• Meet New Jersey’s 2019–2020 School Board Member of the Year

  The veteran board member, who also serves as the current president of the Passaic County School Boards Association, was honored at Workshop 2019.

  

• The Importance of Community Partnerships in Teaching the Arts

  Involving local residents and businesses in your district’s arts program is good for both the students and the community. Here are some project ideas.

• A Commitment to Arts Education

  How the Paramus school district built a first-class arts program for its students

• State of the Arts

  New Jersey has reached a historic milestone: It is the first state to provide universal access to arts education.

• President’s Message: Recognition for a Job Well Done

  Honoring school board members not only serves to thank current members; it also helps raise public awareness of the roles and responsibilities of local boards of education and builds respect for their work.

• Executive Word: The Arts are Essential for Education

  People have been moved to express themselves artistically since the earliest humans were inscribing paintings on the walls of caves. There is simply something about creating art that enriches one’s soul.

• ELFNJ Spotlight: Cybersecurity in Schools

  The Educational Leadership Foundation of New Jersey, in cooperation with NJSBA and NJEdge, hosted a training program to address the need for enhanced cybersecurity in schools.

• Legally Speaking: The Role of the State Board of Education

  How much do you know about the body that develops and enacts New Jersey’s education regulations?

• Policy Update: Looking Forward to Spring

  If your schools are thinking of putting in school gardens, consider the policy implications.

• Head of the Class: Why I Came to America

  An award-winning program gives a voice to ESL students