Notice: NJSBA Executive Committee Meeting

In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided of a meeting of the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Executive Committee. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006 at NJSBA Headquarters, 413 West State St., Trenton.

The meeting is open to the public.

The agenda, to the extent known at this time, will include discussion and/or approval of the open and closed session minutes of the Sept. 6, 2006 meeting, vouchers past 60 days, ratification of officers’ vouchers, report of the Audit Committee, officer attendance at county meetings, update from the Construction Review Task Force, School Funding Formula Ad Hoc Committee, follow-up to Board of Director discussion of remote location options, and plans for the Oct. 14, 2006 Board of Directors retreat.

The Executive Committee will enter into closed session to consider the Executive Director’s contract.

For further information, contact Mary Alice Durham at (609) 278-5206.

Legislative Committee Openings

Do you want to help shape NJSBA’s legislative agenda and advocacy action plan?

If so, there are several openings left on NJSBA’s Legislative Committee for board members who want to volunteer their time to communicate with state and federal lawmakers about issues critical to New Jersey’s school districts.

The committee meets approximately six times a year to review and to adopt positions on proposals affecting boards of education. The committee also is responsible for promoting grassroots advocacy.

Committee members are often called upon to testify at hearings before the Legislature and the New Jersey State Board of Education.

NJSBA needs your support more than ever as it tackles tough issues like school regionalization, property tax reform, administrative cost caps and unfunded mandates.

Members are needed in District 4 – parts of Camden and Gloucester counties, District 9 – parts of Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean counties, and District 27 – Essex County. 

Alternate members are needed in District 9 – parts of Atlantic and Ocean counties, District 10 – parts of Ocean and Monmouth counties, District 15 – Mercer County, District 27 – Essex County, District 31 – Hudson County, and District 34 – Essex and Passaic counties. 

For further information, contact Katy Hague at (609) 278-5215.