Jennifer Cassini (second from left), new board member from Great Meadows Regional, asks group leader Tony Schaible of Monmouth Regional a question during NJSBA’s New Board Member Orientation Conference earlier this month in Princeton.

The intensive weekend training program gives new board members a solid grounding in school district governance. Policy, school law, ethical dilemmas, curriculum, school finance, labor relations, board-superintendent relations and legislative activity are among the topics addressed. The next two weekend orientation programs will take place July 14-16 and Sept. 15-17. To register call Charlene Hendrix toll free at (888) 886-5722, ext. 5232.