo with the Commissioner, State Board President and county superintendent.
»	The Public Information Office will work with the district to develop a news release.