School Board Notes

The following provides a summary of any noteworthy education-related activity at the State House over the past week. Bills Signed Into Law On Friday, May 17, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the following bill into law: Evaluation Review Task Force S-2082/A-3413 (P.L.2024,...

The School Ethics Commission held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting April 30, 2024, and took the following action: did not discuss any ethics complaints pursuant to the SEC’s previous regulations; discussed eight ethics complaints pursuant to the SEC’s new/amended regulations;...

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 has two engaging and timely webinars lined up, with more being added soon. Discover what’s in store and register for the programs that interest you the most. Best Practices for Policy Development and Maintaining...

On March 24, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Education received $2,764,587,703 for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund under the American Rescue Plan Act. Of these funds, 90% was awarded to local educational agencies to be used...

“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 on June 3 at 1:30 p.m., which will focus on student representatives...

The New Jersey School Boards Association and ASAH, which serves the private special education community, are pleased to honor the four 2024 Innovations in Special Education Award winners in this video. These four imaginative programs are helping special needs children achieve...

Arts Ed NJ has been approved for a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a Grants for Arts Projects award, according to a news release. The grant will support the collective impact advocacy campaign Arts Ed Now...

To support the needs of multilingual learners, the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Supplemental Educational Programs developed a new website that provides guidance and resources for local educational agencies. The guidance includes information on identification and exiting procedures, assessment, preschool...

Pursuant to N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-4.4, the New Jersey Department of Education is required to adopt student learning standards in information literacy, which enables an individual to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and effectively use the...

To fulfill its commitment to helping students become well-informed, engaged citizens, the New Jersey Department of Education recently issued an advisory with guidance for educators and administrators that aims to enhance information literacy in classrooms across the state. In 2023, New Jersey...

The New Jersey School Boards Association invites students to submit entries into its sponsored category of the annual Garden State Film Festival: “New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short.” Films must be five minutes or less and focus on some aspect of...

The Verona Board of Education in Essex County recently earned its Board Certification, joining its county colleagues in Bloomfield, Livingston, Millburn, Newark, Roseland, South Orange-Maplewood, West Essex, West Orange, Roseville Community Charter School and the Marion P. Thomas Charter School...

The Washington Township Board of Education recently earned the Carole E. Larsen Master Board certification. Named after a veteran field service representative who died in 2007, a board of education must keep its board certification status current and then earn...

The Roxbury Board of Education in Morris County, which first earned Board Certification in 2001, became recertified in 2017 and earned the Carole E. Larsen board certification in 2018 has become certified all over again. The board was recently once...

The Morris County School Boards Association hosted the Second Annual Nancy Helbourg Memorial Recognition Ceremony on May 2 at Roxbury High School in Succasunna. MCSBA President Bernadette Dalesandro (a member of the Netcong Board of Education) welcomed attendees, virtually and...

The Essex County School Boards Association met May 9 at the Glen Ridge Country Club in Glen Ridge. ECSBA President Reginald Bledsoe (who serves on the Essex County Schools of Technology Board of Education) called the meeting to order and...

The Sussex County School Boards Association met on May 8 at the Newton Country Club in Newton. SCSBA First Vice President Ronald Hoffman (who is the vice president of the Hardyston Township Board of Education) called the meeting to order...

In 2022, the Morris County School Boards Association established the Irene M. LeFebvre Excellence in Boardsmanship Award, named in honor of the long-term Morris County board of education member, Morris County School Boards Association Executive Committee member, and the then-sitting...

The Bergen County School Boards Association met May 7 at the Holiday Inn Hasbrouck Heights-Meadowlands in Hasbrouck Heights. BCSBA President Michael Jacobs of the Ridgefield Board of Education called the meeting to order and welcomed attendees, both virtually and in...

In 2002, the Bergen County School Boards Association established the Janet S. Lobsenz Award, named in honor of the long-term New Jersey School Boards Association field service representative and former Bergen County school board member Janet S. Lobsenz. This award...

The Hudson County School Boards Association met May 1 at Union City High School in Union City. HCSBA President Jose Soares (Kearny) called the meeting to order and welcomed attendees, both virtually and in person, to the final HCSBA meeting...

The Burlington County School Boards Association met on May 2 at the Medford Village Country Club in Medford, conducting a variety of business. At the meeting, the board recognized new board members, honored Beth F. Norcia, superintendent of Maple Shade...