The Educational Services
Commission was organized under the Education Laws
of the State of New Jersey in 1980. The Commission
has no tax base and receives no state aid for its
operations. Its income is derived primarily from fees
for services with a small amount raised from various
grants. All assets belong to its member districts.
Our Mission
"Our mission is to help communities discover and realize
their life-long potential by providing superior programs
and services at exceptional value, which are responsive
to their educational, cultural and leisure time needs."
Governance
The ESC is governed by a Representative Assembly consisting
of one Board of Education member from each of its
member school districts. The Assembly meets twice
yearly; in June to reorganize, approve the Commission's
annual goals and objectives and to elect not fewer
than fifteen of its members to serve on the Board
of Directors: and in January to approve the next fiscal
year's budget. The Assembly also reserves to itself
the approval of any major project. The Board of Directors
meets monthly to provide oversight of the Commission's
operations and appoints six standing committees who
meet on an as needed basis and work with the Superintendent
and selected managers to develop policies and various
plans for Board review, consideration and action.
The standing committees are Executive, Policy, Finance,
Programs and Services, Public Relations, Personnel
and Buildings and Grounds.
