• Executive Word: Training the New Generation of Teachers

  Mentoring aspiring young teachers, and preparing them for the classroom, is critically important for the future of education.

• ELFNJ Spotlight: Back To Backpacks: A Leadership Guide To The New Normal

  Free virtual programs are available on important aspects of post-pandemic education.

• Legally Speaking: A Matter Best Left to the Board

  A recent decision finds “a board of education is vested entirely with the authority to discipline its employees.”

• Policy Update: An Introduction to the Critical Policy Reference Manual

  NJSBA’s policy manual is one of the Association’s most-used resources.

• Head of the Class: Embracing Pandemic Perks

  Burlington County Special Services' Transitions program provided special education services during the pandemic.

• During a Time of Uncertainty, Leading Educators Look Ahead and Offer Advice

  Sharing ideas about summer school, connecting with the community, and supporting each other to help teachers and kids.

• Students Going Hungry, but Food Is Plentiful

  Free meals are available. Schools and food banks struggle to tell those in need.

• Providing Support for the Youngest Children

  The Clayton school district in Gloucester County has a social-emotional learning program that may serve as a model for the state.

• Teacher Education: No Classroom Required

  Student teachers struggle to make virtual teaching work — and learn from it, too.

  

• The Board’s Role in Personnel

  Yes, the board  has a role in school district personnel — but it is a limited one.