As New Jersey’s board members know, summer means more than weekends at the shore and ice cream cones on a warm evening. Summer – when local board members and state lawmakers usually have a lighter schedule – is when NJSBA organizes meetings for board members to meet with legislators to discuss educational issues. Below are photos of recent meetings; a schedule for upcoming meetings appears in the following article.

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Left to right: William Sullivan, North Hanover board; Assemblyman Ron Dancer of Legislative District 12; Andrea Katz, Chesterfield board; Christopher Jones, NJSBA legislative advocate.

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Left to right, standing: Kathy Judge, Cherry Hill board member; Joyce Miller, Gibbsboro board member; sitting, left to right, Jonathan Pushman, NJSBA legislative advocate; and Sen. Jim Beach.

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Left to right, Christopher Scales, Hamilton Township board and Mercer County School Boards Association vice president; Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo, Legislative District 14; and Christopher Jones, NJSBA legislative advocate.

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Left to right: Chris Marion, Freehold Township board; Don Webster, NJSBA president and Manchester Township board; Assemblywoman Joanne Downey; Sharon Seyler, NJSBA legislative advocate; and Assemblyman  Eric  Houghtaling. Both of the legislators represent Legislative District 11.

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Left to right, George Cook III, Hillside board; Christopher Jones, NJSBA legislative advocate; and Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, Legislative District 20.

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Left to right: Mike Scarneo, Dover board; Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, Legislative District 25; and Dino Cappello ,Denville board.