Get Ready for Workshop 2010

New dates, a new location and exciting new programs.

That’s what’s in store for participants at Workshop 2010, “Leadership, Training, Collaboration.” The year’s training event will take place Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 19-21 in Somerset at the Garden State Exhibit Center, the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center and the Holiday Inn Conference Center.

The central New Jersey location was selected because of its proximity to major highways and mass transit. It is within commuting distance for two-thirds of the state’s school districts.

“For local school officials, the new location will enable many of them to attend the event without the need for an overnight stay. Reasonably priced hotel accommodations are nearby,” said Marie S. Bilik, NJSBA executive director. “That’s an important consideration in today’s economy.”

More than 10 hotels are located in the area.

Workshop 2010 will provide the same type of learning opportunities, including Accountability Act training, offered by previous year’s programs. To better meet members’ needs, the Workshop 2010 program will include exciting new features, including – for the first time – evening training sessions.

“The evening programs will provide training opportunities for many members who have not been able to attend Workshop in the past due to daytime commitments,” explained Bilik. “They have been added in response to members’ past concerns.”

Workshop 2010 is co-sponsored by NJSBA, the New Jersey Association of School Administrators and the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials.

Information about the Workshop 2010 facility and program, including major speakers, training and information sessions and mandatory training schedule, will appear in School Board Notes periodically through mid-October.

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