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| April 8, 2009 • Vol. XXXII • No. 32 |
 State Receives (and Approves) Fewer Requests to Exceed Tax Cap Budget Watch: Revenue Fizzling Budget 2009-2010: NJSBA to Host Webcast April 14 NJSBA Board Charts New Course for Headquarters Project Districts Notified of Pension Deferral, Aid Reductions State Launches Personalized Learning Plans School Choice Program Up for Reauthorization Accountability Regs: Survey Measures Financial Impact Ethics/Financial Disclosure Forms are Due April 30 Court Bars Withdrawal from Regionals Voter Registration Defect did not Disqualify Candidate Two New Jersey Districts Win National Honors A Dialogue with Eighth Graders NJSBA Officials Join Middlesex SBA at Student Recognition Event NJSBA Delegate Assembly Handbook Mailing Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes |
State Receives (and Approves) Fewer Requests to Exceed Tax Cap Fewer New Jersey school districts sought to exceed the state’s 4-percent property tax levy cap this year, and the state has approved a smaller share of those requests. Budget Watch: Revenue Fizzling |
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| NJSBA Board Charts New Course for Headquarters Project NJSBA will retain its current Trenton headquarters, which will undergo a complete renovation. |
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| Districts Notified of Pension Deferral, Aid Reductions In a letter to chief school administrators and school business administrators dated March 31, the New Jersey Department of Education said it would reduce the amount of state aid to regular and county vocational school districts for the 2008-2009 school year. |
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| State Launches Personalized Learning Plans School districts in New Jersey have until May 15 to apply to be part of the Personalized Student Learning Plan pilot program expected to be launched during the 2009-2010 school year. |
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| School Choice Program Up for Reauthorization The State Board of Education is preparing to discuss the reauthorization of the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program regulations at its April 15 meeting. |
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| Web Extra Accountability Regs: Survey Measures Financial Impact To identify changes needed in the state’s Accountability Regulations, NJSBA and the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials issued an electronic survey to school business administrators. |
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| Web Extra Ethics/Financial Disclosure Forms are Due April 30 NJSBA has posted School Ethics Disclosure Statement instructions online. |
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| Court Bars Withdrawal from Regionals In two decisions issued last week, the Appellate Division of Superior Court denied attempts to withdraw from a regional school district, saying the financial burden of withdrawing would interfere with the districts’ ability to provide the appropriate level of education. |
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| Voter Registration Defect did not Disqualify Candidate A trial court ruled last week that a candidate for the Haledon school board was not disqualified even though she was not a registered voter when she signed the candidate’s acceptance and oath of allegiance. |
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| Two New Jersey Districts Win National Honors Two New Jersey school districts have been recognized in the American School Board Journal’s 15th annual Magna Awards program, which recognizes districts across the country for outstanding programs that advance student learning and encourage community involvement. |
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| A Dialogue with Eighth Graders On April 2, the Salem County School Boards Association hosted its annual Eighth Grade Dialogue at the Pennsville Middle School. |
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| NJSBA Officials Join Middlesex SBA at Student Recognition Event The annual Middlesex County Student Recognition Awards program held early last month recognized 68 high school students who have overcome obstacles to achieve success. |
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| NJSBA Delegate Assembly Handbook Mailing The NJSBA Delegate Assembly Handbook will be mailed to the delegate, alternate or other board member who has been preregistered by April 22 to represent the board as delegate to the May 16 meeting. |
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