Federal Relations Network: NJSBA Goes to Washington

Scenes from the Nation’s Capitol

A Message from the President: Encourage Interest in School Boards

Boards Can Use Earth Day for ‘Teachable Moments’

DOE Awards $8.5 Million in Preschool Grants

Training Focuses on School Safety

Calendar

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Daniel Giovenco, left, a sophomore at The College of New Jersey and a former student council representative to the Sayreville Board of Education, stands with Marie S. Bilik, NJSBA executive director, and Kevin E. Ciak, NJSBA president and member of the Sayreville school board. Marie and Kevin, who were asked to give a presentation on 21st Century Learning during the NSBA Leadership Conference, invited Daniel to Washington, D.C., to share with education officials his thoughts on what it means to be a 21st Century-student and what school board members need to do to prepare students to be successful.

Kevin E. Ciak, NJSBA president, speaks to presidents and officers of other states’ school boards associations at the NSBA Leadership Conference on Feb. 2.

At the Feb. 5 “Day on the Hill” are (left to right) William Barnaskas, president of the Lyndhurst Board of Education; Sharon Seyler, legislative coordinator of advocacy programs for NJSBA; Alice Gale, member of the Maple Shade Board of Education; Dana Richter, senior legislative assistant for Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo; John Bulina, NJSBA’s vice president for finance; Eva M. Nagy, NJSBA’s vice president for legislation/resolutions; and Frank J. Gwalthney, president of the Woodbury Board of Education.