• Keynote Speaker Announced for NJSBA’s Leadership Conference

  The conference’s keynote speaker will be Anthony "Skip" Cimino, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988-1992 as a representative of the 14th legislative district.

• NJDOE Draws Attention to Requirement to Use ARP-ESSER Funds to Address Learning Loss

  The New Jersey Department of Education recently issued a broadcast that draws attention to a core requirement of the American Rescue Plan Act regarding Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.

• School Leader ‘Up Close’ Highlights Paterson’s Confidence Closets

  The second feature in the series highlights the innovative Confidence Closet program in Paterson Public Schools, which offers hygiene products to students.

• NJSBA Expresses Condolences After School Shooting in Nashville

  The New Jersey School Boards Association expresses its condolences to the Nashville and education communities after three children and three adults were gunned down at a grade school March 27.

• NJSBA Board of Directors Highlights (March 24, 2023)

  The New Jersey School Boards Association’s board of directors met in-person and virtually on Friday, March 24, 2023.

• ‘Weaving the Community’ in Jersey City Gets Students Involved in the Fiber Arts

  Weaving the Community is a collaborative, creative effort by Jersey City Public Schools to introduce the social and emotional benefits of fiber arts techniques in the classroom and the school community.

• Creature Creation Project Captures Creativity Between Two Barnegat Schools

  The Creature Creation Project bridges grade levels as an example of the district’s “One Barnegat” approach. Students from Barnegat High School and Robert L. Horbelt Intermediate School teamed up for the artistic adventure.

• School Business Administrators: Update Your Census Before Workshop Registration Opens April 3

  Registration for NJSBA's Workshop 2023 is set to launch April 3. To ensure that you can easily register your team, please review and update your district census.

• Legislative Update: Assembly Committees Advance S-2 Relief, School Sick Leave Expansion, Other Education Measures

  Last week, various Assembly committees met and advanced several pieces of legislation concerning PreK-12 legislation, including the bill to mitigate state aid losses under S-2 and a bill that would expand the scope of allowable uses of sick leave for...

  

• Board President’s Corner: What Do I Need to Know about the CSA Evaluation Process?

  The chief school administrator evaluation is required by law. Every local board of education with a CSA must evaluate his or her performance at least once a year in writing.