School Board Notes • October 16, 2012 • Vol. XXXVI No. 12
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Roosen Named New Jersey's Board Member of the Year
- Debra Roosen of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School Board of Education is New Jersey's Board Member of the Year. Roosen has more than two decades of experience on school boards.
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NJSBA Opposes Cut in Federal Education Funding for New Jersey
- By January 2, 2013, federal education funding for New Jersey is scheduled to drop by $85 million as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Local boards are urged to join NJSBA in opposing the cuts.
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District Deadline Looms on State's New Educator Evaluation System
- By Oct. 31 school boards must create a District Evaluation Advisory Committee, which will oversee the implementation of the district's educator evaluation policies. Districts must also implement training on principal evaluations.
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Workshop's 2012 Update: Exhibit Floor Theater is Packed with Special Programming
- Don't miss the exciting events taking place at Workshop 2012 at the TD Bank Theater in the Exhibit Hall, including remarks by the Education Commissioner, a keynote speaker, a Mock School Board Meeting, award presentations and introductions. Also, state legislators discuss current issues.
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30-Second Survey: Waiting for Workshop
- Workshop 2012 is just one week away. This week's survey asks readers what topics they're most interested in learning about at the conference.
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Regional STEM Programs to be Held in November, December
- NJSBA is sponsoring a series of five regional programs in November and December – dubbed "STEM 101" – to provide local school board members with crucial information about cultivating programs on science, technology, engineering and mathematics in school.
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County Scenes
- Photographs from recent county school boards association meetings in Essex and Hunterdon
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Online Radio Program Tackles Teacher Tenure and Evaluations
- The next broadcast of Conversations on New Jersey Education, NJSBA's online radio program, will be on "Implementing New Jersey's New Teacher Tenure Reforms."
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Board of Directors Highlights
- A summary of actions taken at NJSBA's Board of Directors meeting that was held Oct. 12 at NJSBA's Trenton headquarters.
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