September 2025: NJASL Testimony to the SBOEon need for dedicated DOE webpage for Educational Services Professionals including SLMS
May 2024 Testimony on Administrative Code to State Board of Education by NJASL President, Beth Raff
Nov. 2024 Public Testimony to State Board of Education on QSAC
May 3, 2023 DOE ELA Testimony.pdf
April 2023 DOE ELA Testimony.pdf
NJASL 2023 Senate Budget Testimony.pdf
January 2023 SBOE Testimony President.pdf
Testimony to the New Jersey Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.pdf
Letters were sent to the NJ State Board of Education from NJASL and NJLA. NJLA's letter focused on strengthening NJ Administrative Code related to school library media services and NJASL's letter focused on QSAC implementation.
NJLA Testimony - NJ SBOE 050422
NJASL President-Elect, Ewa Elliott presented testimony to the Assembly Budget Committee on the proposed FY2023 NJ Budget in support of funding for school libraries on Monday, March 21. The NJ Assembly Budget testimony has been posted on the NJ Legislature website (Ewa's testimony - 1:54:07-1:57:21). View the Testimony here
NJ State Librarian Jennifer Nelson sent a letter to the members of the NJ State Board of Education for their January 2022 Open Topic Public Testimony. Her letter discussed the need for changing the language regarding school library media services in NJ Administrative Code solidifying the need for those services to be offered BY a certified school library media specialist. This small language change would strengthen the language in NJ Administrative Code (N.J.A.C. 6A:13-2.1(h) Standards Based Instruction and School Library Services) and require schools to have certified school library media specialists in all their schools. View the letter here.