School Breakfast Program Bill Clears Senate
The Senate has passed and sent to the Assembly a bill that would make participation in school breakfast programs mandatory for certain school districts. Get the full story.
News About Workshop
Workshop Badges Mailed The Workshop badges for all registrants whose names have been received by September 30 were mailed to their district’s board secretary/school business official on October 4. The envelope containing the badges should be distributed to the appropriate board members and administrators. Get the full story.
Board Must Negotiate Over Concurrent Use of Paid and Family Leave
Boards of education must negotiate over whether employees may be required to take accumulated paid leave as part of their leave taken under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), according to a recent ruling of New Jersey’s Appellate Division, Superior Court. This ruling affirmed a determination made by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC). Get the full story.
School Board Recognition 2002 logo Schools Care
Since the creation of the Schools Care program in September, NJSBA has been working with New Jersey’s blood centers to provide schools with information on holding blood drives and to encourage schools to participate in this valuable service. Get the full story.
Protective Eyewear The Assembly Health and Human Services Committee released a bill, A-2038, which would require children who wear glasses to wear protective eyewear during participation in certain sports activities. Under the bill, no school, community or government agency engaged in organizing, teaching, refereeing or coaching a sports activity would be liable in a civil action for failure to administer or enforce the protective eyewear requirement. NJSBA supported the legislation, which was sponsored by Assemblywomen Arline Friscia and Mary Previte. Get the full story.
NJSBA Board of Directors Highlights
A regular meeting of NJSBA’s Board of Directors took place on October 11 in Cranbury. Click here to view action taken at the Board of Directors meeting.
NJSBA’s No Child Left Behind Web page has been updated to include the following new documents issued by the New Jersey Department of Education. To access them, click on the reference below.
• Resources to Meet the NCLB Requirements for Paraprofessionals.
• Paraprofessional Requirements under NCLB.
• NCLB Paraprofessional Regulations Questions and Answers.
NJSBA Executive Committee Meeting Notice
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided of an NJSBA Executive Committee meeting. The meeting will be held at NJSBA Headquarters in Trenton on November 4 at 6:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the public. Get the full story.
Training Programs and Resources
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NJSBA’s Critical Policy Reference Manual

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Each month NJSBA provides a listing of significant education-related dates, along with contact information to assist local districts in promoting these events in their schools and communities. We encourage school boards to share with NJSBA any activities that are specifically planned in honor of these special dates. Please contact Josephine Kane at jkane@njsba.org or 609-278-5242.
November 11-17
Youth Appreciation Week — Sponsored by Optimist International, this program encourages recognition of youth for their talents in the arts, athletics and academics, and for contributions to the community. Visit the site.
Get the full listing dates, events and contact information.
Preview of Semiannual Delegate Assembly
November 16, 2002
NJSBA reminds all school boards that decisions made by each Delegate Assembly are followed by action, which often results in the introduction of legislation, the stopping of undesirable legislation or new state board of education policies. The Delegate Assemblies give local school boards the opportunity for input before these far-reaching statewide policy decisions are made. Therefore, we urge boards to review the proposed resolutions so that their delegates are familiar with the issues. Policies adopted by the Delegate Assemblies are codified in NJSBA’s Manual of Positions and Policies on Education.
Click here for Bylaws Amendments and Resolutions.
OCTOBER 22
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting NJSBA One-day Orientation Conference
Sheraton Hotel, Atlantic City, 8:30 a.m.
OCTOBER 23-25
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting NJSBA/NJASA/NJASBO
Annual Workshop
Atlantic City
OCTOBER 24
Fall Dinner Meeting (Passaic)
Ram’s Head Inn
Absecon, 7 p.m.
OCTOBER 28
NJSBA Post-Workshop Day, NJSBA Closed
NOVEMBER 4
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting NJSBA Executive Committee Meeting, NJSBA
Headquarters, Trenton
7:30 p.m.
General Membership Meeting (Sussex)
Andover School, Andover
Township, 6 p.m.
NOVEMBER 5
Election Day, NJSBA Closed
NOVEMBER 6
NJPSA Annual Convention, Atlantic City
NOVEMBER 8-9
NJEA Annual Convention, Atlantic City
NOVEMBER 11
Veterans Day, NJSBA Closed
For more information, visit county school boards association activities.
The next issue of School Board Notes will be published on November 8.