• Don’t Miss NJSBA’s Engaging Webinars on a Variety of Topics

  The New Jersey School Boards Association has a slate of engaging, timely webinars lined up for the next couple of months, with more being added soon.

• Legislative Update: Governor Signs Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget, Sick Leave Expansion, Various Education Measures; Several Others Await Approval

  In what was a series of last-minute votes even by Trenton’s budget standards, last Friday the Legislature passed the fiscal year 2024 budget, which Gov. Phil Murphy then signed into law.

  

• NJSBA Connection: Empowering School Leaders with a Revolutionary Online Platform

  Together, through NJSBA Connection, school leaders can shape the future of education in New Jersey.

• Recognize Your District’s Unsung Education Superheroes at Workshop 2023

  Nominations for the New Jersey School Boards Association’s “Unsung Superheroes in Education” Awards are open until Aug. 1. Recognize your school’s “unsung heroes” by nominating them for this award that honors essential staff who are often overlooked. 

• Honoring An Unsung Hero in Morris County

  Sarah Mazak, a guidance counselor at Madison High School, highlights Nico Marinello’s determination, work ethic and his “heart of pure goodness."

• County Vocational-Technical High School Graduates Set Record with 250 Associate Degrees Earned

  New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools had another record-setting year for the number of graduates who earned an associate degree at the same time as their high school diploma: 250.

• New Jersey Tutoring Corps Continues its Successful Track Record of Serving New Jersey Scholars

  New Jersey Tutoring Corps Inc., an education nonprofit created to address educational recovery needs due to the pandemic, is successfully closing learning gaps for New Jersey PreK-8 students, according to a news release.

• NJDOE Issues Guidance on Individual Student Report Results

  Individual student reports will be sent to both the sending and receiving LEAs for students who receive their instruction at a school other than their accountable school.

• NJDOE Updates Guidance on Curbing Chronic Absenteeism

  The guidance demonstrates how the New Jersey Tiered System of Supports framework can aid LEAs in their efforts to understand and address barriers to regular attendance.

• Legislative Update: Flurry of Activity as Legislature Approaches Budget Deadline

  As usual, the days leading up to June 30 – the deadline for the state to enact its annual budget – have been marked by a flurry of legislative activity as lawmakers make final pushes on priority bills before their...