• Lieutenant Governor Dr. Dale Caldwell addresses the members at the MCSBA Meeting

  Lieutenant Governor Dr. Dale Caldwell inspires attendees during the Middlesex County School Boards Association meeting.

  

• NJDOE Launches Disconnection Prevention and Student Re-engagement (DPSR) Webpage 

  The New Jersey Department of Education launches a webpage designed to support schools, districts, educators, families and youth in keeping students connected to school and on track toward graduation. 

• NJDOE Announces Opening of 2025-2026 Program for Determining Grades Under Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act 

  The 2025-2026 School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act is now open.

• NJDOE Releases 2026 Local Special Education Profiles and Determinations 

  The New Jersey Department of Education released its 2026 Local Special Education Profiles and Determinations, reflecting data from the 2024-2025 school year.

• State Board to Hold Public Hearings on NJSLS and PTLS Revisions 

  The State Board of Education releases dates for the upcoming regional public hearings for the proposed revised New Jersey Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards (PTLS) and corrections to the revised New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) in Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills, Computer Science and Design Thinking, World Languages and Visual and Performing Arts.

• Decisions Adopted by the School Ethics Commission on May 26, 2026 – Part I

  The School Ethics Commission took several actions at its meeting on May 26, 2026. This article reviews the four advisory opinions that the SEC made public.

• NJSBA Legislative Committee Hosts Governor Sherrill’s Education Policy Advisor 

  The New Jersey School Board Association hosted its final Legislative Committee meeting of the 2025-2026 year on May 30, 2026. 

• Hudson County SBA Celebrates Decades of Service, Training Milestones, and Leadership Elections

  The Hudson County School Boards Association held its final meeting of the 2025–2026 school year on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

• A Historic First: Secaucus Board of Education Earns Hudson County’s Inaugural NJSBA Board Certification

  The Secaucus Board of Education has made history as the first school district in Hudson County to earn the prestigious NJSBA Board Certification.

  

• Two School Districts Among First in the State to Pass the Civility Resolution

  Sparta Board of Education (Sussex County) becomes first in the state to pass NJSBA’s Civility Resolution.