School Leader
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
Winter 2024 Vol. 55 No. 3
Articles
President's Message: The Importance of Mandated Training
As you complete your mandated training, I’d urge you to keep in mind how it can help you be more effective – and how that, in turn, can lead to stronger, more effective boards.
Executive Word: ‘The Boardroom’ and the Power of Transparency
Each month, I plan to host a live podcast, “The Boardroom,” from noon to 1 p.m. I will be joined by NJSBA employees and/or members of our extended community.
ELFNJ Spotlight: Winter Virtual County Association Meetings and Programs
New Jersey’s 21 county school boards associations offer training, information and forums to explore the issues facing public school districts.
Readers Forum: Teacher Retention: Strategies to Cut Attrition
It is useful for school leaders, particularly board of education members, to understand what factors can contribute to improving teacher retention.
Legally Speaking – Transgender Students and Parental Notification: What Path Forward?
There are legal, psychological, moral and educational dimensions to every aspect of transgender student accommodation, from bathroom access to preferred pronouns, with passions running high on all sides
Sponsored Content – From Reactive to Proactive: Enhancing School Bus Safety to Prevent Bullying and Violence
How do we extend student safety from the classroom to the school bus? The answer lies in embracing innovative solutions like Transportant, an all-in-one solution built for safety and efficiency in school transportation.
Labor Lookout: Recent Trends in Collective Negotiations
Board members, especially those on the negotiating team, should be knowledgeable about settlement data and current trends in contract negotiations.
Head of the Class: West-Windsor Plainsboro Regional’s Dual-Language Immersion Program
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District was honored as an exemplary program in the 2023 School Leader Awards for its “Dual Language Immersion Program.”