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NJSBA Comments on McGreevey’s ‘State of the State’ Message
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| The New Jersey School Boards Association urged the administration and Legislature to control property taxes by restoring a state incentive program that encouraged shared services in school districts and by fully funding the state’s school finance system. Get the full story. |
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| Education by the Numbers |
| Quick Facts About New Jersey’s Public Schools |
| To assist the news media in reporting about proposals in Governor McGreevey’s State of the State message last week, NJSBA released pertinent statistics on New Jersey’s schools. School Board Notes will share these statistics with its readers in the coming weeks. Get all the numbers. |
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| Innovations in Special Education Awards |
| The New Jersey School Boards Association and co-sponsor ASAH, an association that represents private special education schools, are seeking entries for their third annual Innovations in Special Education Awards program. As part of Special Education Week in New Jersey, the awards program recognizes New Jersey’s exemplary programs for special education students. Get the full story. |
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| NJSBA Facility Planning Assistance |
| The New Jersey School Boards Association understands the many challenges that local boards face when looking to address facility needs within their districts. NJSBA’s Field Service Department has a range of programs designed to meet those needs. Read about the services. |
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| Hunterdon County SBA Tackles School Funding, Tax Reform and No Child Left Behind |
| A special session of the Legislature to address the state’s high property taxes, and the implementation problems with the No Child Left Behind Act were the subjects of two resolutions passed by the Hunterdon County School Boards Association last week. Get the full story. |
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| Date Change for NJSBA Resolutions Subcommittee Meeting |
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided that the meeting of the NJSBA Resolutions Subcommittee, originally scheduled for March 27, has been changed to March 20. The meeting will be held at the NJSBA headquarters at 413 West State Street in Trenton at 9 a.m.
For further information, contact Barbara Deveney at 1-888-886-5722, extension 5256.
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Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes.
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| Save the Date! |
Don’t forget to save the date for NJSBA’s annual Legislative Conference, which will be held on March 6 at the Ramada Inn/National Conference Center in East Windsor. The theme of this year’s conference is, Education: Dollars and $ense!
Put March 6 on your calendar and watch for updates and registration information in School Board Notes or online at www.njsba.org.
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| Let Us Spotlight Your Successes |
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The New Jersey School Boards Association is searching for creative school programs for its 19th annual School Leader Award competition. Winning districts will receive engraved plaques at a county school boards association meeting and will be featured in School Leader magazine.
All entries must be received by March 5. Click here for an entry form, or call Maryann Wolverton at 1-888-886-5722, extension 5209.
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| NJSBA Board of Directors Highlights |
A regular meeting of NJSBA’s Board of Directors took place on January 16 in East Windsor. Action taken at the meeting included the following:
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Approved the minutes of the November 21, 2003 Board of Directors meeting.
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Approved appointments to the 2004 Legislative Committee and the 2004 Resolution Subcommittee.
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Adopted the 2004 Legislative Agenda and Advocacy Action Plan.
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Acknowledged School Board Member Recognition Month.
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Heard a legislative update.
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For the twelfth year, the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education is sponsoring a summer seminar that will be conducted through a tour of Holocaust sites in Europe. The seminar tour will take place from July 14–26, 2004, with attendees visiting locations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Maud Dahme, commission member, state board of education member, and Holocaust survivor, will lead the tour.
The cost of the trip is $3,600 per person for double occupancy, with a $500 deposit required with registration. For further information, contact Maud Dahme at 908-284-0146 or Dr. Paul B. Winkler, executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, at 609-292-9274.
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| JANUARY 14 |
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State Board Highlights—all e-mail addresses. |
| JANUARY 15 |
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School Board Notes—all e-mail and mailing addresses. |
| JANUARY 19 |
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Funding Opportunities for Schools—all e-mail addresses. |
| JANUARY 20 |
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Ethics CD—all e-mail addresses. |
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