On February 14, 2024, the Bloomsbury Board of Education filed with the NJ Commissioner of Education a petition seeking to terminate its send-receive relationship with the Phillipsburg Board of Education. If approved by the Commissioner of Education, Bloomsbury would enter into a new send-receive relationship with the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District Board of Education, and thereafter seek to become a constituent member of that district through the regionalization process as provided by law.
The public is permitted twenty days to comment in favor of or opposition to Bloomsbury’s proposed change in send-receive relationships. The record for public comment will be open for twenty days from today. Comments should be addressed to the Commissioner of Education, c/o Director, Office of Controversies and Disputes, New Jersey Department of Education, 100 River View Plaza, PO Box 500, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500 and may be emailed to the following address: [email protected]. Comments shall not exceed 10 pages in length, shall be served on all parties to the case, shall include proof of such service when filed with the Commissioner, and shall specifically address the following statutory standard for the Commissioner's review of applications for change in designation, allocation, or apportionment: “Comments shall address the question of whether the proposed change in designation, allocation, or apportionment will result in a substantial negative impact in any of the affected school districts in one or more of the following areas: educational and financial implications; quality of education received by students; and racial composition of the student populations.” Comments must be served on the Commissioner of Education as set forth above, the Bloomsbury Board of Education and the Phillipsburg Board of Education, in person or by mail in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:3-1.2 and 1.3.
The public is permitted twenty days to comment in favor of or opposition to Bloomsbury’s proposed change in send-receive relationships. The record for public comment will be open for twenty days from today. Comments should be addressed to the Commissioner of Education, c/o Director, Office of Controversies and Disputes, New Jersey Department of Education, 100 River View Plaza, PO Box 500, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500 and may be emailed to the following address: [email protected]. Comments shall not exceed 10 pages in length, shall be served on all parties to the case, shall include proof of such service when filed with the Commissioner, and shall specifically address the following statutory standard for the Commissioner's review of applications for change in designation, allocation, or apportionment: “Comments shall address the question of whether the proposed change in designation, allocation, or apportionment will result in a substantial negative impact in any of the affected school districts in one or more of the following areas: educational and financial implications; quality of education received by students; and racial composition of the student populations.” Comments must be served on the Commissioner of Education as set forth above, the Bloomsbury Board of Education and the Phillipsburg Board of Education, in person or by mail in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:3-1.2 and 1.3.