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July 25, 2007 • Vol. XXXI • No. 2

Partial Local Control Returning to Two Districts

Drug Tests May Require Lab Analysis

State Board Appoints New President, Vice President

Court Upholds School's Ban of Hostile Dad

Deadline Nears for School Communications Competition

Last Chance for Weekend Orientation

Workshop Features Advanced Training

Look for NJSBA Survey

Position Available: Editor/Writer

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Partial Local Control Returning to Two Districts
Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy recommended on Tuesday that partial local control be returned to two state-operated school districts.
Drug Tests May Require Lab Analysis
The New Jersey State Board of Education is considering regulations that would require schools with random student drug testing programs to use state-licensed laboratories.
State Board Appoints New President, Vice President
Dr. Ronald Butcher was unanimously appointed by the State Board of Education at its July 18 meeting to serve as its president.
Court Upholds School's Ban of Hostile Dad
The federal District Court of New Jersey recently dismissed a father’s lawsuit against his child’s school district for banning him from school property.
Deadline Nears for School Communications Competition
A sound school-community relations program will strengthen ties with parents, advance student achievement, and forge community support for the schools.
Last Chance for Weekend Orientation
Board members elected or appointed in the spring have only one more opportunity to attend the weekend New Board Member Orientation Conference: The Sept. 7-9 program.
Workshop Features Advanced Training
NJSBA is helping board members meet the new state requirements for advanced training by providing a program at Workshop 2007.
Look for NJSBA Survey
Check your mailbox… you may be receiving NJSBA’s Membership Survey.
Position Available: Editor/Writer
NJSBA seeks an Editor/Writer for its periodicals and other print and Web publication projects.
In School Leader...
Advocating the advancement of public education is the focus of the July/August edition of NJSBA’s School Leader magazine.
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