President Richard McCormick has made the involvement of Rutgers University with PreK-12 school districts in New Jersey one of his administration's major priorities. President McCormick along with members of his administration Dr. Phillip Furmanski, Executive Vice President and Dr. Richard DeLisi, Dean of the Graduate School of Education created and established the Rutgers Institute for Improving Student Achievement (RIISA)in September 2005. At the same time, President McCormick appointed Dr. William Librera, former Commissioner of Education, to the position of Executive Director of RIISA. The mission of the Rutgers Institute for Improving Student Achievement(RIISA) is to provide guidance and support to districts as they address their needs for improving achievement of all students. Corporate affiliates and community partners will be invited to participate in this important work.