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March 24, 2010 • Vol. XXXIII • No. 30

NJSBA Calls for Wage Freeze, Cost Control Measures Pension and Benefits Reforms Signed into Law Debt Service Cut Would Add to Budget Pain NJSBA Testifies for Common Core Standards Lehigh Schedules Special Education Conference Getting Out Your School Budget Message Next Year's School Election Date Changes Nominations by Petition for NJSBA Office Highlights of NJSBA's Board of Directors Meeting Calendar Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes	NJSBA Calls for Wage Freeze, Cost Control Measures With school districts facing state aid cuts far greater than they originally anticipated, NJSBA last week called on Gov. Chris Christie, the state Legislature, and school employee unions to support five strategies to help local school districts preserve education programs and navigate through unprecedented financial difficulty.

	Pension and Benefits Reforms Signed into Law Gov. Chris Christie this week signed into law a package of three pension and benefits reform bills.

	Debt Service Cut Would Add to Budget Pain In addition to the recommended $820 million reduction in formula aid for school districts, the Christie administration’s proposed budget would reduce debt service aid by 15 percent.

	NJSBA Testifies for Common Core Standards NJSBA testified in support of the national Common Core Standards at last week’s meeting of the New Jersey State Board of Education.

	Lehigh Schedules Special Education Conference Lehigh University will sponsor its 38th annual Education Law Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Friday, May 14.

	Getting Out Your School Budget Message “Getting Out the Message about Your School Budget” will be the theme of a special edition of an NJSBA Learn@Lunch live webinar on Thursday, April 1.

	Next Year's School Election Date Changes A recent law that gives the education commissioner the authority to change the date of the Annual School Election is already being utilized.

	Nominations by Petition for NJSBA Office As a reminder, candidates for NJSBA officer positions may be nominated by petition, signed by at least 10 members from at least five different district boards of education, and filed with the Executive Director and received no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Highlights of NJSBA's Board of Directors Meeting The meeting of NJSBA’s Board of Directors took place on Friday, March 19 at the Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Conference Center/Hotel in Plainsboro.

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	Training Programs and Resources Innovations in Special Education Awards Put Your Policy Manual Online Browse NJSBA’s Bookstore for the latest publications on school governance Board Member Academy Programs Beautiful, affordable walnut and brass plaques help say "thank you" for a job well done!

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