April 1, 2004 • Vol. XXVII • No. 30

County School Boards Association Activities
Bergen The Bergen County School Boards Association recently held their annual legislative breakfast meeting where over 60 board members had an opportunity to speak to their local legislators. Pictured at the meeting are Deborah Fehre, president of the Bergen County SBA, and Assemblyman Robert Gordon. Other legislators who attended the meeting included Assemblypersons Gordon Johnson, Charlotte Vandervalk and Joan Voss.
Middlesex John Burns, NJSBA assistant counsel, presents the keynote address on Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Your Dreams at the Middlesex County School Boards Association student recognition awards program. Over 450 board members, students, families, and district staff attended the meeting held last month in Edison.
Passaic The requirements and challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act were the topic of discussion at the Passaic County School Boards Association annual NJSBA/NJEA President’s Forum Meeting held in Paterson in February. Glenn Ewan, NJSBA president, and Edithe Fulton, NJEA president, discussed the federal law with the board members, administrators and teachers who attended the meeting.

Pictured at the meeting (left to right) are Joseph F. Cheff, Passaic County Education Association president; Edithe Fulton, NJEA president; Glenn Ewan, NJSBA president; and Joanne Graziano, Passaic County SBA president. Ewan received a plaque from the two associations, thanking him for his participation in the event for the two years he was president.
Somerset Susan Carter (standing right), president of the Somerset County School Boards Association, presents a gift to keynote speaker Laurie Kemble (standing left), Somerset County Teacher of the Year from the Amsterdam Elementary School in Hillsborough. The presentation took place at the county’s annual student recognition awards program held last month at the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School. Other participants included (seated left to right) Eva Nagy, a member of the Franklin Township Board of Education and the NJSBA Board of Directors; David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools; and Dr. Walter Mahler, superintendent of the Bridgewater-Raritan School District.
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