School Board Notes

Daniel Thomas Sinclair, who served as president of the New Jersey School Boards Association from 2017-2019, died Saturday, July 6 after a courageous fight with cancer.  He was 75 and lived in Wanaque, New Jersey. A career educator, Sinclair, was born in...

“Education Matters,” a New Jersey School Boards Association podcast hosted by Ray Pinney, lead director of member training and engagement at the Association, will air a new episode on July 15 at 1:30 p.m., which will focus on the use...

In 2018, the New Jersey School Boards Association released the Final Report of the Task Force on Educational Opportunities for the Non-College-Bound Learner. The report studied the status of education programs for students who do not plan to attend college immediately...

This year’s November Annual School Election will be held Nov. 5, 2024. The deadline for candidates to submit their nominating petition to the county clerk is 4 p.m., July 29, 2024. School board secretaries and residents interested in board member candidacy...

The New Jersey School Boards Association has a slate of engaging and timely webinars lined up, with more being added soon. Discover what’s in store and register for the programs that interest you the most. Optimizing E-Rate Funding: Kickstart This...

To assist local educational agencies in the submission of proposed plans for emergency virtual or remote instruction, the New Jersey Department of Education recently issued “Local Educational Agency Guidance for Chapter 27 Emergency Virtual or Remote Instruction Programs,” which includes...

The New Jersey Department of Education is providing school district boards of education and charter school and renaissance school boards of trustees the option to extend the implementation of their 2019-2022 Comprehensive Equity Plan through school year 2024-2025, according to an...

Staff members from the New Jersey School Boards Association played an active role in the 2024 Federation of Trainers Conference hosted by the Minnesota School Boards Association. From June 26-29, 2024, six NJSBA staff members, along with trainers, conference planners,...