On June 30, 2025, then-Governor Phil Murphy signed P.L. 2025, c. 79 into law to extend the SGO pause initiated in 2024 by P.L. 2024, c. 14. These laws prohibit tenured teachers from collecting student growth objective (SGO) data. The 2025 law also applies to principals, assistant principals, and vice principals and includes a provision for tenured educators to opt-in to the SGO process voluntarily.
Under the law, any educator who has attained (or will attain) tenure on or before Feb. 15, 2027 is prohibited from completing Student Growth Objectives for the 2026-2027 school year.
Tenured individuals who are being directed to complete SGOs in violation of the law are encouraged to reach out to their local association leadership immediately.
NJEA continues to partner with the NJ Dept. of Education to ensure districts understand and uphold the law. Questions? Contact Elisabeth Yucis, associate director of NJEA’s Professional Development and Instructional Issues Division.