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Voters Approve $230 Million
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Voters in last Tuesday’s
election approved school
construction projects in six out
of nine school districts,
authorizing $230 million of the
$270 million that was requested
for new school construction.
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New NCLB
Policies on
Highly Qualified
Teachers |
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U.S. Secretary
of Education Rod
Paige announced
this week three
new policies
that would give
teachers greater
flexibility in
demonstrating
that they are
highly qualified
under the
No Child Left
Behind Act.
These new
policies, which
take effect
immediately,
will address the
particular
challenges of
teachers who
teach more than
one subject,
especially
science teachers
and those in
rural districts.
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story. |
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State Not
Required to
Exclusively Fund
Abbott Preschool
Programs |
In a decision
issued on March
12, the
Appellate
Division agreed
with the
commissioner of
education that
preschool
programs
required by the
New Jersey
Supreme Court in
Abbott V
need not be
exclusively
funded by the
state.
Get the full
story.
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Building
Stronger
Municipal/School
Board
Relationships |
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Strategies for
building
stronger
municipal and
school board
relationships
was the topic of
discussion at a
New Jersey State
League of
Municipalities
conference held
earlier this
month in
Holmdel.
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Invited members
of the panel
discussed the
similar issues
they share and
the benefits for
both school
districts and
municipalities
that are
possible through
cooperation and
joint
initiatives.
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story. |
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Deadline Approaches for
Playground Safety Compliance |
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Under the Playground Safety
Subcode for New Jersey, all
governmental, nonprofit and
for-profit private entities must
upgrade and improve all
playground surfaces by October
18, 2004.
Get the deadlines. |
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National Survey Ranks NJ First
in Commitment to Preschool |
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A recent report released by the
National Institute for Early
Education Research ranked New
Jersey first in the nation for
preschool resources, as well as
naming New Jersey a national
leader in quality standards in
the Abbott district preschool
programs.
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March 11 Legislative
Action
Women’s History
Month NJSBA supported AR103
(Weinberg, Vandervalk, Voss,
Greenstein, Cruz-Perez), which
designates March 2004 as Women’s
History Month in New Jersey. The
resolution passed the Assembly
by a vote of 78-0 and was filed
with the secretary of state.
March 15 Legislative
Action
Teenage Drivers
A1237 (Malone), a bill that
would establish a Teenage Driver
Safety Study Commission, passed
the Assembly by a vote of 79-0.
NJSBA supported the bill, which
will go to the Senate for review
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NJSBA School Law References |
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The staff of
NJSBA’s Legal Department has
written several publications
that are essential resources for
the day-to-day operations of
school districts.
Basic School Law is a
twelve-chapter book in a binder
format designed to give the
reader a basic understanding of
school laws. Some of the topics
discussed include education
finance, pupil rights, voting
procedures for board members,
and the
No Child Left Behind Act.
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Click here for a pdf version of this issue of
School Board Notes. |
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You’re Invited!
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Dear
NJSBA
Members,
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If you
plan to
attend
the
National
School
Boards
Association
Annual
Conference
in
Orlando
this
month,the
officers
of NJSBA
and I
would
like you
to join
us at a
buffet
breakfast
on
Sunday,
March
28, from
8:45 to
10:15
a.m. at
the
Peabody
Orlando. |
Stop by
to say
hello,
share
notes on
the
annual
conference,
and
network
with
fellow
board
members
from New
Jersey.
We hope
to see
you
there!
Glenn B.
Ewan
NJSBA
President
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NCLB Conference NJSBA
will hold a conference on March
27 on
No Child Left Behind: Caught in
the Act.
The program will be held at the
Middlesex County Educational
Services Commission in
Piscataway. To register, call
Charlene Hendrix at
1-888-886-5722, extension 5232. |
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Deadline Nears for Group
Session/Action Lab Proposals |
The deadline of March 26
for receipt of group session and
action lab proposal forms for
Workshop 2004 is rapidly
approaching.
The program proposal forms were
e-mailed to board members,
superintendents and business
administrators in January.
Click here for additional
forms or contact Walter Meyer at
609-278-5236 or
wmeyer@njsba.org.
Don’t miss this great
opportunity to share your
district’s successes with board
members and administrators from
around the state.
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Community Service for
Expelled and Suspended Students
The New Jersey Commission on
National and Community Service
will hold a free conference on
Community Service for Expelled &
Suspended Students at the Hyatt
Regency in New Brunswick on
April 23 from 7:30 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Get the full story.
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Tired of Too Much Paper?
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A recent NJSBA Web site
statistic revealed that over
8,500 visitors logged on to
www.njsba.org last month to
read the online version of
School Board Notes.
Each week, NJSBA e-mails
School Board Notes to its
membership as a way to provide
up-to-the-minute education news.
If you’re tired of too much
paper and wish to join those
8,500 visitors who obtain their
information quickly and easily
via the Association’s
e-newsletter, please contact
Gale Goldsby at
ggoldsby@njsba.org or
1-888-886-5722, extension 5208.
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