NJSBA Legislative Committee to Meet
March 22, 2016
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided of a meeting of the NJSBA Legislative Committee. The meeting will be held…
NJSBA Legislative Committee to Meet
Voters Approve $42 Million in School Construction
March 15, 2016
Voters in five New Jersey school districts approved $42 million in school construction proposals on Jan. 26, including security enhancements, heating system renovations and athletic…
A Salute to School Board Members
March 12, 2016
Who spends hundreds of hours a year – as a volunteer – attending meetings and training, studying documents to prepare for meetings, crafting policies and…
From PTA Mom to NJSBA’s Board Member of the Year
March 11, 2016
As children go through school many of their parents become involved too, attending PTA meetings; volunteering as a class parent; chaperoning field trips or helping…
Are You New Here?
March 10, 2016
Do you remember walking into your first meeting as a brand new board member? Tom Maier of Pemberton can easily recall the trepidation of that…
Building Better Boards of Education
March 09, 2016
Each year a select number of school boards in New Jersey achieve the status of Master Board. To do so isn’t easy; they complete an…
Town Hall and the School House: New Grounds for Cooperation
March 08, 2016
School district-municipal cooperation thrives throughout New Jersey, in spite of limited state funding, local property tax burdens and the need to make ends meet in…
Voters to Act on School Construction Proposals on March 8
March 07, 2016
TRENTON, March 4, 2016—Voters in 13 New Jersey school districts will go to the polls on Tuesday to act on proposed funding to support $252.7…
A Guidebook for Going Green
March 07, 2016
Sustainability hasn’t traditionally been a top concern for school officials. School budgets, the 2 percent tax levy cap, student achievement, curriculum issues, the health and…
President's Message: Portrait of a School Board Member
March 06, 2016
We all know that local school board members are uncompensated public officials who volunteer significant amounts of their personal time, talents, knowledge, skills and expertise…