School Board Notes

At its Jan. 17 meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education marked School Board Recognition Month by approving a resolution that commends the hard work and dedication of the state’s approximately 5,000 nonpartisan volunteer board members and charter school...

The report covers a number of areas, including HIB definitions, staff responsibilities in reporting and investigating HIB incidents, the role of school climate and social media, athletic coaches and HIB, and the need for funding of HIB initiatives.

At its Dec. 19, 2023, meeting, the School Ethics Commission adopted two new advisory opinions.

The New Jersey School Boards Association will host a mandated training day Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, for Governance I, II, and IV. Training sessions for Governance I will be in-person only, while Governance II and IV will be virtual only.

On Friday, April 19, the New Jersey School Boards Association will present its first ever Women's Leadership Conference.

Dr. Timothy Purnell, executive director and CEO of the New Jersey School Boards Association, hosted a new episode of “The Boardroom” podcast at the Association’s headquarters Jan. 10.

The New Jersey School Boards Association is saluting board of education members during School Board Recognition Month with a special video.

Nominations have been announced for the New Jersey School Boards Association’s sponsored student film category, “N.J. Hometown Documentary Short (under 5 minutes)” in the annual Garden State Film Festival.

Members of the school community are invited to the Sweeney Center for Public Policy’s Conference on School Regionalization in New Jersey. 

The New Jersey Department of Education announced in an advisory that the United States Department of Education has approved amendments to New Jersey’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief State Plan.

The New Jersey Department of Education announced in an advisory the release of two notices of grant opportunities designed to assist local educational agencies in expanding Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate offerings.