• U.S. Department of Education Releases New Resource on Supporting Children during COVID-19 Era

  The U.S. Department of Education released a new resource: Supporting Child and Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health.

• NJSBA Honors Chester Trustee as Board Member of the Year

  Kerri Wright, a longtime member of the Chester Board of Education and a lawyer who specializes in education law and employment law, has been named the New Jersey School Boards Association’s 2021-2022 Board Member of the Year.

  

• From ‘Dreamer’ to New Jersey’s Teacher of the Year

  Theresa Maughan, a high school social studies teacher at the East Orange STEM Academy in the East Orange School District, has been named 2021-2022 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year.

  

• New Jersey Department of Health Directive to Require Weekly COVID Data Reporting

  New Jersey schools must provide weekly reports on COVID-19 infections among staff and students and immunization rates starting Oct. 26 to comply with an executive directive issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.

• NJDOE Releases Online Resources to Teach about Climate Change 

  School districts and educators can take advantage of extensive online resources to teach about climate change thanks to the New Jersey Department of Education.

• State Board of Education Recognizes Principals Month, Tackles Bilingual Education

  At its October meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education passed a resolution recognizing October as National Principals Month and discussed regulations concerning bilingual education.

• Full Virtual Workshop 2021 Agenda Released

  School officials can begin gearing up for the New Jersey School Boards Association’s annual Workshop 2021 by reviewing its just-released conference agenda, featuring 100 training sessions.

• Reminder: Deadline to Request a Hard Copy of Delegate Handbook Is Oct. 21

  The NJSBA Delegate Assembly Handbook will not automatically be mailed to registrants. It will only be sent to those who request a hard copy by the Oct. 21 deadline.

• NJSBA Executive Committee to Meet Nov. 3

  In accordance with “The Open Public Meetings Act,” notice is hereby served of the regular meeting of the NJSBA Executive Committee, to be held Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.

• NJSBA Issues a Call for Garden State Film Festival Entries

  The New Jersey School Boards Association encourages students to submit entries to the Garden State Film Festival’s student submission category, “New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short."