{"id":2,"date":"2021-10-30T14:24:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T14:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njns.net\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-04-25T14:37:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:37:56","slug":"abt-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/njns.net\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The History of NJNS<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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As the former superintendent of Greenwich, Connecticut; Plainfield, New Jersey; and Englewood, New Jersey, Leverett knew firsthand the challenges of leading for equity in communities that were, for the most part, satisfied with how\n things were. He also knew at a deeply personal level the sense of isolation he experienced in this work. When he left the superintendency to serve as the executive director of the Panasonic Foundation, headquartered in New Jersey,\n Leverett brought with him the goal of creating a network to support like-minded superintendents in their development as equity-focused leaders.<\/p>\n

Along with Assistant Executive Director Scott Thompson, Leverett created NJNS as a unique leadership development vehicle for<\/p>\n

New Jersey-based district leaders. In developing NJNS, Leverett and Thompson looked to existing networks of educational leaders as models. At the outset, they drew heavily on the work of the Connecticut Superintendents Network (CSN),\n led by Richard Elmore (2007), an organization that focuses on improving district leaders\u2019 instructional practice. They convened focus groups of practicing superintendents and consulted with the state superintendents\u2019 association\n and several New Jersey foundation leaders. They assembled a group of facilitators and documenters, which included former superintendents as well as university-based researchers, to serve as the design team for NJNS.<\/p>\n

Finally, in December 2008, the New Jersey Network of Superintendents launched with 15 superintendents from urban, rural, and suburban districts across the state. In their first meetings, the founding members adopted the following theory\n of action: IF NJNS engages New Jersey superintendents in a sustained effort to build a community of practice that<\/p>\n