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When the Mount Laurel School District wanted to start a new middle-school program a few years ago in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math…
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
When the Mount Laurel School District wanted to start a new middle-school program a few years ago in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math…
More than two decades ago, NJSBA created its Board Member Academy (BMA) to provide training for local board of education members and for entire boards.…
Most school board members and administrators recognize the importance of building connections to their community. Citizens want to know what’s going on in their schools,…
In a move that could have far-reaching implications on the collective bargaining process, Gov. Chris Christie, in January 2013, signed S-1127, which permits boards of education…
If you have given any thought to improving your school’s energy efficiency, chances are good that it has taken a back seat to more pressing…
Today’s youth live in an increasingly diverse country. The U.S. Department of Education reports that in 2013, 49 percent of K-12 public school students were…
Despite the wealth of research on sleep deprivation and its effects on growing adolescents, the school day begins before 8 a.m. and ends before 3…
Over the course of my career, I have watched the implementation of ever-more sophisticated technology in schools, and can appreciate how technology can help students…
While I have been the president of NJSBA for two years (my term expires in November), I am as excited about the Association’s training initiatives…
School districts manage a great deal of sensitive information and records including items such as student records and transcripts, personnel records financial information, administrative and…
Are the teachers and administrators truly on board with using technology in your district classrooms, or resistant? It’s an honest question, but one that needs…
New Jersey’s K-12 public schools are faced with new challenges for the 2014-2015 school year with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and…
As of the end of March, 56 New Jersey school districts had not yet settled their collectively negotiated teachers’ contracts. Included in that number are…
Before each school board meeting, our school district staff prepares a meeting agenda packet for review. As business administrator and board secretary, I prepare a…
Why do some school boards and superintendents find it so difficult to close the achievement gap in their schools? Why is it that so many…