President's Message: Let’s Listen to Our Students
April 02, 2019
The importance of talking with — listening to— our students.
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President's Message: The Importance of Making Our Voices Heard
February 08, 2019
Board members should consider that they have a responsibility to advocate for their district’s students. A contingent of New Jersey board of education members recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with some of the state's elected officials.
President's Message: Serving Our Non-College-Bound Learners
September 28, 2018
The importance of serving our career-focused learners; and the upcoming NJSBA officer nominations and elections.
It Takes a Team
July 26, 2018
It takes many people to accomplish the work of the New Jersey School Boards Association, and I want to take a moment to recognize their…
President’s Message: A Look Back at the School Year
May 08, 2018
Every year this happens. Suddenly spring is in full force and the end of the school is quickly approaching. I find the end of the…
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.…
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…