• Public Hearings on State Budget Begin Next Week

  The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee has announced that it will hold two hearings to receive testimony on Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024.

• NJSBA’s Firearms Safety Task Force Issues Final Report with Recommendations to Protect Children

  On Monday, March 6, the chair of the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Firearms Safety Task Force notified members that it had completed its work and had issued a final report filled with recommended strategies that local boards of education...

• New Jersey State Board of Education Acts on Various Items

  At its March meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education heard updates and took action on a variety of items pertaining to K-12 education.

• Legislative Committee Meeting Features Two Legislators, Includes Discussion of Proposed Budget

  The NJSBA's Legislative Committee met virtually Saturday, March 4, to learn about important developments in the Legislature and also heard from two special guests: Sen. Andrew Zwicker and Assemblywoman Sadaf F. Jaffer.

• State Aid Notices Now Available and Updates to the 2023-2024 Budget Application

  The NJDOE announced in an advisory that its school district online budget software was recently updated to reflect each district’s state school aid. Additionally, software screens and functions that were previously blocked from access are now available for use.

• Legislative Update at NJSBA’s Spring Education Symposium to Feature Education Advocates Panel

  Jonathan Pushman, director of governmental relations at NJSBA, will lead a legislative update session that will include a panel discussion with representatives from various education associations.

• Task Force on Public School Staff Shortages Issues Initial Recommendations

  Last week, the Task Force on Public School Staff Shortages in New Jersey released a detailed report highlighting its initial recommendations to address teacher and education support professional shortages in school districts throughout the state.

• Voters to Decide School Construction Questions in March 14 Special Election

  Voters will head to the polls for a special election March 14 to decide school construction proposals. Statewide, the New Jersey School Boards Association has learned of 11 boards of education with construction questions on the ballot.

  

• NJSDA and NJDOE Announce $120 Million for Preschool Facilities Expansion Projects

  Approvable projects are limited to those that expand a current educational facility (adding preschool classrooms/seats) and renovations of existing facilities with limitations.

• Obituary: David B. Blake, Longtime Business Administrator, Dies at Age 85

  David B. Blake, a longtime school business administrator, died Feb. 27 at his Morris Plains home with his family by his side. He was 85 years old.