• Educational Leadership Foundation of New Jersey Announces Appointment of New Executive Director

  The Educational Leadership Foundation of New Jersey has announced the appointment of David C. Hespe as the organization’s executive director.

  

• Video: School Leader Up Close Spotlights NJSBA’s Labor Relations Expertise

  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.

• Legislative Update: Senate Education Committee Holds First Meeting of New Session

  On Thursday, Jan. 25, the first committee meetings of the 2024-2025 legislative session took place at the State House. Among those that met was the Senate Education Committee, which advanced five bills.

  

• NJDOE and Office of the Secretary of Higher Education Announce $500K in Grant Funding for Dual Enrollment Pilot Program

  The four grant awards will expand opportunities for students to earn college credits from New Jersey institutions of higher education while they are attending high school.

• Kevin Dehmer Is Nominated to Be the New Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education

  Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced his intention to nominate Kevin Dehmer to serve as the next commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education.

• School Districts Can Apply for Implementation Grants Under Local Efficiency Achievement Program

  The implementation grants support costs associated with the implementation of shared services, consolidation, and school feasibility studies.

• School Districts and Governing Bodies Can Apply for School Regionalization Efficiency Program Grants

  Public school districts and governing bodies are invited to apply for funding to offset costs associated with conducting feasibility studies that support the creation of meaningful and implementable plans to form or expand regional school districts.

• Obituary: Louis Charles John McCall, Longtime Board President, Dies at Age 64

  Louis Charles John McCall, 64, of Wenonah and Surf City, New Jersey, died suddenly on Jan. 22, 2024. He served on the Wenonah Board of Education in Gloucester County for more than 12 years.

• Essex County Vocational Technical Schools Awarded $1.4M Grant

  Essex County Vocational Technical Schools is among 19 awardees that were notified they would receive funds through the first-ever Perkins Innovation and Modernization, Career Connected High Schools grant program.

• U.S. Department of Education Issues New Resource on the Importance of Safe Firearm Storage

  The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, recently announced a new resource that schools can use to communicate with parents and families about the importance of safe firearm storage.