The NJASA Leadership Team Works Harder to Make it Happen for Education

(left to right top row) NJASA Executive Director Richard G. Bozza, Ed.D.; NJASA Secretary Andrew Rinko, Ed.D., Superintendent, Bedminster; and NJASA Treasurer Donna B. Van Horn, Ed.D., Chief School Administrator, Weymouth Twp.; (left to right front row) NJASA President Douglas B. Groff, Superintendent, Galloway Twp.; NJASA President-Elect Judith Ann Rattner, Superintendent, Berkeley Heights; and NJASA Past President Kenneth D. King, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, East Orange

The New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) is an organization of professional educational leaders dedicated to the advocacy of school children in the Garden State. NJASA represents 593 operating school districts in New Jersey’s 21 counties. The Association’s membership includes: Chief Education Officers – who are the districts’ superintendents running one of the biggest organizations in town, 24-hours a day, seven days a week – and school administrators.

NJASA is pleased to introduce the members of the Association’s 2009-2010 Leadership Team. They are:

NJASA President Douglas B. Groff, Superintendent, Galloway Twp.;

Groff, an exceptional professional, was instrumental in the implementation of a full-day kindergarten program in the Galloway Twp. Public Schools.

NJASA President-Elect Judith Ann Rattner, Superintendent, Berkeley Heights;

Rattner, an experienced field superintendent, put into action an array of innovative curriculum programs in the Berkeley Heights District.

NJASA Secretary Andrew Rinko, Ed.D., Superintendent, Bedminster;

Rinko is a results-oriented school leader and prides himself on a remarkable record of improving student achievement in the Bedminster District.

NJASA Treasurer Donna B. Van Horn, Ed.D., Chief School Administrator, Weymouth Twp.;

Van Horn, a Lehigh University graduate, has successfully secured more than 25 grant awards, including the very competitive Technology for Teaching Grant from Hewlett-Packard, for the Weymouth Twp. School District.

NJASA Past President Kenneth D. King, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, East Orange; and

King, an Eagle Scout, implemented a new automated substitute teacher system to improve the learning environment for the students of the East Orange Public Schools.

NJASA Executive Director Richard G. Bozza, Ed.D.

The NJASA Leadership Team, as the elected representatives of the NJASA membership, will support the common goal of improving the high quality of education that New Jersey’s children receive and will demonstrate determination and resourcefulness in their efforts as they work harder to move education forward through instructional leadership.