Senate Votes to Eliminate Superintendent Salary Cap
Updated 5/21/2015 On Monday, May 18, the full Senate approved legislation that would eliminate the state-imposed superintendent salary cap. The legislation, S-1987, sponsored by Senators…
School Board Notes
New Jersey's weekly education report offers up-to-date information on legislation, court decisions and other developments affecting school districts.
MAY 19, 2015 • VOL. XXXVIII NO. 39
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School Ethics Commission Clarifies Conflicted Board Members’ Role
In a recently issued public Advisory Opinion, A05-15, the School Ethics Commission advised that three conflicted board members could not vote on a motion to…
NJSBA Online Program Interviews School Ethics Commission
Recently the School Ethics Commission released several advisory opinions that impact which board members can participate in labor negotiations and in personnel matters. The opinions…
Law Division Upholds Pledge of Allegiance
On May 11, the Law Division of the Superior Court released an opinion in American Humanist Association v. Matawan-Aberdeen Reg’l Sch. Dist. The court’s decision…
Senate Education Committee Hears PARCC Testimony
The Senate Education Committee heard…
Sweeney and Kean Discuss Pensions, Salary Caps, Board Members’ Roles
Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Jr. recently shared their views on key issues during seperate episodes of NJSBA’s “Education Matters” video series.
NJSBA Names Certified Board Leaders for 2015
NJSBA recently honored 22 local board members who have earned the designation of Certified Board Leader (CBL) through the Association’s Board Member Academy. The Board…
County Scenes: Atlantic County
At the April 30 meeting of the Atlantic County School Boards Association (ACSBA), several local board members were honored for earning…
NJSBA Delegate Assembly Approves Change in Association Governance Calendar
On Saturday, May 16, NJSBA held its semi-annual gathering of local school district representatives. The delegates approved a proposal from the NJSBA Board of Directors…
2015 Legislative Day is June 11
NJSBA will once again partner with the New Jersey PTA to present the 2015 annual special joint Legislative Day. Local school board members and parents…
$120,000 in Grants Available to Fund School Health and Wellness Actions
Sustainable Jersey for Schools is accepting grant applications from public schools that serve students in grades six through 12 to undertake specific health and wellness…
NJSBA to Host a STEM Funding Webinar on June 1
Billions of dollars in grant funds are made available every year to schools for programs, including STEM, but only a fraction of the funding is…
NJSBA Board of Directors Highlights
The meeting of NJSBA's Board of Directors took place on Friday, May 15, 2015, at NJSBA hedquarters in Trenton. The agenda included the following: Recognized…