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June 3, 2010 • Vol. XXXIII • No. 40

N.J.’s Race to the Top Application Goes to Washington Bill Would Achieve DA Goal of Allowing Tuition for Summer School $2000 Credit Opens Door to Wide Range of Services Bill: All Concession Savings Must Offset RIFs Portions of NJSBA Website Temporarily Unavailable National School Boards Association comments on the release of Common Core Academic Standards Federal Teacher Subsidies Plan Stalls NJSBA Tracking Wage Concessions Important Notice Regarding Mandated Training Recognizing Excellence Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes	N.J.’s Race to the Top Application Goes to Washington The Christie Administration submitted its “round two” application for the Race to the Top grant competition on June 1.

	Bill Would Achieve DA Goal of Allowing Tuition for Summer School A bill has been introduced in the state Legislature that would allow school boards to charge tuition for summer school.

	$2000 Credit Opens Door to Wide Range of Services NJSBA will provide each local school board with a $2,000 service credit for use in the next fiscal year.

	Bill: All Concession Savings Must Offset RIFs NJSBA is opposing a bill, S-1940 (VanDrew, Ruiz), that would require that savings achieved through concessions at the bargaining table be used to offset any reductions in force.

	Web Extra Portions of NJSBA Website Temporarily Unavailable Parts of njsba.org will be unavailable from noon Friday to Monday, June 7 due to system maintenance and software upgrades.

	Web Extra National School Boards Association comments on the release of Common Core Academic Standards.

	Federal Teacher Subsidies Plan Stalls A proposal to spend $23 billion nationally to avert teacher layoffs stalled on May 27, according to news reports.

	NJSBA Tracking Wage Concessions Districts have been negotiating unprecedented settlement terms as part of either ongoing or reopened negotiations.

	Important Notice Regarding Mandated Training NJSBA cannot accept walk-in registrations for mandated training programs.

	Recognizing Excellence A scene from last month’s spring meeting of the Essex County School Boards Association.

	Training Programs and Resources Spring School Law Forum 2010 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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