HIB Grade
The Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is required by state law to grade each public school and school district’s efforts to implement the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ABR) (N.J.S.A.18A:17-46). Through a yearly self-assessment districts are assessed on the following eight core elements:
1. HIB Programs, Approaches or Other Initiatives
2. Training on the BOE-approved HIB Policy and Procedures
3. Other Staff Instruction and Training Programs
4. Curriculum and Instruction on HIB and Related Information and Skills
5. HIB Personnel
6. School-Level HIB Incident Reporting Procedure
7. HIB Investigation Procedure
8. HIB Reporting
The highest possible score is a 78, and a score of 52 demonstrates that the district has met all the requirements. A score between 53 and 78 demonstrates that the district has exceeded all requirements.
