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AI for New Jersey Teacher Evaluations: How AchieveNJ Works, and Where AI Helps

AI for New Jersey Teacher Evaluations: How AchieveNJ Works, and Where AI Helpsby: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 02/08/2026

How New Jersey's AchieveNJ teacher evaluation works: the component weights (teacher practice, SGOs, mSGP), the four rating tiers, the approved instruments, and the observation cycle, plus where AI helps and where judgment stays human.

AI for New Jersey Teacher Evaluations: How AchieveNJ Works, and Where AI Helps