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September 1, 2005 • Vol. XXIX • No. 5

NJSBA’s Advocacy Year in Review

Health Benefits Remain Dominant Issue in Teacher Contracts

Schools Developing Plans to Reduce Violent Incidents

School Districts Required to Commemorate Constitution Day

NJSBA Executive Committee Meeting Notice

Important Negotiations Reminder to Business Administrators

CALENDAR

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NJSBA’s Advocacy Year in Review
The 211th State Legislature presented many challenges for the New Jersey School Boards Association in its advocacy efforts over the past year. Get the full story.

Health Benefits Remain Dominant Issue in Teacher Contracts
Negotiations continue in more than 100 school districts
Health benefit cost controls remain a major factor in teacher contract negotiations as the new school year approaches, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association Get the full story.

Schools Developing Plans to Reduce Violent Incidents
Four New Jersey schools are developing plans to create safer learning environments under the criteria set in the state’s Unsafe School Option Policy . Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act , each state is required to identify schools that meet its policy definition of “persistently dangerous.” Get the full story.

School Districts Required to Commemorate Constitution Day
The U.S. Department of Education has published a notice requiring all local school districts that receive federal funding to hold a program on or near September 17 of each year, commemorating the September 17, 1787 signing of the Constitution of the United States. Get the full story.

Important Negotiations Reminder to Business Administrators
If your board is currently in negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement with your teachers’ association, and the parties have not yet reached an agreement, and if the expired teachers’ contract was of three-years duration, then your district is prohibited from advancing teachers a step on the salary guide until a new agreement is in place. Get the full story.

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