Abbott Status Denied to Rural Districts

NJSBA Board Places Moratorium on New Facility

The 2008 Annual School Election—Your Vote Is Essential

March 25 is Voter Registration Deadline

Recommending Changes to the DA

NJSBA Sending DA Video to Boards

The Latest BoardBlog Entry: Paying for the Mistakes of Others

NJSBA on the Air

Members Invited to Networking Breakfast at NSBA Conference

Board of Directors Highlights

Position Announcement: Field Service Representative

Calendar

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Board of Directors Highlights

The meeting of NJSBA’s Board of Directors took place on Friday, March 14, 2008 in the Robert Wood Johnson Conference Center, Mercerville. Action taken at the Board of Directors meeting included:

  • Administered Oath of Office to Gus Rutledge.

  • Approved Consent Agenda Items:
    1. Minutes of the Jan. 11 Board of Directors Meeting
    2. 2008 Legislative Agenda and Action Plan
    3. Vacancies on 2008 Legislative Committee
  • Approved the 2008-2009 NJSBA Budget

  • Approved moratorium on construction of headquarters/conference center.

  • Approved first reading, waived second reading and adopted Governance and Operations Policies:
    1. File Code 45114, Staff Transfers
    2. File Code 3300, Authorize NJSBA Credit Card
    3. File Code 4162.2, Vacation Leave
  • Approved first reading of Bylaws Amendment, Article XI, County School Boards Associations’ Dues.

  • Approved Executive Committee recommendation to oppose a resolution submitted by the Sussex County School Boards Association. The resolution requests that, until such time as indemnification is available for school board members who become the subject of a recall effort, NJSBA adopt new policy language to create a recall legal defense fund to be used by board members who are subject to a recall effort and require the assistance of an attorney.

  • Heard the final report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Study the Delegate Assembly.

  • Heard report of the Construction Review Committee.

  • Heard reports of the President, Immediate Past President and Executive Director.