School Board Notes • August 14, 2012 • Vol. XXXVI No. 4
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The New Tenure Law: What Board Members Need to Know
- In the first substantial reform of teacher tenure laws in over a century, Gov. Chris Christie on Aug. 6 signed into law the TEACHNJ Act.
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NJDOE Launches Regional Achievement Centers for Low-Performing Schools
- On Tuesday, the New Jersey Department of Education announced the launch of seven Regional Achievement Centers (RACs) that will work with schools that have been identified as Priority and Focus schools.
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Additional Funding for Districts with 'Significant' Enrollment Growth
- On Aug. 7 Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure that provides an additional $4.14 million to 13 school districts with significant enrollment growth.
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NJSBA Submits Testimony at Special Education Hearings
- In testimony before the Senate Education Committee, NJSBA discussed problems, obstacles and cost drivers that schools face in in the area of special education.
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NJSBA Collaborates with Education Department on Workshop Programming
- The state Department of Education will present several programs at Workshop 2012 addressing recent issues such as teacher evaluations, core standards, bullying and Regional Achievement Centers.
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Education Department Loses Hespe, Two Other Key Officials
- In the past few weeks, Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf lost three key staff members, while welcoming a new director of educator evaluation.
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Additional Summer Meetings Scheduled with Legislators
- School board members are urged to attend summertime meetings that NJSBA has arranged with state legislators. New meetings have been added to the schedule.
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NJSBA Welcomes New Field Service Representative
- Alfred Annunziata recently joined the staff of NJSBA as a field service representative. He will be serving boards in Bergen County.
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Association Programs Help Districts in Negotiations
- To help boards prepare for the coming round of labor negotiations, NJSBA is offering a series of training programs.
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Sept. 7 is Deadline to Nominate Board Member of Year
- Nominations for the New Jersey's 2012 Board Member of the Year Award must be received by NJSBA by 5 p.m. Sept. 7.
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Reminder: Email Addresses Subject to OPRA
- As the result of a complaint filed against NJSBA in September, board members' email addresses on file with the Association – whether district-issued, workplace or personal – are now subject to Open Public Records Act requests. Members may change their current email address on file with NJSBA.
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Obituary: Edward 'Milt' Smith
- Edward "Milt" Smith, a former school board member and mayor of Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, died Aug. 2. He was 94.
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