School Board Notes 1/13/26

State Board of Education Presents NJSBA with Resolution in Honor of School Board Recognition Month

Previews now available on NJSBA’s You Tube channel

Women’s Leadership Conference

School Board Recognition Month

https://youtu.be/5RcBY14KZRY For updated NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down the page to News and Events.

Chalkbeat

Gov. Phil Murphy recaps education initiatives in his last State of the State address

Murphy’s final speech sets the stage for education priorities Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill may pursue as Newark grapples with old buildings, student performance, and a rise in vulnerable students.

New Jersey Globe

Murphy administration seeks state takeover of Lakewood schools

Order to show cause will be filed today seeking approval to remove school board power and appointment of superintendent by state.

NorthJersey.com

NJ passes school bus safety bill to protect students with disabilities – (on NorthJersey.com)

(Also covered on Daily Record) Spurred by the deaths of a Morris County boy and other children with disabilities, state lawmakers have voted for a task force to study the school bus industry that transports thousands of special-education students in New Jersey.

TAPinto.com

Clark’s Hehnly School Hosts PE Leadership Day On Friday, January 9, Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School hosted Physical Education Leadership Day designed to connect students and schools across the district and build strong leadership skills across all grade levels.