Voucher Attempt Turned Back
For the second consecutive week, public school advocates helped to turn back a voucher-like bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. Earlier this month, House leaders, apparently lacking the votes needed for passage, withdrew the Back to School Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5193), which would provide taxpayers a $3,000 a year tax deduction to cover education expenses including private school tuition and fees. The proposal would cost an estimated $4.9 billion over five years. Get the full story.
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Urban Board Luncheon Tickets If you are interested in attending the Urban Boards luncheon at Workshop, please check with your business administrator to make sure that an order for your ticket was included on your board’s Workshop registration form. Click here for more not-to-be-missed events at Workshop!
Librera Extends Workshop Session

At the request of Commissioner William L. Librera, our Critical Issue Session speaker, his program at Workshop will be extended to 5 p.m. This will allow the commissioner to hold a question and answer forum with the Workshop participants.
    Click here for additional information about the Critical Issue Session and other programs at Workshop.
Violence Institute of NJ Announces
Web Resource for Assessing Violent Behavior
Highly publicized episodes of school violence highlight the importance of early intervention with troubled youth. In response to this need, the Violence Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ has developed a searchable Inventory for Aggression Assessment, which is available at the Violence Institute Web site. Get the full story.
School Board Recognition 2002 logo ACES Update

The Alliance for Competitive Energy Services (ACES) has already begun its work to lower school districts'
electric bills for next summer. ACES is a joint energy-purchasing program for schools sponsored by the New Jersey School Boards Association, the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials and the New Jersey Association of School Administrators. Get the full story.
Negotiations Seminar Offered
On October 5, NJSBA will hold its Intermediate Bargaining program at the National Conference Center at the Ramada Inn in East Windsor.
      The program will address negotiations ground rules, analysis of union proposals, development of counter-proposals, use of comparative data, and attainment of board proposals through communications skills and trade-offs.
      For registration information click here or contact the NJSBA Labor Relations Department at 609 278-5224.
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Oct. 1-31 National Arts and Humanities Month — Sponsored by Americans for the Arts, this year’s focus is the need for every American child to have a comprehensive, high quality arts education. Click here to access materials for publicizing this theme in your community and school.

1-31 Computer Learning
Month — Focuses attention on the important role technology plays in our lives and as a tool to improve children’s learning. Competitions with cash prizes will be held during October by Computer Learning Foundation. Click here for more information.

For a complete listing of up-coming events, click here.
NJSPRA Conference The new Public Access Act, also known as the Open Public Records Act, will require school districts to drastically change their procedures for releasing school records to the public. Learn about these new requirements and the penalties for non-compliance at the New Jersey School Public Relations workshop on October 3 at the Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg. Get the full story.
OCTOBER 1
Fall Workshop (Burlington) Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Mt. Holly,
6:30 p.m.
OCTOBER 2
General Membership Meeting (Middlesex), Pierre’s, South Brunswick, 6:30 p.m.
OCTOBER 3
General Membership Meeting (Camden) Millennium Caterers, Gloucester Twp., 6:30 p.m.
General Membership Meeting (Monmouth)
 Culinary Education Center, Asbury Park, 6:30 p.m.
Fall Dinner (Sussex) Nazzaro’s, Sparta, 6 p.m.
OCTOBER 4
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting NJSBA Urban Boards Committee Meeting, Trenton Board of Education, Trenton, 6:30 p.m.
OCTOBER 5
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting NJSBA Resolutions, Subcommittee Meeting, Trenton Headquarters, Trenton, 8:30 a.m.
Indicates an NJSBA Meeting NJSBA Intermediate Bargaining Conference, Ramada Inn, East Windsor, 9 a.m.
Scholarship Cruise (Hudson), Horizon Cruises, Weehawken
12 p.m.
OCTOBER 7
General Membership Meeting (Cape May) Tuckahoe Inn, Tuckahoe
6:30 p.m.
General Membership Meeting (Mercer), Marriott Hotel, Trenton, 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visit county school boards association activities.