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| October 22, 2008 • Vol. XXXII • No. 12 |
 Legislative Update: Bill Limiting Retirement Compensation for Administrators Passes Committee Workshop 2008: The Closing General Session Session Handouts Available Online Now! New Jersey’s Teacher of the Year Comes Full Circle U.S. Supreme Court Urged to Rule on Special Ed Tuition Reimbursement NJSBA Welcomes New Field Service Representative Assemblywoman Addresses NJSBA Committee Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes |
Economy Watch: Revenues Low The legislative majority is wasting no time in responding to Gov. Jon Corzine’s call for an economic recovery package, with the Assembly Budget Committee scheduled to address five new pieces of legislation related to the plan Oct. 23. |
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| Legislative Update: Bill Limiting Retirement Compensation for Administrators Passes Committee On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Senate Education Committee unanimously passed several bills that could impact school districts. |
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| Workshop 2008: The Closing General Session The Closing General Session of Workshop 2008, being held on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 3 - 4:30 p.m., features awards, a glimpse into the world of politics, and chances to win door prizes. Other Sessions of Note Session Handouts Available Online Now! |
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| New Jersey’s Teacher of the Year Comes Full Circle New Jersey’s Teacher of the Year for 2008 is a woman who was inspired to enter the profession after her oldest son entered kindergarten. |
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| U.S. Supreme Court Urged to Rule on Special Ed Tuition Reimbursement The National School Boards Association (NSBA) filed a brief early in October encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of T.A. v. Forest Grove School District. |
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| NJSBA Welcomes New Field Service Representative Susan McCusker recently joined the staff of the New Jersey School Boards Association as a Field Service Representative. Board of Directors Highlights |
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| NJSBA at Your Service NJSBA at Your Service is a regular feature that spotlights some of the free services that are available to members from the Association |
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| Road to the DA pecial Education Funding: In 2000, school board representatives at NJSBA’s Delegate Assembly approved a policy calling for full state funding of “excess” special education costs – that is, the amount above the cost of general education. |
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| Assemblywoman Addresses NJSBA Committee Assemblywoman and former school board member Mila Jasey talks with Barbara Horl, NJSBA lobbyist, Rosemary Bernardi of the Evesham Board of Education and Frank Straka, vice president of the Paramus Board of Education. |
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