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Legislative Update: Assembly Committees Advance Measures on Preschool Funding, School Key Boxes, Special Education, and More
In a flurry of activity, legislative committees approved eight education-related bills.
06/17/2025
Topics: Advocacy, School Budget and Finances, School Safety, Special Education
School Board Notes
Legislative Update: Senate Education Committee Advances Host of Legislation
Spring break, school meals, tutoring, school security, and concussion management were among the issues considered on June 5.
06/09/2025
Topics: Advocacy, School Safety, Student Wellness
School Board Notes
New Grant Available: COPS School Violence Prevention Program
This grant can help fund school safety technology, such as access controls, communication technology, and cameras needed to secure buildings and ensure the success of emergency plan management at K-12 districts.
05/12/2025
Topics: School Facilities, School Safety, Student Wellness
School Board Notes
NJSBA's Virtual Spring Conference: Realizing the Promise of Public Education in New Jersey
The entire district team can benefit from attending. Registrants will be able to view all sessions and access information on-demand for 30 days following the live event. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity!
04/14/2025
Topics: Advocacy, Board Governance, Labor Relations, School Budget and Finances, School Law, School Safety, Student Wellness
School Board Notes
2025 Annual School Safety and Security Symposiums
Register now to attend registration to attend one of three summer symposiums on school safety and security.
04/07/2025
Topics: School Safety
School Board Notes
NJSBA Extends Condolences Following School Shooting in Winder, Georgia
The New Jersey School Boards Association is sending its condolences to Winder, Georgia and the surrounding area after a school shooting.
09/04/2024
Topics: School Safety
Feature
School Leader
Who’s Responsible for Student Data Privacy?
“It’s not a question of if. It’s a question of when.” When it comes to the fears around student data breaches, those words are commonly heard from school district technology leaders and those who advise them. It’s meant as a...
07/01/2024
Topics: School Safety
Report
What Makes Schools Safe?
What Makes Schools Safe? (2014), report of the NJSBA School Security Task Force.
10/22/2014
Topics: School Safety
Report
Final Report: School Security Committee
Final Report: School Security Committee (2018), an update of NJSBA’s 2014 study, What Makes Schools Safe?, includes 15 new recommendations on response and recovery, law enforcement in schools, cybersecurity, after-school security, the use of schools as polling places, and other areas.
10/23/2018
Topics: School Safety
Report
Final Report from the NJSBA Firearms Safety Task Force: Processes, Programs and Practices for Safety in School, Home and Community
In February 2023, the NJSBA’s Firearms Safety Task Force published a detailed report after reviewing research on firearm deaths and injuries; the impact of children’s exposure to violence; effective strategies to protect children from accidental injury; safe gun storage, handling and use; and school- and community-based partnerships that address students’ mental and emotional health, and help them overcome trauma and defuse conflict. The report offers local boards recommendations and suggested actions that reflect strategies endorsed by child welfare organizations, gun-owner groups, the medical community, experts in public health, education organizations and other advocates.
