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Divisions and Offices
New Jersey Department of Education Organization Chart (State Board Approved: June 4, 2025)
Commissioner's Office
Commissioner: Dr. Lily Laux
Chief of Staff: Chris Williams
Offices:
- Chief of Staff
- Communications
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Special Assistant to the Commissioner
- State Board of Education
Administrative Services
Assistant Commissioner: Ralph Hoag
Offices:
- Facilities and Operations
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Strategic Operations
Early Childhood Services
Assistant Commissioner: Katrina McCombs
Offices:
- Preschool Education Programs
- Preschool Expansion
- Preschool Finance
Educational Services
Acting Assistant Commissioner: Kimberly Murray
Offices:
- Comprehensive Support
- Fiscal and Data Services
- Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf
- Performance Management
- Special Education
- Student Support Services
- Supplemental Educational Programs
Field Support and Services
Assistant Commissioner: Ambrose F. Duckett, III
Offices:
- Charter and Renaissance Schools
- Commissions
- County Offices of Education
- School Bus Safety
- Student Safety and School Preparedness
Finance and Business Services
Assistant Commissioner: Dr. Joseph Howe
Offices:
- Budget and Accounting
- Fiscal Policy and Planning
- Grants Management
- School Facilities
- School Finance
- State Monitors
Legal and External Services
Offices:
- Controversies and Disputes
- Legal Affairs, Accountability, and Compliance
- Legislative Affairs
- School Ethics
Teaching and Learning Services
Assistant Commissioner: Dr. Jorden Schiff
Offices:
- Assessments
- Career Readiness
- Educator Effectiveness
- Innovation
- Learning Equity and Academic Recovery (LEAR)
- Recruitment, Preparation, and Certification
- Standards