May/June 2018 • Vol. 48 • No. 6 – New Jersey School Boards Association

May/June 2018 • Vol. 48 • No. 6

What Does the Janus Case Mean for New Jersey?

One of the most important public sector court cases in decades, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, was heard…

“Sculpting Fog”

In 2013, three Hunterdon County communities — Lambertville, Stockton, and West Amwell voted to consolidate what had been four school districts (they already shared a…

The Details of the Regionalization

Created in 2014, the South Hunterdon Regional School District is New Jersey’s newest regional school district. Prior to its creation, the communities of Lambertville, West…

Montgomery Township’s Teamwork

The Montgomery Township School District administration (MTSD) and the Montgomery Township Education Association (MTEA) have progressed from a traditional labor and management relationship to form…

School Security Redefined

In the days after the tragic events of April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School, school safety was redefined. Before Columbine, the issue of school…

NJSBA Q&A: One Local School Board Addresses Safety

School security and safety has always been among the most fundamental concerns of school boards and districts. But following the tragic school shooting in Parkland,…

Trending in School Security

Should teachers be equipped with bulletproof whiteboards? Is it time to monitor students’ Facebook and Twitter accounts for posts about bullying, bombs, or guns? Are…

President’s Message: A Look Back at the School Year

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…

Executive Word: A Fresh Look at School Security

In 2014, the New Jersey School Boards Association issued the final report of the NJSBA School Security Task Force, which was the culmination of a…

ELFNJ Spotlight: ELFNJ Partners with the New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership on Best Practices Training Session

On May 24, the Educational Leadership Foundation of New Jersey (ELFNJ) and the New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership (NJEFP) will join together to bring NJSBA…

Labor Lookout: Recent Trends in Collective Negotiations

The New Jersey School Boards Association collects and maintains a database of teacher contract bargaining data, including settlement rates, board gains, salary guides, work time,…

Legally Speaking: Domestic Violence Victims are Focus of New Law

Just days before leaving office, and with little fanfare, then-Gov. Chris Christie signed a new law requiring all public employers, including all local school districts,…

School Finance: Long-Term Debt Planning for School Districts

For many New Jersey school districts, facilities and capital budget needs are cyclical. Between 1997 and 2006, a record number of New Jersey school districts…

Head of the Class: Engaging Parents to Help Students

A Springfield (Union County) school district program that actively engages parents as partners to help close achievement gaps was named the winner of the 2017…

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