§ 18A:7A-3 — Definitions.

3. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Administrative order" means a written directive ordering specific corrective action by a district which has shown insufficient compliance with the quality performance indicators. "Highly skilled professional" means a designee of the commissioner deemed to have the skills and experience necessary to assist a school district in improving its effectiveness or to provide oversight in a school district in one or more of the five key components of school district effectiveness. "Joint Committee on the Public Schools" means the committee created pursuant to P.L.1975, c.16 (C.52:9R-1 et seq.). "Technical assistance" means guidance and support provided to a school district to enable the district to meet State and federal policy and regulatory requirements and to ensure the provision of a thorough and efficient education. "Technical assistance" may include, but shall not be limited to, support of the teaching and learning process and overall school district effectiveness. L.1975,c.212,s.3; amended 1978, c.158, s.4; 1979, c.207, s.3; 1979, c.353; 1979, c.388, s.4; 1980, c.105, s.2; 1981, c.415, ss.4,9(amended 1982, c.100); 1985, c.50, s.1; 1986, c.10; 1990, c.52, s.30; 1996, c.138, s.34; 2005, c.235, s.1; 2007, c.16, s.1.