Labor Relations The NJSBA labor relations staff is available to answer questions and provide advice and assistance to board members, administrators and attorneys on such diverse topics as negotiations, grievances, mediation, fact-finding, job actions, salary guides and more.

Make Your Voice Heard With just one mouse click, you can express your opinion on critical legislation that affects your school district. Log on to NJSBA’s Advocacy and Legislation Web page to easily contact elected officials and track your lawmakers’ voting records. Learn about current education issues and legislation and how to become an important part of NJSBA’s grassroots advocacy efforts.

Direct Services for Your District When you need assistance with board effectiveness and governance, superintendent relations and community engagement, your field services representative is just a telephone call away. They will work directly with your board to address all areas of school board responsibilities. Call 1-877-294-6416 (north); 1-877-294-6418 (central); 1-877-294-6417 (south); 1-877-294-6418 (urban school districts).

Policy Services NJSBA provides a range of policy services to assist local boards in ensuring their districts are run with the greatest efficiency and in helping students achieve academic success. The Association’s policy department maintains several useful resources for boards, including the Critical Policy Reference Manual. The manual is a comprehensive collection of almost 200 legally documented model policies in mandated subject matter areas.

These models offer a guide to districts in developing their own policy manuals, setting forth the board’s general philosophy and providing direction to the administration, staff and students. Besides a clearinghouse of district sample policies compiled for boards, NJSBA maintains a Manual for the Development of Job Descriptions, and assists boards that wish to update their policy manuals.

Legal Assistance Every day of the week, a staff attorney sets aside all other projects and devotes the day to providing legal information to callers. Telephone calls from board and charter school members, school administrators, and board counsel are welcome.

For the latest in New Jersey school law, connect to NJSBA’s legal Web page. Learn about legal training programs, services, print and online publications; analyses of recent court rulings; commissioner of education, state board and School Ethics Commission decisions; and valuable links to law decisions. For further information, call 1-888-886-5722, extension 5254

Library Resources & Research Assistance NJSBA holds the only collection of publications and research devoted to the unique resource needs of New Jersey school board members. The library will conduct research customized to your inquiry. This service makes it easy for school leaders to collect the material needed to make informed school governance decisions. For research assistance, contact Chenal Anglin at 1-888-886-5722, extension 5269.