School Board Notes

Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced the signing of Executive Order No. 361, which establishes the Advisory Commission on Advancing LGBTQIA+ Youth Equity and Inclusion in Schools. The commission will build on the administration’s efforts to support LGBTQIA+ youth and ensure New Jersey...

The New Jersey School Boards Association’s annual Workshop conference will be held from Monday, Oct. 21 to Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. This four-day experience is the largest training conference for school officials in the Garden State. Workshop...

The New Jersey Department of Education, in collaboration with the Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab at Rutgers University, is in the process of developing a statewide training series for school leaders on implementing systemic SEL in schools. This asynchronous SEL leadership...

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 School Leader Awards. Don’t miss this opportunity to acknowledge the excellent work being done in your school to enhance the achievement of all students in your district. Each year, the School Leader...

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024-2025 School Board Member of the Year. Don’t miss this opportunity to acknowledge the passion and dedication of a school board member that you know is doing outstanding work as a...

Gable Associates, which administers the ACES energy cooperative buying service, is warning New Jersey school districts about the possibility of receiving fraudulent energy renewal contracts. Two separate ACES members notified Gabel Associates that they were requested to sign a fraudulent...

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights is inviting high school students with a passion for civil rights to apply to the 2024-2025 Youth Ambassador Program. The Youth Ambassador Program empowers the next generation to work to eliminate bias and discrimination in...

In an advisory, the New Jersey Department of Education encourages local educational agencies to review Spring 2024 New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment results with locally administered assessments to determine the optimum mechanism to support learning and mastery of our state’s student...

Responding to Gov. Phil Murphy’s call for an “artificial intelligence moonshot” to establish New Jersey as a pioneering state for artificial intelligence-powered innovations, the New Jersey Department of Education issued an advisory with resources to help educators understand, prepare for, implement and...

In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided that the New Jersey School Boards Association’s board of directors meeting is scheduled for Friday evening, June 21, 2024, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held remotely. The...