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June 13, 2007 • Vol. XXX • No. 42

Funding Session Focuses on Transportation Assembly OK's Diversion of Tax Revenue New! - Readers' Forum Top 10 Reasons to Attend Workshop 2007 School PR Mini-Workshop Proposals New Resources: Meet the QSAC Challenge Benefits Reform FAQ A Board Member's Summer Checklist State Update Resolutions Cutoff: November Delegate Assembly Calendar Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes	Funding Session Focuses on Transportation Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy held a second meeting with education stakeholders to discuss the state’s new school funding formula, with the most recent session focusing on transportation costs.

	Assembly OK's Diversion of Tax Revenue The state Assembly passed a measure (ACR-20) Monday that would ask New Jersey voters in November to approve the permanent diversion of all of last year’s 1-cent sales-tax increase tax to property tax rebates or credits.

	New! - Readers' Forum Submit your comments and opinions on education issues to SBN@njsba.org.

	Top 10 Reasons to Attend Workshop 2007 With the passage of the School District Accountability Act, you may be wondering if Workshop meets the criteria for travel. Unequivocally, it does! WEB EXTRA School PR Mini-Workshop Proposals Has your district implemented an innovative school-community relations program?

	New Resources: Meet the QSAC Challenge NJSBA is ready to help your school board with the state’s new monitoring and evaluation system, the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC), which will go into effect this fall.

	Benefits Reform FAQ NJSBA has created a list of frequently asked questions about the recently enacted Pension and Health Benefits Reform legislation (S-17).

	A Board Member's Summer Checklist Summer is the time to kick back and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the school year.

	WEB EXTRA State Update News from the New Jersey State Board of Education’s June 6 meeting.

	Resolutions Cutoff: November Delegate Assembly The deadline for submission of resolutions for the next NJSBA Delegate Assembly will be 5 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 4. (The Delegate Assembly is scheduled for Nov. 17.)

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	Training Programs and Resources Special CBL Credit Opportunity Browse NJSBA’s Bookstore for the latest publications on school governance. Board Member Academy Programs