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| September 12, 2007 • Vol. XXXI • No. 6 |
 Proposal Would Ease NCLB Constraints NJSBA Recognizes Five Districts for Creative Programs New Law Bans Dual Office Holding Could ‘Monetization’ Impact Schools? State: 99% of Teachers ‘Highly Qualified’ Workshop Program to Spotlight NJSBA Special Ed. Study NJSBA Assists with New Monitoring System NJ Spends Less on Administration Today Than a Decade Ago Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes |
Proposal Would Ease NCLB Constraints Proposed legislation to reauthorize No Child Left Behind could relieve many schools from being unfairly labeled as not making progress, and, at the same time, provide incentives to attract teachers and principals to struggling schools. |
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| NJSBA Recognizes Five Districts for Creative Programs Five public school programs have been selected for recognition in NJSBA’s 22nd Annual School Leader Award. |
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| New Law Bans Dual Office Holding On September 4, Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law a measure that will prohibit newly elected public officials from simultaneously holding more than one elective office. Could ‘Monetization’ Impact Schools? |
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| State: 99% of Teachers ‘Highly Qualified’ Nearly 99 percent of New Jersey’s public school teachers meet the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) designation of “highly qualified,” the State Board of Education reported last week in its Highly Qualified Teacher Survey. |
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| Workshop Program to Spotlight NJSBA Special Ed. Study NJSBA’s year-long study of special education funding and practices will be the focus of a special group session at Workshop 2007. |
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| NJSBA Assists with New Monitoring System NJSBA Field Service Representative Diane Morris is part of the team of experts consulting with the Trenton Board of Education on the results of the state’s new monitoring process, the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum. |
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| NJ Spends Less on Administration Today Than a Decade Ago Over the past decade, New Jersey’s public schools have devoted a decreasing portion of their budgets to administration. |
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