• Assembly Education and Human Services Committees Advance Various Education Measures

  On Dec. 8, the Assembly Education Committee and the Assembly Human Services Committee approved various bills concerning Pre-K-12 education.

  

• Millburn Township Board of Education Earns Carole E. Larsen Master Board Certification

  The Millburn Township School District received the Carole E. Larsen Master Board Certification at the Essex County School Boards Association’s Dec. 7 meeting at Bloomfield High School.

• 21-Year-Old Millburn Township Board Member Closes Out Service

  Jamie Serruto, who sought and won a seat on the Millburn Township Board of Education in 2020 just weeks after turning 18, becoming the youngest elected official at the time in New Jersey, is closing out his board service.

• State Teacher of the Year Has Always Been ‘Smartest Person in the Room,’ Says Board Member Cousin

  Dave Ytreboe, director of personnel at Stafford Township School District and the vice president of the Berkeley Township School District’s Board of Education, says his cousin – New Jersey's 2022-2023 State Teacher of the Year – has always been the...

• SDA and NJDOE Announce $75 Million for Emergent and Capital Maintenance Needs (Dec. 13, 2022)

  New Jersey’s fiscal year 2023 budget includes a direct appropriation of $75 million to the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to provide funding for projects related to emergent and capital maintenance needs.

• Reimbursement Application for Special Education, Related Services Is Available

  The application for seeking reimbursement for providing additional or compensatory special education and related services for students with disabilities who were 21 as of July 1, 2022, is now available on the New Jersey Department of Education’s Homeroom webpage.

• NJSBA Staff Explore the Role of New Board Members in 3 Rs Podcast

  New board members can get valuable information about what it means to be a board member in a podcast featuring two veteran field service representatives with the New Jersey School Boards Association and Ray Pinney, the Association’s director of county...

• New Jersey School Boards Association Legislative Committee to Meet on Dec. 10

  A regular meeting of the NJSBA Legislative Committee will be held Saturday, Dec. 10. The meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m. and be held remotely.

• Agenda Announced for 2022 Fall School Law Forum on Dec. 14

  Organized by the New Jersey School Boards Association and the Associate Membership Program for School Attorneys, the 2022 Fall School Law Forum will feature numerous presentations on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• South Bergen Jointure Commission Honored with School Leader Award

  The South Bergen Jointure Commission was honored Nov. 30 at the Bergen County School Boards Association at Henry P. Becton Regional High School for being a recognized program in the 2022-2023 School Leader awards.