New Funding Formula: Slow Down this Train!

NJSBA Presses for Reliable, Sustainable School Funding Formula

Schools Await Funding Details

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

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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. The project is slightly ahead of schedule.

In October, the Hamilton Township Planning Board unanimously approved the Association’s application to build; NJSBA is now waiting for the township’s formal resolution memorializing the vote of the planning board. After that is received, the process of obtaining the necessary permits will begin.

Meanwhile, preliminary activities for the construction process are underway. NJSBA has requested estimates for site preparation for the 10-acre site. Those estimates are due Dec. 13. There will be a general meeting for all prospective construction bidders on Dec. 20.

The new building will be a two story, 51,000 square foot, environmentally friendly headquarters and conference center. The facility will be centrally located off of Interstate 195, near the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295. It will include meeting space for training programs, and will utilize distance-learning capabilities.

Groundbreaking is expected in the spring of 2008, and construction is expected to take approximately a year. The facility’s completion will fulfill a goal of NJSBA’s 2005-2008 Long Range Plan, which calls for a state-of-the-art headquarters accessible to the membership.