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Cade Former Chairman, New Jersey Commission on Higher Educationedwina lee Executive Director, New Jersey School Boards Association For Immediate Release Contact: Michael Schneider (973) 868-1000 Stacy Harris (973) 992-7800 ext. 186 Sheila Bridgeforth (973) 802-6852 New Jersey United For Higher School Standards Holds Meeting on Standards and Assessments at Wildwood High School -- Tips on how parents can help their children reach higher standards distributed April 7, 2004 (Wildwood, NJ) -- New Jersey United for Higher School Standards held a Community Meeting this evening at Wildwood High School. More than 100 community members with a range of opinions about standards and assessments attended the meeting to discuss standards-based public education and the state’s testing system. New Jersey United Executive Director Mary O’Malley, Vice President, Local Initiatives, Prudential Financial, Inc.; Dr. Christine Davis, Superintendent, Wildwood Public Schools; William Dougherty, Principal, Wildwood High School; George Burgess, Member, Board of Education, Wildwood Public Schools; Richard Ten Eyck, Assistant Commissioner, State of New Jersey Department of Education; and Albert Monillas, Assistant Commissioner, Southern Region, State of NJ Department of Education were among those who spoke at tonight’s event. New Jersey United is hosting an ongoing series of Community Meetings across the state. These meetings provide an opportunity for parents and educational advocates to discuss the state’s education standards and new tests and receive information to help their children achieve. All attendees at tonight’s meeting received New Jersey United’s bilingual “Higher Standards Tool Kit” and other resources that offer parents and education stakeholders tools and tips on how to get more involved in their child’s education. New Jersey United for Higher School Standards is a statewide alliance of more than 140 business, education, and non-profit organizations leveraging their strengths to help parents and educational stakeholders hold informed discussions about New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Content Standards. New Jersey United’s co-chairs are Arthur F. Ryan, chairman and CEO, Prudential Financial Inc.; General Alfred Cade, former chairman, Commission on Higher Education; and Edwina Lee, executive director, New Jersey School Boards Association. “By conducting Community Meetings such as tonight’s in Wildwood, we are able to share information and encourage debate and deliberation about how we educate our children,” said Mary O’Malley, New Jersey United Steering Executive Director and Vice President, Local Initiatives, Prudential Financial, Inc. “Only through discussions like these will we, as a community, achieve the consensus necessary to shape the most effective implementation of education policy and equip children with the skills they need to be successful students.” “We believe that all students can learn and achieve high standards,” said Wildwood Public Schools Superintendent Christine Davis. “This effort, however, cannot be undertaken alone. Community meetings are vital, as they provide a much-needed opportunity for all concerned parties to become engaged in the implementation of educational policies that support children and their success.” New Jersey United educates parents on New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Content Standards and the assessment system, provides information on the tools that can help all children reach higher standards, and builds broad constituency in support of the continuous improvement of public education. Moreover, New Jersey United acts as an advocate for the policies, resources and programs necessary to provide a world-class, standards-based education for all New Jersey children. 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