• Speaking Their Language

  How schools can step up to serve non-English speaking families

  

• Mining the NJDOE Data for Information on Your District

  How to use the state’s School Performance Reports to spark discussion and action.

  

• Leadership Lessons Learned on a 196 Mile Journey

  In April, NJSBA’s Ray Pinney ran the length of the state, from High Point to Cape May. Along the way, he discovered more than just landmarks.

  

• Special Education Students Remain Resilient Despite Pandemic

  Experts in special education discuss the academic and social-emotional needs of students with disabilities.

  

• President’s Message: ‘Thank You’

  In a season of celebrations, board members should also turn to celebrate and thank the family/friends who support us in so many ways.

• Executive Word: Remember Your ‘Why’

  Shining a spotlight on “the why of NJSBA,” which is to promote the achievement of all students through effective local governance of public education.

• ELFNJ Spotlight: ELFNJ Honors Student Filmmaker and NJSBA’s Retiring Executive Director

  ELFNJ sponsored the $500 award for the New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short – High School division category at the Garden State Film Festival. 

• NJSBA at Your Service: Leading Effective and Impactful Teacher Professional Development

  District leaders no longer have to rely on the limited number of “in-person” days set aside for professional development.

• Legally Speaking: Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias in New Jersey Schools – Part 3

  What we can learn from recent school district settlement agreements.

• Head of the Class: Teddy Bears to the Rescue

  To reach profoundly disabled students, Brick teachers found creative ways to help them understand math and other subjects.