School Leader
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
November/December 2018 • Vol. 49 • No. 3
Special Section
Health Insurance and School Districts: No One Solution
Health insurance is expensive because health care is expensive. We live in an era of medical miracles. Diseases that were once death sentences are now…
Interest Rates are Rising: The Good News and the Bad News
School board members and school officials may remember that I have previously written about taking advantage of low borrowing rates before they increased. Today, borrowing…
State Aid for Schools, Explained
State funding for schools is a perennial concern for board of education members. But this year, with many school districts receiving revised state aid numbers…
Articles
President's Message: Serving Our Career-Focused Learners: What’s Next?
This fall, I have been travelling around the state, attending county school boards association meetings, and talking about the report of NJSBA’s Task Force on…
Executive Word: On Budgets and School Funding
The process of developing next year’s budget has already begun. From my personal experience as a superintendent and as a school board member, I know…
ELFNJ Spotlight: NJM Helps Parents, Teen Drivers “Share the Keys”
NJM Insurance Group’s nationally recognized Teen Driver Safety Program now offers “Share the Keys (STK).” STK is a 60- to 90-minute interactive driver education program…
Legally Speaking: District Wins Lawsuit on Nontenured Teacher
On October 26, 2018, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey found that a school district did not discriminate or retaliate against…
Head of the Class: No Dirt? No Problem!
Michael Cirone racked his brain, trying to find a way to instill a love of science in his urban students at the Emerson Middle School…
NJSBA At Your Service: NJSBA’s Conversations on New Jersey Education
What is engaging, informative and car-ride friendly? The answer: NJSBA’s podcast program, “Conversations on New Jersey Education.” Begun eight years ago, and hosted by Ray…