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 • 2017 • VOLUME 48 • NO. 1
Special Section
Back-to-School Brings the Familiar, and Change
Yellow school buses pull up to the curb at a school building. Kindergarteners, nervous and shy, walk down a freshly-waxed corridor to their classrooms. High…
Rocking the State’s Classrooms
The emphasis on STEAM education – science, technology, engineering, the arts and math – has swept into public education from grade schools to school boards,…
Learning Boardsmanship at a Young Age
At the May 24 meeting of the Fair Haven Board of Education, a group of nine local citizen members earnestly raised their hands as Sean…
Articles
President’s Message: Special Programs for Special Children
I have had the great privilege and pleasure of being a judge for NJSBA’s Innovations in Special Education Awards program – twice. Innovations in Special…
Executive Word: Workshop 2017: Education for a Common Purpose
For its 8,000 participants, NJSBA’s annual Workshop is an exciting and informative training event that takes place a few days each October, although its benefit…
ELFNJ Spotlight: NJSBA Visits NASA’s Goddard Space Center
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NJSBA At Your Service: Managing Your Board Documents Electronically
NJSBA joins a growing list of more than 20 state school board associations and over 2,000 subscribers nationwide that have selected BoardDocs as their e-governance…
Policy Update: Food for Thought
In the movie “Oliver,” based on Charles Dicken’s famous book “Oliver Twist,” hungry orphans are depicted watching a young Oliver address the pitiless administrator with…
Head of the Class: A Culture-Changing Program with a Broad Impact
The Piscataway Township schools are among the most diverse in the state. And while the board, administration, families and teachers celebrate that diversity, it offers…