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| December 12, 2007 • Vol. XXXI • No. 17 |
 New Funding Formula: Slow Down this Train! NJSBA Presses for Reliable, Sustainable School Funding Formula State Board Seeks to Increase Rigor of Core Curriculum Sick Leave Banks Gain Key Approval Last Two Chances to Attend New Board Member Orientation Update on Webinar for Mandatory Training 36 NJ High Schools Earn National Honors Plans Progress for NJSBA’s New Headquarters Voters Decide $347 Million in School Construction Delegate Assembly Resolutions Cutoff Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes |
New Funding Formula: Slow Down this Train!
NJSBA Presses for Reliable, Sustainable School Funding Formula Schools Await Funding Details |
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| State Board Seeks to Increase Rigor of Core Curriculum The state Board of Education at its Dec. 6 meeting considered revisions that would increase the rigor of the Core Curriculum Content Standards. |
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| Sick Leave Banks Gain Key Approval The Assembly Education Committee released a bill on Dec. 6 to allow school boards to create sick leave banks, in which an employee could draw accrued leave donated by other employees. |
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| Last Two Chances to Attend New Board Member Orientation Only two opportunities remain for board members elected prior to May 30, 2007, to attend the New Board Member Orientation Conference. Update on Webinar for Mandatory Training |
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| 36 NJ High Schools Earn National Honors Three dozen New Jersey high schools—approximately 12 percent of all public high schools in the state—were ranked by U.S. News & World Report as being among the best in the nation. |
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| Plans Progress for NJSBA’s New Headquarters Progress is continuing on NJSBA’s new headquarters and training center, as the Association looks to finalize municipal approvals while it gears up for construction. |
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| Voters Decide $347 Million in School Construction Voters in 14 school districts went to the polls Tuesday to decide $347.7 million in proposed school construction. |
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| Delegate Assembly Resolutions Cutoff The cutoff for submission of resolutions for the next NJSBA Delegate Assembly will be 5 p.m., Monday, March 3. |
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