The Delegate Assembly shall convene at 9:00 am on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, at The Conference Center at Mercer, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, New Jersey, 08550; located on the campus of Mercer County Community College. Board approved resolutions must be received at NJSBA offices by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.

During the Delegate Assembly, delegates will deliberate and vote to adopt policies on issues affecting New Jersey public schools. All local boards of education, in good standing, along with any county school boards association, the NJSBA Board of Directors, and any NJSBA committee may seek to have the Association adopt new policy or revise existing policies by filing a resolution on a topic of broad concern. Any policy adoptions or revisions resulting from Delegate Assembly actions are then incorporated into NJSBA’s Manual of Positions and Policies on Education and become formal advocacy positions of the Association. These policy positions, adopted by the delegates during the Delegate Assembly, serve to direct the Association’s advocacy efforts on statewide educational issues. The delegates may also act to amend the NJSBA Bylaws.

Each board of education may be represented at the Delegate Assembly by one delegate or alternate, appointed by that local board. In order for the delegate or alternate to participate, the local board must provide a written certification to the NJSBA executive director that includes the names of both the delegate and alternate at least four days prior to the Delegate Assembly. Voting and speaking privileges shall only be accorded to delegates or alternates that have been certified in writing to the Association. More information about the Delegate Assembly can be found here.

Resolutions timely received in the proper format will be considered by the Resolutions Subcommittee at its meeting, to be held remotely, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:00 p.m., with a tentative second date scheduled for remote participation on Oct. 28, at 7:00 p.m., if necessary.

Resolutions should be emailed, with a cover letter, under the subject heading of “Resolution – November 2026 Delegate Assembly” to Lauren Liu (lliu@njsba.org). Resolutions, including a cover letter, may also be sent by regular mail to:

Resolution, November 2026 Delegate Assembly

Attn: Lauren Liu

New Jersey School Boards Association

413 West State Street

Trenton, New Jersey 08618

In accordance with the NJSBA bylaws, the Association will consider resolution proposals which are: timely submitted, properly formatted, and sponsored by boards in good standing with the Association. Upon receipt, the General Counsel’s office shall review and evaluate each submission according to admission criteria as set forth in NJSBA Bylaws and the rules of the Resolutions Subcommittee.

The Resolutions Subcommittee shall, upon request, extend sponsoring bodies an opportunity to present the resolution to the subcommittee. The rules of conduct for appearance are attached for your convenience. To make an appearance, a request may be filed with the General Counsel’s office before 5:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9 by following this link here.

To permit timely consideration of issues brought forth by district boards in advance of the Delegate Assembly, meeting materials, (including the background materials and the Resolution Subcommittee’s recommendations on all resolutions to be presented to the Delegate Assembly) will be publicly available on the NJSBA website—www.njsba.org/da.