• Retiring Board Members Recognized at Bergen County School Boards Association Meeting

  The Bergen County School Boards Association held a meeting Dec. 5 at Hackensack High School.

• January Is School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey

  NJSBA has prepared resources to help public bodies, organizations and local school districts recognize the important role that boards of education play in their communities.

  

• Notice of a Meeting of NJSBA’s Executive Committee

  Notice is hereby provided of the regular meeting of the New Jersey School Boards Association's Executive Committee, to be held on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at 3 p.m. at the NJSBA Headquarters, 413 West State St., Trenton.

• New Board Members Must Complete Criminal Background Checks

  Under the law, newly elected board members who do not undergo a criminal history background investigation within the 30-day period could be declared ineligible to serve in office until it is submitted.

• Board President’s Corner: How Do You Fill a Vacancy?

  In most cases, a vacancy is filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board after the vacancy occurs.

• New Jersey’s Teacher of the Year Honored at Monmouth County School Boards Association Meeting

  Joseph Nappi, New Jersey's 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year and a longtime social studies teacher at Monmouth Regional High School, was honored at a recent meeting of the Monmouth County School Boards Association.

• Application to Seek Reimbursement for Providing Certain Services to Students with Disabilities 21 and Over Is Now Available

  The application to seek reimbursement for providing additional or compensatory special education and related services for students with disabilities who were 21 as of July 1, 2023, is now available on the New Jersey Department of Education’s Homeroom webpage.

• NJDOE’s Winter Institute Sessions Designed for School Leaders, School Administrators and Educators

  The sessions are designed for school leaders and school teams, including local educational agency administrators, educators and other building and LEA professionals.

• Key Steps for Teachers to Take to Participate in Grant Program to Teach STEM in Nonpublic Schools

  The grant program is designed to incentivize teachers to obtain the necessary qualifications to teach STEM subjects and to incentivize individuals to enter the teaching profession.

• Somerset County School Boards Association President, First Vice President Installed

  NJSBA Vice President of County Activities Barry Fitzgerald recently conducted the installation of Somerset County School Boards Association President Ardaman Singh and First Vice President Richard Jannuzzi.