Join us on Friday, May 10, for multiple session tracks during the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Spring Conference. The event will be held at the Conference Center at Mercer County College from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A core...
The New Jersey School Boards Association was recently honored with a 2024 Real Leaders Impact Award and named as one of the “most transparent” organizations. “I believe that being a transparent organization builds trust and credibility with all of our stakeholders,” said...
The spring issue of School Leader – the quarterly magazine of the New Jersey School Boards Association – includes a cover story that aims to demystify school rankings and ratings. Daniel J. Ross, superintendent of Dunellen Public Schools, teamed up with Dr. Mark...
Following the cancellation of its Feb. 20, 2024, meeting, the School Ethics Commission held a special meeting Feb. 27, 2024, and took the following action: discussed three ethics complaints pursuant to its previous regulations and four ethics complaints pursuant to...
For the past several years, the New Jersey School Boards Association has sponsored a student film category in the Garden State Film Festival called the NJSBA’s New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short. On Thursday, March 21, the Association’s executive director and...
The New Jersey Department of Education recently sent out an advisory alerting local educational agencies that the purchase of security cameras with American Rescue Plan emergency funds must follow certain federal guidelines. Although ESSER applications have been approved for the purchase of...
This April, the New Jersey Department of Education invites New Jersey local educational agencies to participate in Action for Earth in recognition of Earth Day 2024. Earth Day is held every April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First...
The New Jersey Department of Education, in partnership with the Jersey City – Newark Urban Area Security Initiative, announced in an advisory that it is offering behavioral threat assessment and management training for school communities. N.J.S.A. 18A:17-43.4 requires the establishment of threat assessment teams...
Heather Daniel, director of communications and policy at Edison Township Public Schools, was recently named the 2024 Communicator of the Year by the New Jersey School Public Relations Association. The annual award recognizes exemplary leadership and commitment to enhanced communication...