• Voters to Decide School Construction Questions in Dec. 13 Special Election

  Statewide, the New Jersey School Boards Association has learned of nine boards of education with construction questions on the ballot.

  

• NJSBA’s Educator in Residence Shares Insights at NJSPRA Workshop

  Vincent DeLucia, educator-in-residence at the New Jersey School Boards Association, was one of the keynote speakers at a Nov. 30 workshop conducted by the New Jersey School Public Relations Association at the FEA Conference Center in Monroe Township.

• Webinar to Highlight How to Apply for PSEG Foundation Grants Supporting Sustainable Jersey Program

  An informational webinar will be held Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, for local educational agencies that want to learn how to apply for a PSEG Foundation grant supporting the Sustainable Jersey Grants Program.

• ‘Education Matters’ Highlights New Jersey’s State Teacher of the Year

  Christine Girtain, New Jersey’s 2022-2023 State Teacher of the Year, sits down for a wide-ranging conversation in the latest episode of Education Matters.

• Partnership for Student Success Initiative Aims to Accelerate Learning

  With the goal of engaging up to 5,000 individuals, the New Jersey Partnership for Student Success will seek to recruit, screen, train and support tutors, mentors, student success coaches, wraparound service coordinators and postsecondary transition coaches.

• NJDOE Issues Timeline for Providing ‘Start Strong’ Assessment Results

  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...

• Board Members from the Southern Region Network and Learn at 3 Rs Program

  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.

• Board Leaders Invited to Submit Questions for ‘Board President’s Corner’ Feature

  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.

• New Board Members Must Complete Criminal Background Checks

  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...

• Jersey City School District Honored with School Leader Award at Hudson County Meeting

  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.