School Board Notes

This year’s STEAM Tank Challenge received over 590 applications from 71 school districts and 105 schools statewide.  Over 427 teams from 19 New Jersey counties delivered presentations virtually in the regional rounds. Sixty teams qualified for the final presentations held...

At its June monthly meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education heard updates and acted on the following items. 

“Education Matters,” a New Jersey School Boards Association podcast hosted by Ray Pinney, lead director of member training and engagement at the Association, will air a new episode June 18 at 3:30 p.m., which will focus on how to make...

Organized by the New Jersey School Boards Association and members of the Associate Membership Program for School Attorneys, the 2024 Spring School Law program returns Tuesday, June 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DoubleTree By Hilton in...

The New Jersey School Boards Association is pleased to welcome three all-star keynote speakers to Workshop 2024. This year’s conference will take place from Monday, Oct. 21 to Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Workshop includes four full...

Ray Pinney, lead director of member training and engagement at the New Jersey School Boards Association, recently interviewed a student representative on a board of education for his podcast, “Education Matters.” In January 2022, Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation that requires school...

The New Jersey Department of Education is seeking assistance in identifying individuals, including individuals with disabilities or parents of students with disabilities, to join the New Jersey State Special Education Advisory Council beginning in the summer of 2024, according to an...

The U.S. Department of Education has notified state educational agencies of the opportunity to seek a waiver to extend the period of availability of state administrative funds under the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, Homeless Children...

The New Jersey Department of Education recently issued an advisory with guidance on applying to extend the employment of retired teachers and professional staff members who were hired during the 2021-2022 or 2022-2023 school years. In July 2023, Gov. Phil Murphy signed P.L. 2023,...

The New Jersey Department of Education has developed and published two databases related to incidents involving violence, vandalism, harassment, intimidation, or bullying in public schools, according to an advisory. As mandated by N.J.S.A. 18A:17-46, all school employees are required to report incidents of violence, vandalism,...

The application for seeking reimbursement for providing Additional or Compensatory Special Education and Related Services for students with disabilities who were 21 as of July 1, 2023, is available on the New Jersey Department of Education’s Homeroom webpage, according to an NJDOE advisory....

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently announced the release of a webinar setting out ways for school districts across the country to increase accessibility for students and teachers with disabilities in their...