Welcome to School Board Notes

April 18, 2007 • Vol. XXX • No. 34

Annual School Election Results: Additional State Aid Boosts Voter Approvals Davy Describes Plan for New Funding Plan NJSBA Responds to Virginia Tech Shootings NJSBA Wishes Corzine Well School Construction Delay Breaks Promise Twelve Schools Honored for Innovations in Special Education NJSBA Legislative Committee Openings Budget Restoration Info Online Special Ed Committee Seeks Members Staff Member Reaches Milestone Spring Conference: Sessions with Board Members in Mind New Venue, New Schedule, New Pricing for Board Member Orientation Calendar Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes	WEB EXTRA Annual School Election Results: Additional State Aid Boosts Voter Approvals Voters approved about 78 percent of the proposed school budgets during the April 17 annual school elections – marking a sharp increase over last year’s 52 percent approval rate, according to unofficial preliminary results compiled by the New Jersey School Boards Association.

	Davy Describes Plan for New Funding Plan Establishing a new school funding formula will be the highest priority for the state Department of Education, Lucille E. Davy, New Jersey State Commissioner of Education, told the legislators on April 16.

	WEB EXTRA NJSBA Responds to Virginia Tech Shootings Kevin E. Ciak, NJSBA president, today said that the shootings at Virginia Tech this week demonstrate how fragile life can be.

	WEB EXTRA NJSBA Wishes Corzine Well The New Jersey School Boards Association wishes Gov. Jon S. Corzine and his family well during his challenging road to recovery following an April 12 accident on the Garden State Parkway.

	School Construction Delay Breaks Promise A proposal to further delay construction projects in poor communities would break a promise to schoolchildren, according to NJSBA’s executive director.

	Twelve Schools Honored for Innovations in Special Education A dozen New Jersey schools will be honored next month for creative special education efforts in the sixth annual Innovations in Special Education program.

	WEB EXTRA NJSBA Legislative Committee Openings Do you want to help shape NJSBA’s legislative agenda and advocacy action plan?

	Budget Restoration Info Online NJSBA’s Budget Review and Restoration of Reductions Memo 2007-2008 is available online. Special Ed Committee Seeks Members The NJSBA Special Education Committee seeks volunteers to fill several vacancies. Staff Member Reaches Milestone Jane Kershner, field service representative, holds a certificate issued in honor of her 10 years of service to NJSBA.

	Spring Conference: Sessions with Board Members in Mind The Annual NJASA/NJSBA Spring Conference, May 16-18 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, will feature several sessions designed with school board members in mind. New Venue, New Schedule, New Pricing for Board Member Orientation The weekend New Board Member Orientation Conference will be offered twice in 2007 – June 8-10 and Sept. 7-9, at the Lakeside Conference Center and Hotel in the Princeton Forrestal Center, Plainsboro.

	Calendar

	Training Programs and Resources NJSBA's Legislative Days Browse NJSBA’s Bookstore for the latest publications on school governance. Board Member Academy Programs