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| May 19, 2010 • Vol. XXXIII • No. 38 |
 Bergen County Board Member to Lead NJSBA NJSBA Budget Cuts Dues, Gives Credit for Services Court OKs Tenure Charges on ‘Unfounded’ Abuse Case NJ Supreme Court Rules on Free Speech at Meeting Town Hall Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Race to the Top School Board Attorneys May Receive Credit for Training Innovations in Special Education Highlights Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes |
Bergen County Board Member to Lead NJSBA A veteran Bergen County school board member was elected NJSBA president at the annual Delegate Assembly Saturday in Plainsboro. |
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| NJSBA Budget Cuts Dues, Gives Credit for Services Every school district will see a reduction in dues and receive a $2,000 credit to use for Association fee based services, under NJSBA’s 2010-2011 budget approved May 14 by the Association’s Board of Directors. |
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| NJSBA Opposes Voucher Bill NJSBA is opposing a bill that would use corporate tax credits to fund school vouchers – essentially diverting public funds to non-public schools at a time when boards of education are dealing with a $1.2 billion cut in state aid to education. |
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| Court OKs Tenure Charges on ‘Unfounded’ Abuse Case On May 12, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a school district could pursue tenure charges against a teacher who was accused of sexual contact with a student, even after a Department of Children and Families investigation failed to uncover sufficient evidence to criminally prosecute for abuse or neglect. |
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| NJ Supreme Court Rules on Free Speech at Meeting The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision against a school board that refused to allow a father to speak at a meeting for “no reason other than the unpopular viewpoint he expressed.” |
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| Town Hall Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Race to the Top With the June 1 deadline for the submission of the federal Race to the Top competitive grant applications quickly approaching, the New Jersey Department of Education has scheduled several town hall meetings. |
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| School Board Attorneys May Receive Credit for Training NJSBA has applied for school board attorneys to receive Continuing Legal Education credit for its programs, including its April 22 program, “Your School Budget Has Been Defeated: What’s Next?” |
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| Legislative Committee to Meet In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided of a meeting of NJSBA’s Legislative Committee. |
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