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May 31, 2007 • Vol. XXX • No. 40

Construction Litigation Delayed NJSBA’s ‘Legislative Days’ House OKs Head Start Reauthorization June 15 is Deadline for PR Proposals at Workshop Call for Entries for the School Communications Competition NJSBA Seeking Executive Director Summary of May 19 Delegate Assembly NJSBA Executive Committee to Meet NJSBA Online Calendar Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes	Construction Litigation Delayed The New Jersey Supreme Court last week denied a motion that sought to force the state to supply necessary funding for stalled construction projects in the 31 Abbott school districts.

	NJSBA’s ‘Legislative Days’ Local school board members from throughout the state participated in the first of three NJSBA Legislative Days at the Statehouse in Trenton.

	House OKs Head Start Reauthorization The U.S. House of Representatives voted this month to reauthorize the Head Start program, which provides early education and other comprehensive services to disadvantaged preschoolers.

	June 15 is Deadline for PR Proposals at Workshop Has your district implemented an innovative school-community relations program?

	WEB EXTRA Call for Entries for the School Communications Competition A sound school-community relations program will strengthen ties with parents, advance student achievement, and forge community support for the schools.

	NJSBA Seeking Executive Director The New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), representing diverse and multicultural school districts, is committed to finding an Executive Director who is a proven leader with a demonstrated ability to advocate for public education. Summary of May 19 Delegate Assembly The NJSBA Annual Delegate Assembly met at the Lakeside Conference Center, Plainsboro, on May 19 to consider one resolution, the recommendations of the Ad Hoc School Funding Reform Committee, and the sunset review of the NJSBA Positions and Policies on Education Manual, Section 5000 (Pupils). NJSBA Executive Committee to Meet In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided of the planning meeting of the New Jersey School Boards Association Executive Committee.

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