On Thursday, April 11, the Essex County School Boards Association honored 42 students across the county as “Unsung Heroes” at West Essex High School in North Caldwell. The Essex County Unsung Heroes included one twelfth-grade student from each high school...
Dr. Timothy Purnell, executive director and CEO of the New Jersey School Boards Association, was joined by two members of the Association’s Communications Department on the April 10 episode of “The Boardroom.” Janet Bamford, chief public affairs officer, and Thomas Parmalee,...
Nominations are now being accepted for the New Jersey School Boards Association’s 2024-2025 Board Member of the Year Award. Each year, New Jersey’s local board of education members make significant contributions to the public schools of their communities. The NJSBA...
The New Jersey School Boards Association will honor four innovative special education programs during Special Education Week, May 12-18, 2024. As part of its celebration of Special Education Week, the NJSBA and ASAH, since 2002, have sponsored an “Innovations in...
Join the New Jersey School Boards Association as it sets the stage for Workshop 2024 by bringing together school officials from across New Jersey for a day of collaboration and professional growth during the Spring Conference on Friday, May 10....
The New Jersey School Boards Association has a slate of engaging and timely webinars lined up, with more being added soon. Discover what’s in store and register for the programs that interest you the most. The Wild Goose Chase: Finding...
You can now watch a new episode of School Leader Up Close, the video companion feature to School Leader, the quarterly magazine of the New Jersey School Boards Association. The latest episode features Daniel J. Ross, superintendent of Dunellen Public Schools; and Dr. Mark Schwarz, superintendent...
On March 26, 2024, the School Ethics Commission held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting and took the following action: discussed one ethics complaint pursuant to the SEC’s previous regulations and nine ethics complaints pursuant to the SEC’s new/amended regulations; adopted...
On Wednesday, April 10, the Assembly Budget Committee heard testimony from Acting NJDOE Commissioner Kevin Dehmer and Schools Development Authority CEO Manuel Da Silva on the governor’s proposed budget for their respective agencies for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The two...
Voters headed to the polls on April 16 to decide school-related questions. The Asbury Park Press reported that voters in Seaside Heights rejected a proposal to merge the borough’s elementary school with the Toms River Regional School District — although voters in...