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Who We Are
The Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) is an extremely competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) program launched in 1991. Over an initial three-year period, 26 states and Puerto Rico were awarded five-year grants. New Jersey was selected in 1993 to receive a $10 million grant over a five-year period, which was Phase I of NJ SSI. The intense competition for Phase II funding narrowed the total number of SSI programs down to only eight nationwide. In 1998 New Jersey successfully competed for another five-year, $6 million grant (Phase II).
The New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative (NJ SSI) is a unique partnership of schools, districts, colleges and universities, science centers and museums, business and industry, dedicated to strengthening mathematics, science and technology education for all students in New Jersey schools. Initiated by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJ DOE), based at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and supported by the National Science Foundation, the State of New Jersey, and other sources, NJ SSI is committed to a vision of excellence in education.
What We Do
Imagine an educational setting where all students can and do increase their understanding and achievement in mathematics and science education. Imagine technology infused throughout the curriculum to make learning easier, more comprehensive and long lasting. This is the vision—and there are schools throughout New Jersey where the dream is becoming a reality.
The vision is becoming a reality as a result of:
- New Core Curriculum Content Standards and accompanying Frameworks encouraging districts to examine curriculum and instructional methods
- Teams of teachers participating in intensive standards-based professional development
- Students learning through active inquiry-based science and discovery oriented mathematics instruction
- New standards-based assessments of student learning, including performance assessments setting a new benchmark for student achievement
- Partners collaborating for changes in policies,
programs, and practices
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