New Jersey to Receive $532 Million in Federal School Aid

School Ethics Commission Members Appointed

Waldwick Board Member/Pascack Valley Supervisor Honored

Voters Approve School Projects in 19 of 25 Districts

Communications Competition Winners Announced

Sample Board Resolution Marks National Principal’s Month

Obituary: Bart Hawley, Henry Hudson Regional Board of Education

Communicating During Difficult Labor Negotiations

Welcome to Workshop Reception

Celebration of Urban Education

NJSBA/NJASA/NJASBO 2009 Workshop Shuttle Schedule

New Jersey's Next Governor Talks About Education

Executive Committee Meeting Rescheduled

Changes to Your NJSBA Login

Our Children/Our Schools Program Set for Oct. 17

Calendar

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Communications Competition Winners Announced

NJSBA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2009 School Communications Competition. The program recognizes exceptional publications and public relations programs in local school districts.

This year’s competition was judged by representatives from the communications department of the Ohio School Boards Association, the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, and the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

Recipients of Awards of Excellence will be recognized during a special ceremony at Workshop 2009. The ceremony will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. in the roundtable area of the Exhibit Hall at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Annual Report

Excellence: Piscataway Township Schools, The Journey to Success 2007-2008

Audio-Visual Media

Excellence: Piscataway Township Schools, 2009-2010 Proposed Budget

Merit: Cherry Hill Public Schools, It’s Elementary; Passaic County Technical Institute, School Communications Arts Video; Point Pleasant Schools, 2008-2009 QAAR Presentation; Washington Township Public School District (Gloucester), 40th Anniversary Bells Elementary; Woodbridge Township School District, 09-10 School Budget Presentation

Honorable Mention: Washington Township School District (Gloucester), Math Anxiety; Washington Township School District (Gloucester), WTHS Forensic Course; Readington Township Public Schools, iMovie: Constructions Update; Point Pleasant Schools, Setting the Gold Standard: Efficient & Accountable Education; Passaic County Technical Institute, Seasons of PCTI - Welcome Back Video for Staff

Finance Publications

Excellence: Readington Township Public Schools, iMovie: Proposed Budget 2009-2010

Merit: Cherry Hill Public Schools, Budget Information Resources

Calendars

Excellence: Bayonne Public Schools, School Crises Response Handbook

Merit: Freehold Borough School District, District Information Packet; Piscataway Township Schools, 2008-2009 District Calendar; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Calendar

Magazines

Excellence: Point Pleasant Schools, Imagine Literary Magazine

Newsletters/Tabloids

Excellence: Mount Olive School District, Mount Olive Education Update

Merit: Montclair Public Schools; Shore Regional High School, The Shoreline

Public Relations Projects

Excellence: Middlesex County Vocational & Technical Schools, Drive Safe for the Ride of Your Life Toolkit

Merit: Middlesex County Vocational & Technical Schools, Green Tech Expo 2009

Honorable Mention: Hardyston Township School District, 50th Anniversary; Ridgewood Public Schools, Superintendent’s Corner

Special Purpose Publication

Excellence: Middlesex Regional Educational Services, CES Online

Merit: Hopatcong Borough Schools, Welcome to Hopatcong

Web site

Excellence: Lawrence Township Public Schools (Mercer), LTPS Website

Merit: Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District; Westwood Regional School District; Woodbridge Township School District

Honorable Mention: Freehold Township School District; Hopatcong Borough Schools ; Livingston Public Schools; Passaic County Technical Institute; Piscataway Township Schools; Point Pleasant Schools