New Jersey Department of Education Subject Telephone Directory
| Abbott Districts | (609) 292-6874 |
| Accounting for Local Districts | (609) 292-7131 |
| Adequate Yearly Progress | (609) 943-4283 |
| Adolescent Pregnancy | (609) 984-1890 |
| Adult Basic Skills Funding (ESL & GED) | (609) 984-2420 |
| Adult High School | (609) 984-2420 |
| Advanced Placement Incentive Program | (609) 777-0800 |
| After School Programs | (609) 292-5935 |
| AIDS Education | (609) 292-5935 |
| Alternate Proficiency Assessment | (609) 984-0107 |
| Alternate Route & Teacher Training | (609) 984-6377 |
| Alternative Education | (609) 292-5935 |
| Application Control Center | (609) 633-6974 |
| Apprenticeship | (609) 984-5906 |
| Arts Education | (609) 984-6308 |
| At-Risk Student Behavior | (609) 292-5935 |
| Audit Summary | (609) 984-5902 |
| Best Practices | (609) 777-0800 |
| Bilingual Education | (609) 292-8777 |
| Blue Ribbon Schools Programs | (609) 777-0800 |
| Budget & Accounting (for Department of Education) | (609) 984-4900 |
| Budget Guidelines for School Districts | (609) 292-7131 |
| CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) | (609) 777-0355 |
| Career Ed, Consumer, Family and Life Skills | (609) 292-6245 |
| CEIFA (Comprehensive Educational Improvement & Finance Act) | (609) 984-4948 |
| Certificate of Grade Level | (609) 292-7131 |
| Certified Public Accountant | (201) 648-3240 |
| Chapter 192-193 | (609) 292-5935 |
| Character/Values Education | (609) 292-5935 |
| Charter Schools | (609) 292-5850 |
| Charter School Finances | (609) 984-5902 |
| Child Abuse | (609) 292-5935 |
| Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program | (609) 777-0800 |
| College-level Certification Programs | (609) 292-8904 |
| Commissioner's Distinguished Teacher Candidate Awards | (609) 777-0800 |
| Comparative Spending Guide | (609) 984-5902 |
| Compliance Investigation | (609) 984-5593 |
| Complaints of Improprieties/Irregularities | (609) 984-5593 |
| Comprehensive School Reform Program (CSR) | (609) 943-4283 |
| Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) | (609) 633-6430 |
| Continuing Education for Teachers (Required) | (609) 777-4810 |
| Controversies & Disputes | (609) 292-5705 |
| Core Curriculum Content Standards | (609) 984-1805 |
| Criminal History Background Checks | (609) 292-0507 |
| Crisis & Emergency Management & Response | (609) 292-5935 |
| Deaf Education/Hard of Hearing | (609) 633-6430 |
| Discipline | (609) 292-5935 |
| District of Residence | (609) 984-4948 |
| Dropouts | (609) 292-5935 |
| Drugs and Alcohol Education | (609) 292-5935 |
| Early Childhood Education (Urban Pre-Kindergarten) | (609) 777-2074 |
| Early Literacy, Office of | (609) 777-2140 |
| Education Statistics | (609) 292-6037 |
| Educational Technology | (609) 292-3518 |
| Eisenhower Profession Development Grant Program (K-12) | (609) 984-5322 |
| Eisenhower Profession Development Grant Program (Higher Education) | (609) 633-8014 |
| Emergency Immigrant Education Program (EIEP) | (609) 292-8777 |
| English as a Second Language (ESL) (K-12) | (609) 292-8777 |
| English Language Services (K-12) | (609) 292-8777 |
| Equal Educational Opportunity (EEO) | (609) 292-8777 |
| Even Start Family Literacy Program | (609) 292-5935 |
| Extraordinary Aid | (609) 984-4948 |
| Facilities | 1(866) BUILDNJ |
| Fall Report Survey | (609) 292-6037 |
| Family Life Education | (609) 777-4809 |
| GAAP | (609) 292-7131 |
| GED | (609) 777-1050 |
| GED Hotline | (609) 777-0577 |
| Gender Equity | (609) 292-8777 |
| Governor's Teaching Scholars | (609) 777-0800 |
| Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) | (609) 777-3672 |
| Graduation Requirements | (609) 984-1805 |
| Grants Management | (609) 777-1468 or (609) 633-6974 |
| Grants Appeals | (609) 777-1653 |
| Health and Physical Education (Comprehensive) | (609) 777-4809 |
| Health Services | (609) 292-5935 |
| High School Graduation Requirements for Special Ed Pupils | (609) 292-7602 |
| High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) | (609) 292-3226 |
| Holocaust Commission | (609) 292-9274 |
| Home Schooling | (609) 292-5935 |
| Homeless Youth, Education of | (609) 292-8777 |
| Information Technology | (609) 633-9773 |
| Interdistrict Public School Choice | (609) 633-1997 |
| Internal Audit | (609) 984-5593 |
| Intervention & Referral Services | (609) 292-5935 |
| Katzenbach School for the Deaf | (609) 530-3112 |
| Language Arts Literacy Assessment | (609) 292-8779 |
| Language Arts Literacy Education | (609) 292-3206 |
| Learning Resource Centers: | |
| Central | (732) 274-5570 |
| North | (973) 414-4491 |
| N. Satellite | (973) 631-6345 |
| South | (609) 582-7000 |
| Lease Purchase | (609) 633-7400 |
| Legislative Services - Federal | (609) 292-6038 |
| Legislative Services - State | (609) 292-6038 |
| Library and Media Services | (609) 292-3206 |
| Licensing and Credentials | (609) 292-2070 |
| Mathematics Assessment | (609) 633-8015 |
| Mathematics Education | (609) 292-5161 |
| Migrant Education Program | (609) 292-8777 |
| Monitoring Process | (609) 984-6755 |
| NAEP - State Participation | (609) 984-1540 |
| National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | (609) 633-8014 |
| New Jersey School of the Arts | (609) 633-3941 |
| NJ PEP (Virtual Academy) | (609) 292-9069 |
| NJ SMART | (609) 633-9630 |
| Nonpublic Aid | (609) 292-5935 |
| Nonpublic Schools | (609) 292-5935 |
| No Child Left Behind (NCLB) | (609) 777-1653 |
| National Teachers Exam (NTE) (Cutoff Scores) | (609) 292-2070 |
| New Jersey Assessment of Skills & Knowledge (NJ ASK) | (609) 341-3456 |
| Nutrition (located at Department of Agriculture) | (609) 984-0692 |
| Office of Middle Grades Literacy & Secondary Education - Abbott Division | (609) 292-7451 |
| Office of Reading First | (609) 633-6355 |
| Office of Student Achievement and Fiscal Support - Abbott Division | (609) 292-6784 |
| North | (973) 877-1333 |
| Central | (609) 777-3832 |
| South | (856) 468-5530 |
| Office of Urban Literacy - Abbott Division | (609) 633-1726 |
| Option Two/Graduation Requirements | (609) 984-1805 |
| Paraprofessionals | (609) 943-4283 |
| Physical & Health Education | (609) 777-4809 |
| Preschool Disabled Programs | (609) 292-2912 |
| Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching | (609) 777-0800 |
| Principal of the Year Award Program | (609) 633-9625 |
| Private Schools for Children with Disabilities | (609) 292-2912 |
| Private Vocational School Approvals | (609) 292-9696 |
| Professional Development for Teachers | (609) 777-4810 |
| Professional Development Provider System | (609) 633-3965 |
| Professional Development Schools | (609) 633-9625 |
| Project Child Find | (609) 292-2912 |
| Project PRISM | (609) 984-1805 |
| Provisional Teachers Program | (609) 984-6377 |
| Public Information Office | (609) 292-4041 |
| Publications | (609) 984-0905 |
| Recruitment Initiatives | (609) 777-0800 |
| Regional Day Schools | (609) 633-1752 |
| Regionalization | (609) 984-5902 |
| Religious Holidays Calendar | (609) 777-2932 |
| Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship | (609) 777-0800 |
| Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) | (609) 292-8777 |
| Safety & Security | (609) 292-5935 |
| SAT Results/Educational Testing Service (ETS) | (609) 921-9000 |
| School Choice | (609) 633-1997 |
| School Choice - Title I | (609) 943-4283 |
| School Desegregation/Affirmative Action | (609) 292-8777 |
| School District Affairs | See Co. Offices of Ed. |
| School Election Calendar | (609) 292-7131 |
| School Ethics Commission | (609) 984-6941 |
| School Library Media Services | (609) 292-6245 |
| School Recognition Programs | (609) 777-0800 |
| School Register | (609) 984-4948 |
| School Report Card | (609) 292-6037 |
| School-to-Career & College Initiatives | (609) 633-0665 |
| Science Assessment | (609) 777-2080 |
| Science Education | (609) 984-7453 |
| Single Audit | (609) 292-7742 |
| Social Studies Education | (609) 984-6304 |
| Special Education | (609) 292-0147 |
| Special Education Complaint Investigation | (609) 292-7602 |
| Special Education Due Process | (609) 984-1286 |
| Special Education Regulations | (609) 292-7602 |
| Special Education State Facilities and Day Training Centers | (609) 984-1298 |
| Special Review Assessment (SRA) | (609) 984-1970 |
| Star Ledger Scholarship Program | (609) 777-0800 |
| Star Schools | (609) 777-0800 |
| State Aid | (609) 984-4948 |
| State Board Appeals | (609) 292-8361 |
| State Board of Education | (609) 292-0739 |
| State Board of Examiners | (609) 292-2045 |
| State Facilities Education Act | (609) 292-8777 |
| State-Operated School Districts | (609) 777-0467 |
| State Plan for Vocational Education | (609) 777-0369 |
| Student Loans (Student Assistance Authority) | (609) 588-7944 |
| Student Transportation | (609) 984-5757 |
| Suicide Prevention & Intervention | (609) 292-5935 |
| Supplemental Educational Services | (609) 943-4283 |
| Supplemental Funding | (609) 984-4948 |
| Teacher Induction Program | (609) 292-7451 |
| Teacher of the Year | (609) 777-0800 |
| Teacher Pensions (Treasury) | (609) 292-3678 |
| Teacher Recruiter Initiative | (609) 777-0800 |
| Textbook Sharing | (609) 984-6755 |
| Title I | (609) 943-4283 |
| Title I Neglected & Delinquent | (609) 292-8777 |
| Title IIA | (609) 984-6031 |
| Title III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient & Immigrant Students | (609) 292-8777 |
| Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Communities | (609) 292-5935 |
| Title VI Class Size Reduction | (609) 633-2483 |
| Title VI Innovative Program Education Strategies | (609) 943-9946 |
| Title VIII Impact Aid | (609) 633-6974 |
| Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities | (609) 633-6431 |
| Truancy | (609) 292-5935 |
| Tuition Rates | (609) 984-5902 |
| Violence and Vandalism Data | (609) 292-1288 |
| Visual & Performing Arts Education | (609) 984-6308 |
| Vocational Career/Guidance and Counseling | (609) 777-2168 |
| Vocational Programs | (609) 633-0665 |
| Vocational Students Organizations | (609) 984-5969 |
| Whole School Reform | (609) 292-6874 |
| World Languages Education | (609) 777-4658 |
| County Offices: | |
| Northern Regional Office: | (973) 655-2106 |
| Bergen | (201) 336-6875 |
| Essex | (973) 395-4677 |
| Hudson | (201) 319-3850 |
| Morris | (973) 285-8332 |
| Passaic | (973) 569-2110 |
| Sussex | (973) 579-6996 |
| Warren | (908) 475-6326 |
| Central Regional: | (609) 984-6755 |
| Hunterdon | (908) 788-1414 |
| Mercer | (609) 588-5884 |
| Middlesex | (732) 249-2900 |
| Monmouth | (732) 431-7816 |
| Somerset | (908) 541-5700 |
| Union | (908) 654-9860 |
| Southern Regional: | (856) 468-5530 x6070 |
| Atlantic | (609) 625-0004 |
| Burlington | (609) 265-5060 |
| Camden | (856) 401-2400 |
| Cape May | (609) 465-1283 |
| Cumberland | (856) 451-0211 |
| Gloucester | (856) 468-6500 |
| Ocean | (732) 929-2078 |
| Salem | (856) 339-8611 |
