• Creating a Successful Summer Camp Program for Your District

  This summer, the Hamilton Township School District in Mercer County held a summer camp program for the community, offering 42 different camps to 587 campers.

  

• President’s Message: My Goals as President

  I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you my goals for my term as president of the New Jersey School Boards Association.

• Executive Word: School Ethics Decisions: Guideposts for Board Members 

  The Code of Ethics for School Board Members serves several crucial functions. It helps guide decision-making and ensure proper governance.  It also helps maintain trust and credibility in local boards of education.

• ELFNJ Spotlight: ELFNJ Spotlight: Hybrid County Association Meetings

  This fall, NJSBA’s county school boards association meetings will continue to be hybrid — with board members able to attend in-person and virtually.

• NJSBA At Your Service: NJSBA’s Firearms Safety Task Force Report

  In 2020, firearm-related injuries surpassed automobile accidents to become the leading cause of death among persons 1-19 years of age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

• Legally Speaking: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.: Implications for Race-Consciousness in K-12 Education

  Even before Students for Fair Admissions reached the U.S. Supreme Court this year, earlier federal court rulings had already circumscribed New Jersey school districts’ efforts to pursue diversity in their student bodies and staff.

• Head of the Class: Mendham Township, Passaic Schools and South Bergen Jointure Commission Earn School Leader Awards

  The New Jersey School Boards Association continues to celebrate its 2022 School Leader award winners. These are prime examples of schools that have excelled at providing programs that are effective, creative and innovative.

• ‘Goosebump Moments’ Stand Out for NJSBA’s New President

  Dr. Karen Cortellino said being named NJSBA president is “a terrific honor.” She noted that she’s now responsible for promoting the success of the roughly 5,000 board members who look to the Association for guidance as they seek to advance...

  

• Workshop 2023: Today’s Students… Tomorrow’s Superheroes!

  The theme for Workshop 2023 is “Today’s Students … Tomorrow’s Superheroes,” emphasizing the influence students have in creating a better future for us all through the power of education.

  

• Construction, Architecture and Facilities Roundtable: Coping with Changing Times

  To help school districts navigate this new terrain, stay on top of construction and design trends and get the most out of their dollars, we reached out to three experts in the field.