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NJSBA Recognizes Five Districts for Creative Programs

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Workshop Program to Spotlight NJSBA Special Ed. Study

NJSBA Assists with New Monitoring System

NJ Spends Less on Administration Today Than a Decade Ago

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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.

“Financing Special Education in New Jersey,” scheduled for release at a Sept. 20 news conference in Trenton, addresses issues surrounding special education funding, out-of-district placement, inclusion, staffing and programming. The group session discussing the report will run from 10:45 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 25 in the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Over the next 12 months, New Jersey will deliberate over a new school funding formula. The processes used to classify special education students, develop and implement their individual education programs and pay for the services will come to the forefront during the debate.

“To adequately address these issues, we need data—much of which has never been collected and analyzed,” explained Edwina M. Lee, NJSBA executive director.  “That’s why the Association invested in research to develop baseline information on financing and delivering special education, as well as best practices.”

Presenters at the Oct. 25 group session, hosted by the Urban Boards Committee, will be the study’s principal researchers, Dr. Mari Molenaar and Michael Luciano.  They have more than 70 years of combined experience in special education research and programming at the state and local levels. All Workshop attendees are invited to attend.