WEB EXTRA
NJSBA: Assembly Proposal Would Cut Local School Board Authority
New Jersey School Boards Association has serious concerns about amendments to a bill that it expects the state Assembly Education Committee to introduce on Monday. 

Capitol Watch: Special Session Bills Expected Mid-December
The state’s non-partisan Office of Legislative Services is currently reviewing the 98 recommendations posed earlier this month by the four joint committees that conducted the Legislature’s special session on property tax reform.

NJSBA Greets Report with Caution
The four joint committees formed as part of the Legislature’s special session on property tax reform issued 98 recommendations on Nov. 15.

At Issue: Special Education
(NJSBA Survey to Districts)
NJSBA is sponsoring a year-long project on special education in New Jersey.

Board Approves Field Office Plan
The Board of Directors recently voted to close NJSBA’s central field office in Manalapan this summer and its Voorhees office in 2008, in light of plans to build a new headquarters and conference center in central New Jersey.

Academy News: NJSBA’s Newest Master Board Members and Certified Boards
NJSBA’s newest Master Board Members and Certified Boards were honored for their accomplishments during the Closing Session of Workshop 2006 in Atlantic City.

Anti-Gang Bills Advance in the Senate
The Senate Law, Public Safety and Veterans’ Affairs Committee unanimously approved a series of anti-gang proposals on Nov. 20.

HSPA Scores Available Online
School district test results for the High School Proficiency Assessment administration will be available in electronic format at  http://www.measinc.com/nj.

NJSBA Online Features

Delegate Assembly
School board representatives cast votes during NJSBA’s Delegate Assembly Nov. 17 in East Windsor.

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Labor Relations Services

Browse NJSBA’s Bookstore for the latest publications on school governance.

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