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Most Candidates for the Legislature Support Full Funding of State Aid
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| By an overwhelming majority, candidates for the state Senate and Assembly believe every state budget must include the full amount of state aid to which school districts are entitled under the law. Get the full story. |
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Outcome of ‘Put Children First!’ Petition Drive Shared With Supporters |
| The New Jersey School Boards Association has sent letters to citizens who supported the Put Children First! petition drive this spring, letting them know how their elected representatives responded to a call by more than 20,000 people to fully fund state aid to education and provide property tax relief. Get the full story. |
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| No New Funding Formula for 2004-05 |
On September 29, Richard Rosenberg, assistant commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Education, provided a status report to NJSBA regarding current progress toward the development of a new school funding formula. Get the full story.
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| NJSBA Board of Directors Highlights |
| A regular meeting of NJSBA’s Board of Directors took place on October 10 in East Windsor. Get the full story. |
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| How They Voted NJSBA has available for inspection on its Web site a report on how your state Senator and Assembly representatives voted during the current legislative term on issues important to school board members. There is a report for each of the state’s 40 legislative districts. Click here if you are uncertain of the number of your legislative district. Get the full story. |
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| County Association Leaders Hold Fall Meeting |
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Presidents and vice presidents from the county school boards associations met last month in Monroe Township for their first meeting of the year. They received updates on advocacy efforts by NJSBA and heard a presentation from Dr. Tim Brennan, founder of The DREAMER Institute for Life in Balance. Dr. Brennan discussed balancing priorities and harnessing the power of the unconscious mind.
New members of the County Association Leadership are shown seated (left to right): Joseph DeLuca, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County; John Kendall, Haddon Township, Camden; Cindy Zammit, South Amboy, Middlesex; and Tanya Dickerson, Burlington City, Burlington. Pictured standing (left to right) are: Nagy Sileem, Hillside Township, Union; Tom Ottaviano, Lower Township, Cape May; John H. Smith, Jr., Pennsville, Salem; Mark Bonjavanni, Howell Township, Monmouth; and Joseph Hazeldine, Keansburg, Monmouth.
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| News About Workshop |
| Earn Board Member Academy Credits at Workshop 2003 This year at Workshop, board members will be able to earn NJSBA Board Member Academy credits for attending Action Labs and Group Sessions. Members can also receive Academy credits for attending the Labor Relations Mini-Workshop on Wednesday morning; the Critical Issue and State Legislative Update sessions on Wednesday afternoon; the School Law Forum during the day on Thursday; and the State Board of Education Program on Thursday afternoon. Get the full story. |
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| NJSBA Delegate Handbook Mailing |
The delegate handbook, consisting of agenda items for the Delegate Assembly meeting on November 22, will be mailed first class on October 30 to the homes of delegates who are registered by October 29 to represent their district at the meeting. If your district does not register a delegate by October 29, the handbook will be mailed to the school business administrator to distribute to the district’s representative.
Delegates may click here to register online or may call Cindy Stanhope at 1-888-886-5722, extension 5254
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