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April 7, 2010 • Vol. XXXIII • No. 32

Survey: Almost All NJ School Districts Expect Layoffs Governor Continues Incentives for Teacher Wage Freezes State Revenues: Boom or Gloom? Wanted: Workshop Proposals In Need of Improvement: New Jersey's Race to the Top Application Schundler to Visit NJSBA Town Hall Meeting NJSBA Officer Elections NJSBA Speaks at Diabetes Telethon Eighth Grade Input Calendar Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes	Survey: Almost All NJ School Districts Expect Layoffs Nearly 93 percent of New Jersey’s school districts expect to lay off staff this year Web Extra Governor Continues Incentives for Teacher Wage Freezes Gov. Chris Christie announced on Tuesday that he would extend until June 30 the incentives to school districts where local teachers units agree to wage freezes. State Revenues: Boom or Gloom? The state Legislature has begun deliberation over Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed 2010-2011 state budget.

	Wanted: Workshop Proposals Share your expertise, experience and insights with school board members and administrators by presenting a training program at Workshop 2010.

	In Need of Improvement: New Jersey's Race to the Top Application New Jersey’s grade on its application for the federal Race to the Top garnered 387 of 500 points – a lackluster 77 percent.

	Schundler to Visit NJSBA Town Hall Meeting in Glassboro The dramatic cuts in state aid have made it difficult for school boards to create budgets that retain all the programs they want.

	NJSBA Officer Elections In addition to those candidates selected by the Nominating Committee, the following candidate has met the requirements of the Bylaws.

	NJSBA Speaks at Diabetes Telethon On Saturday, March 27, Barbara Horl of NJSBA’s Governmental Relations Department spoke at the Insulin Support Fund’s Diabetes Telethon 2010 in Atlantic City.

	Eighth Grade Input The Salem County School Boards Association held its annual “Dialogue with Eighth Grade Students” on April 1.



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