The New Jersey Department of Education recently issued a broadcast providing a timeline of when districts can expect to receive their final Start Strong assessment reports as well as when they must provide the results to parents/guardians and their local...
The New Jersey School Boards Association held another successful program on the 3 Rs: Roles, Responsibilities and Resources – a regional informational program for new and not-so-new board members, on Thursday, Dec. 1 at Hammonton High School.
The New Jersey School Boards Association is inviting school board leaders to ask questions that are top of mind to be featured in a new “Board President’s Corner” that School Board Notes will introduce next year.
State law requires that school board members for public school districts, including charter schools, undergo criminal background checks within 30 days of election or appointment. Incumbent school board members who were reelected Nov. 8 do not have to undergo criminal...
The Jersey City School District was honored for earning an Exemplary Program recognition in the 2022 School Leader Awards, which is awarded by the New Jersey School Boards Association.
At the Union County School Boards Association meeting held on Wednesday, Nov. 16, attendees heard from Dorenia Villalona, assistant business administrator of operations at the New Brunswick School District, and Jisette Duran, the district’s digital branding and communications specialist.
At the Hudson County School Boards Association meeting on Monday, Nov. 21, at Robert Menendez Elementary School, the New Jersey School Boards Association recognized its 2022-2023 School Board Member of the Year, Adam Parkinson, president of the West New York...
The Twilight Program at Bloomfield Public Schools in Essex County may only serve a small number of students, but it has had an incredible impact since launching last school year – and the district is celebrating its success.
Robert DeCicco, president of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, looks back at 45 years of service as a board member.
According to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress results – the first since the start of the pandemic – average scores in reading and math for both fourth and eighth grade students declined sharply since 2019.