Governor Christie today signed a bill that overhauls the state’s teacher tenure system, even though it is missing a key component he fought to include in the measure.
Christie signed the bill, known as the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for Children of New Jersey Act, in the media center of the Von E. Mauger Middle School after briefly meeting with children in a summer camp program in the school’s gymnasium.
Christie had wanted the bill to include a provision that would weaken seniority provisions, known as last in first out.
Education Commissioner Chris Cerf praised the law, but said that the “last in, first out” provision must still be addressed.
“Lets celebrate this moment together but lets not pretend the work is done,” he said.