President's Message: Unfunded Woes
Board members know better than most people how hard it is to balance competing interests; to choose to fund one worthy program or initiative over…
School Leader
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
JULY/AUGUST 2016 • VOLUME 47 • 1
Articles
Executive Word: A Special Day
As many of you know, special education is a subject that is near to my heart. I began my career as a special education teacher,…
Legally Speaking: Tenure Revisited
When TEACHNJ was enacted in late 2012, it was touted as a victory for compromise. Most observers agreed that the state’s 102-year-old tenure dismissal law…
Head of the Class: Hanover Park Regional Honored with NSBA Magna Awards
Each year, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) conducts its Magna Awards program, a national recognition program that honors school board best practices and innovative…
Tech Talk: Cybersecurity Tips for School Districts
One Saturday in March 2015, technical services operators at the Swedesboro-Woolwich school district in Gloucester County noticed a problem with the district’s computer system network.…
ELFNJ Donor Spotlight: Teen Drivers’ Attitudes Change After NJM Safety Presentations
NJM’s Teen Driver Safety Program, entering its fourth year this fall, has already reached more than 65,000 New Jersey high school students. The award-winning program…
Celebrating the “Joy of Newly-Established Friendships”
At North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, Clinton Township, each student who joins the Interact Club pledges the following oath: “I believe that everyone achieves…
Meeting a Growing Need for Special Education
The number of students enrolled in special education programs is on the rise, according to numerous sources in education: Over the past decade, the number…
Special Education and the Law: Recent Trends and Developments
Of all the issues that a school board and administrators must address, one of the most challenging, emotionally-charged and potentially-costly involves the provision of services…
Innovations in Special Education for 2016: Technology, Music, Workplace Readiness and More
In one program, at Point Pleasant Borough High School, advanced software engineering students work with their special education peers to develop apps to meet their…
Recognizing the Value of Every Student
Workshop 2016 is quickly approaching. We’re proud to announce that this year’s theme is, “Recognizing the Value of Every Student,” which highlights the importance of…
Schools Getting a “Green” Star in Sustainability
Now in its fifth year, the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) award program has started a movement in schools across the nation…
The Burden of Underfunded Mandates
“Where do we find the money?” That is the central question that school board members and school administrators confront every year at budget time, as…