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1990s
In 1991, JoAnn Bartoletti, who was the Principal of West Over this period, in addition to the communications and
Windsor-Plainsboro High School, became the second government relations departments, the FEA now had its own
Executive Director of NJPSA. JoAnn led the NJPSA for the full-fledged professional development staff. Its professional
next 20 years, until 2011. development offerings grew from workshops meant to bring
the latest information and best practices to school leaders, to
Recognizing that the need for professional development creating ongoing programs such NJEXCEL, an accelerated
would only grow going forward, resources were put into degree program for school leaders, which had the stamp of
the FEA to expand its professional development programs. approval from the NJDOE. The FEA also became the exclusive
This was before Zoom and when the internet was only in its provider of the NJ Leaders to Leaders program, a two-year
infancy. So, because the NJPSA offices at the time did not principal residency program, which school leaders must
have a conference area where programs could be offered, complete in order to earn a standard administrative certificate
professional development had to be offered either in-district or with a principal endorsement. Still later, it added the LEGAL
at off-site facilities. ONE program designed to keep New Jersey’s school leaders
current with the ever-changing legal landscape affecting New
With the goal of being able to provide professional Jersey’s schools and their staff.
development at its own offices, the NJPSA began a two-year
search for new headquarters that could offer a conference
facility. The search included areas outside the City of Trenton.
After much discussion, the decision was made to build its
current headquarters in Monroe with easy access from the
New Jersey Turnpike, where the NJPSA has been located
since 1996.
