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NJSBA Seeks Change in
New School Monitoring Proposal
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| The president of the New Jersey School Boards Association this Tuesday asked an Assembly panel to exercise caution on legislation (A-2643, Stanley) to monitor school district academic performance, administration, and business operations. In particular, James J. Dougherty, Jr., NJSBA president, stressed the need for the bill to provide some parameters for those who could serve as state-hired consultants (termed “highly qualified professionals”) in school districts taken over by the state. Get the full story. |
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Ten Schools Honored for
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Pictured at the Innovations in Special Education Awards ceremony held in Princeton on May 14 are five students from the winning program, RATES (Reading and Technology Education in Shop). Also shown from the Sussex County Technical School are Carol Sprague, assistant technology coordinator, and Matthew Fredericks (back row, left), shop teacher.
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| Ten New Jersey schools were recognized for their creative special education programming during the third annual Innovations in Special Education Program, held on May 14 in Princeton. The New Jersey School Boards Association and ASAH…Serving the Private Special Education Community Since 1974 sponsor the Innovations program in conjunction with Special Education Week in New Jersey, May 9-15. Get the full story. |
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May 20 Legislative Action
Equity in Education NJSBA supported S644 (Baer, Gill), which establishes the Equity in Education program in the New Jersey Department of Education to finance school district initiatives that target segregation. The bill was reported out of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee with technical amendments, and now goes before the full Senate.
Joint Self-Insurance Groups S776 (Turner), which clarifies the entities that are able to participate in school district joint self-insurance groups to include NJSBA, passed the Senate by a vote of 35-0. The bill, an NJSBA initiative, now goes to the Assembly Education Committee.
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| Buying Green The Solid Waste Policy Group at Rutgers will hold a conference on Buy Green and Save Green: Purchasing Strategies for NJ Local Governments and School Districts on June 11 at the Rutgers University Busch Campus in Piscataway. Get the full story. |
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Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes.
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Position Available: Assistant Director/Lobbyist
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NJSBA is currently seeking an experienced professional to represent the interests of the Association at all levels of state government. Responsibilities include preparing analyses of NJSBA positions concerning legislation; training board members; doing research and drafting testimony; presenting NJSBA positions, both orally and in writing; acting as the governmental relations liaison to various counties; and assisting in coordinating and attending legislative meetings at all levels.
Qualifications include knowledge and experience with working with the New Jersey Legislature; familiarity with the legislative process; the ability to articulate and debate views in initial presentation/response; and the ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively. Familiarity with school board operations is preferred, as well as the ability to develop a public policy agenda. The minimum education requirements are a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience, and two years legislative or related experience. The candidate must work evenings and weekends as required. Some statewide travel is also required. The minimum salary is $47,805. NJSBA offers excellent fringe benefits package.
If interested, mail, fax or e-mail a resume and salary requirements by June 4 to Kimberly Blum, New Jersey School Boards Association, P.O. Box 909, Trenton, NJ 08605-0909. Fax: 609-695-4031; e-mail: kblum@njsba.org.
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| June 2004 |
13-17 National History Day Contest—The National History Day program is a yearlong education program that culminates in a national contest every June. Its purpose is to engage students in grades six through 12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics.
14 Flag Day—The Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress on this day in 1777. This is a day for patriotic observances.
19 Juneteenth—This date commemorates the emancipation of African Americans in Texas. On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger landed on Galveston Island and proclaimed the sovereignty of the United States over Texas and the freedom of all who had been slaves—two and a half years after slavery had ended in other parts of the South.
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| JUNE 2 |
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Spring Dinner Meeting (Hudson), LaReggia, Secaucus, 6 p.m. |
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Spring Dinner Meeting (Ocean), Windows-on-the-Bay, Bayville, 6 p.m. |
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Spring Dinner Meeting (Middlesex), East Brunswick Chateau, East Brunswick, 6 p.m. |
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Spring Dinner Meeting (Gloucester), Masso’s Crystal Manor, Glassboro, 6 p.m. |
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Spring Dinner Meeting (Monmouth), Water’s Edge, Sea Bright, 6 p.m. |
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Spring Dinner Meeting (Passaic), The Brownstone, Paterson, 6 p.m. |
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NJSBA Trenton Office Closes 3 p.m., (Wachovia Bike Race Through Trenton) |
| JUNE 5 |
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NJSBA Legislative Committee Mtg., Ramada Inn/National Conference Center, East Windsor, 8:30 a.m. |
| JUNE 7 |
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3 R’s for New Board Members (Warren), Oxford Central School, Oxford, 7 p.m. |
| JUNE 8 |
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Spring Recognition Dinner Meeting (Salem), Riverview Inn, Pennsville,
6 p.m.
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| Click here for more information on county school boards association activities. |
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