Lamont Repollet
Lamont Repollet is a former acting New Jersey commissioner of education. He was nominated by Governor Phil Murphy (D) on January 12, 2018, and appointed acting commissioner by the state Board of Education on January 29, 2018.[1] Repollet resigned from office on July 1, 2020, to become president of Kean University.[2]
Biography
Repollet served as the superintendent of the Asbury Park School District from 2014 to 2018.[1] He previously worked as a principal at Carteret High School and Columbus Elementary School and as an assistant principal at Irvington High School. He began his career as a teacher in the East Orange School District in 1996.[3]
Education
- Bachelor's in communications, The College of New Jersey
- M.S.Ed. in education administration, Kean University
- Ed.D. in educational leadership, Nova Southeastern University
Political career
New Jersey Commissioner of Education (2018-2020)
Repollet was selected to serve as acting commissioner of education by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on January 12, 2018. He assumed office on January 29, 2018.[1] Repollet resigned before the end of his term effective July 1, 2020.[2]
About the office
The New Jersey Commissioner of Education is the chief executive school officer of New Jersey and oversees all public schools. Additionally, the commissioner serves as secretary to the state Board of Education, develops code proposals, apportions state aid to local districts, and conducts statewide tests.[4]
Appointments
2018
Repollet was appointed to serve as acting commissioner of education by the New Jersey Board of Education on January 29, 2018.[1]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 State of New Jersey, Department of Education, "Dr. Lamont Repollet," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NorthJersey.com, "NJ appoints interim chief to lead schools as coronavirus, remote learning challenges loom," July 1, 2020
- ↑ State of New Jersey, Department of Education, "Dr. Lamont Repollet Takes Helm as New Jersey's Acting Education Commissioner," February 1, 2018
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Education, "Office of the Commissioner," accessed February 2, 2021
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