On Thursday, Jan. 16, Dr. Timothy Purnell, executive director and CEO of the New Jersey School Boards Association, offered comments on the School Funding Reform Act at a public meeting hosted by the New Jersey Department of Education in Blackwood.
Out of an abundance of caution, the NJSBA recommends that candidates for April board of education elections obtain at least 25 signatures on their nominating petitions to avoid having their petition invalidated for an insufficient number of signatures or having to submit a new petition before the filing deadline.
Gov. Phil Murphy has appropriated $20 million in the fiscal year 2025 budget for the Local Recreation Improvement Grant to support improvement and repairs to public school recreation facilities.
Justin Wright has joined the association as a field service representative, and Soumya Atluri has been hired as executive assistant to human resources and the deputy director.
Dr. Robyn Klim, the superintendent of Lawrence Township Public Schools; and Business Administrator Thomas Eldridge highlighted how they take a collaborative approach in assembling a district budget.
The USDOE has published an ESSER data summary report titled, “Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Performance Report,” to the Educational Stabilization Fund Public Transparency Portal.
Erin M. Leahy, a supervisor of educational technology for the Township of Ocean School District, highlights how educational technology specialists are at the forefront of implementing cutting-edge technology for student and teacher use in the latest segment of “School Leader Up Close.”
The New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Special Education is excited to announce its second annual Winter Learning Institute.
The New Jersey Department of Education is pleased to announce a webinar series for district and school staff on New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.