The New Jersey School Boards Association has a variety of engaging one-day programs scheduled for spring. Read on to learn about some of the Association’s upcoming training opportunities for board members and other school officials.
NJSBA’s School Public Relations Forum
Friday, April 4, 2025
Get a complete toolkit to enhance communication, leverage artificial intelligence, pass a referendum and more at the Public Relations Forum. Whether you are a board member eager to improve the way you communicate with your superintendent and the community, a school administrator striving to achieve your objectives, a public relations professional working in a school, or a related stakeholder passionate about effective communication, the PR Forum will deliver practical guidance and best practices to succeed.
Time: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: New Jersey School Boards Association Headquarters, Trenton.
Member Fee: $119.
Board Member Academy Credits: 3.
NJSBA’s Equity Expo
Friday, April 11, 2025
Join us for a dynamic and enriching conference designed to inspire and empower board leaders and educators. This event will offer a blend of structured learning and interactive sessions. Participants will engage with expert speakers that will offer strategies their districts can adopt to foster a more equitable learning environment, gaining valuable insights and strategies to enhance equity in education. This can include understanding diverse learning needs, school funding, technology and incorporating student voices. Stay tuned for session details and a full agenda.
Time: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Conference Center at Mercer County College, West Windsor.
Member Fee: $119.
Board Member Academy Credits: 3.
NJSBA’s Virtual Spring Conference
Friday, May 30, 2025
This virtual event will offer more than 20 sessions with multiple concurrent training sessions, featuring our most-requested topics and some of the most popular sessions from Workshop 2024, such as school safety and security; mental health for students and staff; board governance; career and technical education and much more! Stay tuned for session details and a full agenda.
Time: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Member Fee: $99.
Board Member Academy Credits: Earn up to six BMA credits.
NJSBA’s AI Conference: Preparing for Today and Tomorrow
Friday, June 6, 2025
Whether you are an avid user of artificial intelligence or a novice, it is imperative to appreciate the potential of generative AI in the classroom – as well as areas of concern. This conference will explore how AI can be used in the classroom to improve student learning, how administrators are using it to perform their duties, what board members should know about AI, the legal issues surrounding AI and more. The conference will feature experienced practitioners of AI as well as panel discussions. More details, including registration, will be available soon.
