Board Member Mandated Training

MANDATED TRAINING PROGRAMS

In 2007, the state's School District Accountability Act was signed into law. This multi-faceted legislation impacts school boards/charter school trustees in a variety of ways and one key area is board member/trustee training. NJSBA has been selected, by the state, as the designated training provider for all of the mandated training courses.

The School Ethics Act, (Act) N.J.S.A. 18A:12-21 et seq., provides the School Ethics Commission with the responsibility and the authority to enforce the requirements of N.J.S.A.18A:12-33 for board members/charter school trustees to complete training programs which are prepared and offered by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA). Thus, the Commission enforces the training requirement, and the NJSBA provides the training.

All board members and charter school trustees must attend training in each of their first four years of board service, and thereafter the first year of subsequent re-elected/re-appointed term.

NJSBA recognized the confusion that board members and charter school trustees experienced in determining their current training requirements. This year Mandated Training Programs are re-titled to align with a board member’s and charter school trustee’s year of board service. In most cases board members/charter school trustees can follow the below guide.

Governance I – 1st term, 1st full year of board service - New Board Member Orientation Governance II - 1st Term, 2nd full year of service - Finance
Governance III - 1st Term, 3rd full year of service – Student Achievement
Governance IV - Reelected/Reappointed Board Members in the first year of any succeeding term – Legal Update

For more information on individual training requirements please call Member Services at 609-278-5260. NJSBA will deliver mandated training programs throughout the state using both on-site in-person presentation programs and web-based programs. The in-person training is offered free of charge, however web-based training carries a $50 fee.

When making the decision to use the web-based training, please be aware that you will require an Internet connection, preferably high speed Internet access. Members with a dial-up connection will experience technical difficulties, such as slow speed of the video. Please plan your training accordingly. Further details about web-based training will also be publicized in School Board Notes and on the NJSBA website.

Web-based Governance II, III & IV Mandated Training is now available.
Member Rate: $50 per person
Non-member Rate: $100 per person
Pre-recorded, Web-based training allows you to fulfill your mandated training requirement at your convenience. The last day to register for the training is Monday, March 12, 2012. The last day to complete the training is Monday, March 19, 2012. Upon registering for Web-based training, you will be emailed further instructions.