
Lawmakers Approve School Funding Plan
NJSBA on Funding Formula: It’s Not Over, by Any Means
State of the State: Governor Calls for Financial Restructuring
Governor Signs Education Bills
Governor Proclaims January 2008 ‘School Board Recognition Month’
School Board Candidate Kits Have Arrived
NJSBA Modifies Attorney Access Schedule
Leadership Courses Offered This Month
Position Available: Accounts Payable/Payroll Bookkeeper
Calendar
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Lawmakers Approve School Funding Plan
In the most significant change in the state’s public education system in years, New Jersey will soon have a new school-funding formula.
NJSBA on Funding Formula: It’s Not Over, by Any Means
A message from NJSBA President Kevin E. Ciak in response to the Legislature’s approval of the School Funding Reform Act of 2008.
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State of the State: Governor Calls for Financial Restructuring
Calling the state’s current fiscal condition a “full-fledged financial emergency,” Gov. Jon Corzine on Tuesday unveiled a plan to reduce New Jersey’s debt, limit state spending increases and eliminate the use of one-time revenues for state spending programs. |
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Governor Signs Education Bills
Gov. Jon Corzine last week signed bills dealing with absentee students, fire drills, county consolidation and sick leave banks. |
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Governor Proclaims January 2008 ‘School Board Recognition Month’
Noting the countless hours that New Jersey’s 4,800 volunteer members of local school boards devote to the oversight of the public schools, Gov. Jon S. Corzine last week proclaimed January 2008 as School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey. |
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School Board Candidate Kits Have Arrived
NJSBA’s Candidate Kits have been mailed to school districts, and are also available online. |
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NJSBA Modifies Attorney Access Schedule
Beginning this month, NJSBA has modified the schedule for telephone access to its staff attorneys. |
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Leadership Courses Offered This Month
School board members will have their choice of two leadership seminars this month, as NJSBA presents training programs to help school boards bring about necessary change and run effective meetings. |
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Position Available: Accounts Payable/Payroll Bookkeeper
NJSBA seeks an Accounts Payable/Payroll Bookkeeper to process accounts payable invoices for payment; work with vendors to resolve disputes; assist in reconciliations; and analyze, prepare and input biweekly payroll data using an automated system to produce the biweekly payroll. |
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