• New Board Members Earn Certification

  Kimberly Lane of the Piscataway Board of Education and Mike Mitchell, vice president of the South Brunswick Board of Education, were awarded their New Board Member Certification by the New Jersey School Boards Association at the Middlesex County School Boards...

• NJSBA Extends Condolences Following School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

  In the weeks and months ahead, we expect to hear extensive discussion about school safety throughout the nation. The NJSBA is working on a program on school safety in the wake of this latest tragedy.

  

• NJSBA Technology Conference Canceled

  The New Jersey School Boards Association’s Technology Conference, scheduled for June 3 at the Conference Center at Mercer, has been canceled as a result of concerns about the rising COVID-19 rates in New Jersey.

• Legislative Update: Curriculum Transparency, Electric School Bus Measures Continue to Advance; Educator Recruitment Package Clears Assembly Education Committee

  On May 19, the Assembly Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Women and Children Committee, and Appropriations Committee convened at the State House and advanced various measures affecting New Jersey school districts.

  

• New Jersey’s Health Commissioner Comments on Expansion of COVID-19 Boosters for Children

  Judith M. Persichilli, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, noted in a May 19 statement that everyone ages 5 and older who has completed their primary COVID-19 vaccine series is now eligible for a booster dose.

• NJSBA Leadership Weekend Postponed

  The New Jersey School Boards Association is postponing its Leadership Weekend: Vision Commitment and Unity program after receiving expressions of concern from members and staff about the rising COVID-19 rates in New Jersey.

• Public Testimony Being Accepted on Proposed Rules to Implement Bridge Year Pilot Program

  The pilot program requires each school district with a high school to offer students in the graduating classes of 2021 and 2022 the opportunity to pursue a bridge year during the year immediately following their senior year of high school...

• Call for Entries: NJSBA’s Annual School Leader Awards

  Each year, the School Leader Awards showcase creative and effective programs and practices from New Jersey schools. If your school has a new, unique education program that addresses student learning, NJSBA wants to hear from you.

• High School Students Invited to Apply to Governor’s STEM Scholars Program

  New Jersey high school and college students passionate about science, technology, engineering and mathematics education are invited to apply for the Governor’s STEM Scholars program. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 10.

• Latest Issue of Monthly School Board Notes Digest Available Online (May 24, 2022)

  The May 24 edition of the School Board Notes Digest has been posted online due to a paper shortage tied to the global COVID-19 pandemic.