• Position Open: NJSBA Seeks County Activities Coordinator

  The New Jersey School Boards Association is seeking a full-time county activities coordinator. This dynamic individual will join our team to provide leadership development through regional programming for local board of education members.

• Self-Assessment Opens Under Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act

  The New Jersey Department of Education recently opened the 2021-2022 school self-assessment for determining grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.

• School Regionalization Efficiency Program Accepting Grant Applications

  The new law allows school districts that are participating in the program under an application that has been approved, and that have a state aid differential that is positive, to elect to receive state aid according to an alternative phase-out...

• New Jersey Leaders Reach Agreement on Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday

  Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced June 22 that they have reached an agreement on a back-to-school sales tax holiday as a part of the fiscal year 2023 budget. 

• Nancy Helbourg, Longtime Teacher and Rockaway Township Board Member, Dies

  Nancy Helbourg, 47, a longtime teacher and a member of the Rockaway Township Board of Education, lost her battle with acute myeloid leukemia June 16.

• Workshop Early-Bird Pricing Available Until June 30, 2022

  The New Jersey School Boards Association is offering a special early-bird group rate of $2,100 for 25 team members. The regular group registration rate of $2,200 goes into effect Friday, July 1.

• Legislative Update: Electric School Bus Measure Among Those Sent to Governor

  Both the Senate and General Assembly convened at the State House on June 16 and held voting sessions. A summary of the substance and status of any education-related proposal is included in this article.

• First Notice: Delegate Assembly Resolution Deadline 2022

  Resolutions stating proposed policy positions may be submitted by local boards of education, county school boards associations, the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Board of Directors and standing committees for consideration at the NJSBA’s meeting of delegates on Saturday, Nov....

• Position Open: NJSBA Seeks County Activities Coordinator (June 2022)

  The New Jersey School Boards Association is seeking a full-time county activities coordinator. This dynamic individual will join our team to provide leadership development through regional programming for local board of education members.

• Asked and Answered: Navigating Safety and Security

  What safety and security training are public school districts and nonpublic schools required to provide and to whom?