New Jersey Association of School Administrators v. Cerf, A-4647-10T4; A-4997-10T1; Appellate Division; opinion by Grall, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication October 25, 2012. Before Judges Fuentes, Grall and Ashrafi. On appeal from the Chancery Division, Morris County, C-7-11, and Passaic County, C-24-11. DDS No. 16-2-8069 [27 pp.]

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7-8(j), each executive county superintendent must review and approve all employment contracts for superintendents in his district. N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-3.1(e)(2) set forth the standards to be used. In November 2010, the commissioner of the Department of Education proposed amendments to 6A:23A-3.1 and 6A:23A-1.2 to set salary caps based on enrollment. He advised the ECSs that contracts expiring after Feb. 7, 2011, should not be renegotiated or extended before the effective date of the new regulations.