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| December 5, 2007 • Vol. XXXI • No. 16 |
 Administration Unveils ABC’s of New Funding Formula NJSBA Raises Concern about Wealth-Based Special-Ed Aid NJSBA Announces Webinars, Web-Based Programs for Mandatory Training Burden of Proof Bill Passes Senate Education Committee Bill Would Require Schools to Report Suspicious Absences Nominating Procedures for NJSBA Officer Positions NJSBA to Sponsor Legislative Reception Jan. 8 Shared Services Guide Coming Soon Season Is Right to Review Field Trip Policy Position Available: County Coordinator/Trainer Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes |
Administration Unveils ABC’s of New Funding Formula During a briefing for education stakeholders last week, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy described the structure of a new school funding formula that they want in place for 2008-2009. |
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| NJSBA Raises Concern about Wealth-Based Special-Ed Aid With the introduction of a new state school funding formula imminent, NJSBA executive director Marie S. Bilik recently outlined the organization’s beliefs and concerns about school finance in New Jersey. |
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| NJSBA Announces Webinars, Web-Based Programs for Mandatory Training NJSBA will provide webinars and Web-based training opportunities for members who are required to take the mandatory training under the School District Accountability Act—those who are in the second and third years of their first terms in office, or any board member in his or her first year of a subsequent term. |
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| Burden of Proof Bill Passes Senate Education Committee The Senate Education Committee last week released a bill that, if enacted, would return the burden of proof to school districts in special education disputes. Bill Would Require Schools to Report Suspicious Absences |
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| Nominating Procedures for NJSBA Officer Positions Members of local boards of education interested in candidacy for NJSBA office will find an application on page 5 of this week’s School Board Notes. |
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| NJSBA to Sponsor Legislative Reception Jan. 8 NJSBA will host a Legislative Kickoff Reception on Jan. 8, following the swearing in of the new state Legislature. |
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| Shared Services Guide Coming Soon In the next few weeks, NJSBA will send a Guide to Shared Services and Best Practices CD to every district’s business administrator. |
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| NJ School Food Gets a B New Jersey’s school food received a grade of B, according to a report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which ranked each state’s school nutritional standards. |
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| Season Is Right to Review Field Trip Policy With holiday and springtime field trips approaching, it is a good time for school boards to discuss their district’s policies on student trips. |
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| Board of Directors Highlights NJSBA’s Board of Directors met Friday, Nov. 16 in the Wyndham Princeton Conference Center, Plainsboro. Position Available: County Coordinator/Trainer |
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