• NJDOE Releases HIB 338 Forms for the 2023-2024 School Year

  The harassment, intimidation and bullying 338 forms for the 2023-2024 school year are now available on the New Jersey Department of Education’s HIB website.

• New Jersey High Schools Encouraged to Learn More about Teen Mental Health First Aid Training Program

  New Jersey high schools are invited to attend an informational webinar that will highlight how they can team up with Teen Mental Health First Aid – also known as tMHFA – to effectively respond to teen mental health needs in...

• NJDOE to Provide Training, Information on Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams

  The New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning is providing training and general awareness sessions to help local educational agencies establish and train K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams.

• Nominate Your Unsung Superheroes in Education by Aug. 1

  The nomination period for the New Jersey School Boards Association’s “Unsung Superheroes in Education” awards closes Aug. 1.

• New Jersey Department of Education Launches Entitlement Grants Dashboard

  The New Jersey Department of Education announced in an advisory that it has launched an Entitlement Grants Dashboard that provides up-to-date information on how local educational agencies are using their entitlement funds.

• NJDOE Issues Guidance for LEAs on Emergency Virtual or Remote Instruction Plans

  To assist LEAs in the submission of plans, the NJDOE is issuing “Local Educational Agency Guidance for Chapter 27 Emergency Virtual or Remote Instruction Programs for the 2023-2024 School Year,” located on the NJDOE county offices webpage.

• Appropriations Act Revises 2023-2024 Maximum Expenditure for Nonpublic School Transportation

  Renewed contracts and bid contracts awarded prior to July 1, 2023, are binding and cannot be increased because of the new maximum.

• Summer Issue of School Leader: Meet NJSBA’s New President

  After 17 years as a local board of education member, Dr. Karen Cortellino still gets “goosebump moments,” when she is reminded of the profound satisfactions of serving as a board member.

• Annual School Elections Candidate Petition Deadline Approaching

  This year’s November Annual School Election will be held Nov. 7, 2023. The deadline for candidates to submit their nominating petition to the county clerk is 4 p.m., July 31, 2023.

• Position Open: NJSBA Seeks Legal Counsel

  The New Jersey School Boards Association is seeking a legal counsel who will report to the director of legal and labor relations.