President's Message: Not Again….
March 14, 2018
On the day of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, I felt sadness and rage and a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.…
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President’s Message: Technology: Don’t Let the Tools Sit in the Toolbox
January 26, 2018
When I was studying for my masters’ degree, a fellow student announced that, for her class project, she was going to undertake a study of…
President’s Message: Special Programs for Special Children
July 06, 2017
I have had the great privilege and pleasure of being a judge for NJSBA’s Innovations in Special Education Awards program – twice. Innovations in Special…
President's Message: A Look Back
March 29, 2017
On May 20, at NJSBA’s Delegate Assembly, I will conclude my term of office and turn over the gavel to a new president. So for…
President’s Message: Welcome New Board Members
February 03, 2017
I extend a hearty congratulations and welcome to those readers who began their board of education service in January. New members may be feeling a…
President's Message: The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Five Years Out: My Observations
December 09, 2016
In 2011, New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights was enacted. The law, which strengthened existing legislation, was designed to combat harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB)…
President's Message: A Focus on the Future
June 21, 2016
This issue of School Leader magazine includes a special section on education technology, as well as a feature on the Next Generation Science Standards. Both…
President's Message: A New Beginning
February 11, 2016
On Nov. 15, I was honored to take the oath of office as NJSBA’s president for the 2014-2016 term. I want to thank the members…
President's Message: Workshop 2015 – A Resource and an Opportunity
February 09, 2016
As a school board member with more than 17 years of service – and as the president of the New Jersey School Boards Association –…
President's Message: School Safety – The Eternal Vigil
February 09, 2016
Of all of the duties of a local school board, are any more fundamentally important than keeping the children who are in our care safe…