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Board of Directors Highlights

Meeting Notice: NJSBA Executive Committee

Calendar

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The meeting of NJSBA’s Board of Directors took place on Friday, Sept. 14 in Mercerville.  Action taken at the meeting included:

• Presented resolutions and plaques to retiring Board of Directors members and administered the oath of office to Officers, Board of Directors Members and Alternates.
  
  
• Received and discussed recommendation of Executive Director Search Committee.
  
  
• Approved roll call vote items:

1. 1st reading, 2nd reading and adopted revisions to Governance and Operations policies:
   
   6100, Goals and Objectives, Field Services Programs and Services  
   
   6200, Goals and Objectives, Governmental Relations Programs and Services
   
   6300, Goals and Objectives, Labor Relations Programs and Services
   
   6500, Goals and Objectives, Communications Programs and Services
   
   
2. Hiring of new Executive Director and contract
   
   
3. Current Executive Director evaluation

• Approved majority vote items:

1. Minutes of the May 18, 2007 Board of Directors meeting
   
   
2. Extension by one month, until the Oct. 19, 2007 Board of Directors meeting, the requirement that boards of education on which Board of Director members sit have paid their dues
   
   
3. Presentation of NJSBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Dedication to Public Education to Maude Dahme, former state board member.
   
   
4. Legislative Committee vacancies
   
   
5. Resolutions Subcommittee vacancies
   
   
6. Selected Board of Directors representatives to serve on 2008-2010 Nominating Committee:
   
   Northwest—Laurie Markowski (Hunterdon)
   Northeast—Richard Snyder (Bergen)
   Central—Kim Law-Jackson (Burlington)
   Southern—Maripat Perone (Atlantic)

• Heard report from Construction Review Committee.
  
  
• Heard update on 2007 Annual Workshop
  
  
• Heard advocacy update
  
  
• Discussed methods to increase effectiveness of committees, and identifying talent among board members and engaging them in Association activities.
  
  
• Congratulated Everett Jennings on being selected one of the recipients of the 2007 New Jersey Celebration of Life Annual, Inc., award.
  
  
• Congratulated Cathy Moncrief on being selected as New Jersey’s 2007 Board Member of the Year.