Department of Education Presents Unsafe School Policy to State Board
According to a draft policy document under consideration by the state Board of Education, districts with unsafe schools will be identified and notified by July 1. The federal No Child Left Behind Act requires states to establish policies that will allow students who attend persistently dangerous public schools or are victims of violent crimes to attend a safe school within their district. The New Jersey Department of Education presented the draft policy to the state board last week. Get the full story.
Assembly Passes School Borrowing Bill
The Assembly passed legislation last week that would permit school districts to borrow funds to cover a delay in the final state aid installment. The administration plans to delay the payment, due on June 22, until July 7. This will leave numerous school districts short on funds to meet payroll and other financial obligations through June 30, the end of their fiscal year. The bill, A-3521 (Greenwald/ Watson Coleman), passed the Assembly by a vote of 44-34. Get the full story.
News About
Workshop
The Atlantic City Workshop Housing Form, which appeared in the April 3 issue of School Board Notes, incorrectly listed a single room at Bally’s Park Place Casino Hotel as $133 per night. The correct price is $135 per night. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Click here for more information about Workshop 2003.
Special Education Week in New Jersey Celebrated
More than 150 special education students, teachers, parents and friends gathered for a ceremony and reception at the Marriott Trenton at Lafayette Yard on May 19 to celebrate Special Education Week 2003. The event was co-sponsored by the New Jersey School Boards Association and the Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped. NJSBA and ASAH have co-sponsored Special Education Week since 1985. Get the full story and see pictures.
Special Election—July 19
A special meeting of the NJSBA Delegate Assembly will be held on July 19 to conduct an election for the unexpired term of vice president of county activities. The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn/National Conference Center in East Windsor from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Click here to register or for more information, or call Cindy Stanhope at 609-278-5254.
NJSBA is co-sponsoring a one-day Inclusion Institute conference on July 17 to inform district decision-makers about steps that schools are taking to provide more inclusive schools. Get the full story.
Training Programs and Resources
 Featured in This Week's Edition
The NJSBA Leadership Conference

NJSBA’s Policy and Library Resources Department
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June 2003
9-13 National History Day—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 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Click here for information about the contest.

14 Flag Day—The Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress on this day in 1777. Click here for education materials from The National Flag Day Foundation, Inc.
SUMMARY OF DELEGATE ACTION • ANNUAL DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
MAY 17, 2003
The NJSBA Delegate Assembly met at the Ramada Inn/National Conference Center in East Windsor on May 17 to consider three resolutions and sunset review of Section 7000 (Construction) and Section 9000 (Organization/ Operation of Local Boards) of NJSBA’s Manual of Positions and Policies on Education. Get the full story.
Board Certification Awards Presented
Four school boards were recently honored with the prestigious Board Certification designation. Each board earned 18 credits in the NJSBA Board Member Academy program, participated in a retreat of at least one full day or longer, and conducted a board self-evaluation. Get the full story and see pictures.
JUNE 2
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting Spring Dinner Mtg. (Mercer), Angeloni’s Cedar Gardens, Hamilton 6:30 p.m.
JUNE 3
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting Spring Dinner Mtg. (Passaic), The Brownstone, Paterson, 6 p.m.
JUNE 4
Spring Dinner Mtg. (Hudson), La Reggia, Secaucus, 6:30 p.m.
Spring Dinner Mtg. (Middlesex), East Brunswick Chateau, East Brunswick, 6 p.m.
JUNE 5
Spring Dinner Mtg. (Hunterdon), Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Flemington, 6 p.m.
3 R’s Program (Morris), Morris County School of Technology, Denville, 7 p.m.
JUNE 6-8
NJSBA New Board Member Orientation Conference, Doral Forrestal, Princeton
For more information, visit county school boards association activities.