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Bill Allows
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Responding to school districts seeking protection from contractors
who previously performed substandard work, Governor James E.
McGreevey signed an NJSBA-supported bill into law last week that
expands the power of boards of education to disqualify certain low
bidders on school facilities projects.
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Edward A. Bladt (center) is shown shaking hands with Governor
James E. McGreevey at a reception for board members at the NJSBA
Annual Workshop last month. On the left is Samuel J. Podietz,
state board member from Burlington County. Bladt spearheaded
legislation that allows boards to disqualify certain low
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Internet Meeting Notice Bill
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Governor James E. McGreevey signed a bill into law last week
that allows public bodies, including school boards, to provide
electronic notice of their meetings via the Internet.
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| State Board Adopts Changes to
Ethics Regulations |
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The
state Board of Education last week adopted amendments to the
regulations that expedite complaints against school officials
under the
code of ethics for school board members. In addition, the
amendments place the burden of proving that a violation of the
code of ethics has occurred on the person filing the complaint.
The changes bring the regulations in line with changes made by
the state Legislature to the School Ethics Act in July 2001.
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| State Board Ruling Supports NJSBA
Position on Back Pay |
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The
state Board of Education ruled last week in Kohn vs. Vineland
City BOE that a district superintendent, wrongfully reduced in pay
and in position, is not entitled to receive back pay from his former
district while employed by a different district. NJSBA filed an
amicus brief in support of the school board’s position.
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 SCHOOLS
CARE |
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Every two to three seconds someone in the United States needs a
blood transfusion. Most of these people face a life-threatening
medical problem and the treatments that offer them the greatest
chance for their survival are made possible by blood donors.
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| Reach Out to NJSBA Field Services
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Before you know it, the school year will be reaching its halfway
mark. And, speaking of a “mark,” how is your district progressing
toward its goals for this year? Have you had a board discussion on
the various activities that have been taking place throughout the
district? How effective were the inservice days? What assemblies
were provided? Did the students participate in special projects? How
are you addressing the
No Child
Left Behind requirements?
Now is a perfect time for the board and the superintendent to
arrange for such discussion.
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School Construction from the Ground Up
Constructing a new school and renovating or retrofitting an existing
building are major undertakings. From identifying your needs to
cutting the ribbon, it is a long and often difficult process.
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Need Money?
As New Jersey school districts face tough economic times, finding
alternative funding sources—such as grants, education foundations
and corporate sponsorships—may be the only way to save those
valuable programs you worked so hard to establish.
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Policy Manuals OnLine Within the next three years, school
boards will be dealing with how best to distribute their policy
manuals. This is particularly true as the new Open Public Records
Act grabs hold in New Jersey. In addition, as more affordable
technologies cascade into the education field, particularly the
Internet, boards may consider posting their policy manuals online.
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NOVEMBER 19-22 |
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League of Municipalities Annual Convention, Atlantic City |
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NOVEMBER 20 |
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General Membership Mtg.
(Morris), Borough School, Morris Plains, 6:30 p.m. |
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NOVEMBER 21 |
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Fall Workshop & Dinner Mtg.,
(Cumberland), Cumberland Vo-Tech, Bridgeton, 6:30 p.m. |
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Essex &
Passaic Joint Legal Issues, Radisson Hotel, Fairfield, 6:30
p.m. |
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Fall Workshop & Dinner Mtg.
(Gloucester), West Deptford High School, West Deptford, 6:30
p.m. |
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NOVEMBER 22-24 |
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NJSBA Advanced Bargaining, The Sheraton Parsippany,
Parsippany |
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NOVEMBER 23 |
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NJSBA Legislative Committee Mtg., Ramada Inn, East Windsor, 8:30
a.m.
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General Membership Mtg.
(Somerset), Russo’s, Bound Brook, 9:30 a.m.
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For more information, visit county school boards association
activities. |
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