Spring 2021 Vol. 51 No. 5 Archives - New Jersey School Boards Association

Spring 2021 Vol. 51 No. 5

Student teachers struggle to make virtual teaching work — and learn from it, too.

Yes, the board has a role in school district personnel — but it is a limited one.

Sharing ideas about summer school, connecting with the community, and supporting each other to help teachers and kids.

Free meals are available. Schools and food banks struggle to tell those in need.

The Clayton school district in Gloucester County has a social-emotional learning program that may serve as a model for the state.

NJSBA's president bids farewell, and reflects on how boards of education met the challenges of the pandemic.

Mentoring aspiring young teachers, and preparing them for the classroom, is critically important for the future of education.

Free virtual programs are available on important aspects of post-pandemic education.

A recent decision finds “a board of education is vested entirely with the authority to discipline its employees.”

NJSBA’s policy manual is one of the Association’s most-used resources.

Burlington County Special Services' Transitions program provided special education services during the pandemic.