The New Jersey School Boards Association is offering three webinars in December, covering critical information on cybersecurity in schools, education foundations, and E-Rate funding.

Webinars present information on topics of critical importance to local boards of education. Interactive and informative webinars are free, and make learning convenient. Viewers may watch webinars live to interact and ask questions, or watch the archived broadcast at any time.

The upcoming schedule of NJSBA-offered webinars is as follows:

Preventing and Mitigating Threats from Student Activity, Wed., Dec. 6, 10 a.m. Learn how to prevent and mitigate threats that students could potentially bring onto school and district networks. Learn about ways a leading next-generation firewall enables finely-tuned control of student action, and allows reaction in real time to emerging threats before they have a chance to gain a foothold. Register Today

Education Foundations: Frequently Asked Questions Get Answers, Tues., Dec. 12, 10 a.m. During this webinar, New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership (NJEFP) Executive Director Megan Dzwonkowski will answer the questions most often asked during meetings and presentations on education foundations. Participants are encouraged to email their questions in advance to Megan Dzwonkowski at [email protected]. Register Today

The E-rate Program; Category 2 Budgets, IT Procurement, & Equipment Tracking, Tues., Dec. 19, 10 a.m. This session will explain the rules pertaining to Category Two budgets, procurement of eligible internal connections equipment, as well as tracking and transfers of eligible equipment procured by using the E-rate competitive bidding process. Register Today

Each of the webinars lasts approximately one hour. To register for upcoming webinars and view past webinars visit NJSBA’s website. For more information on the NJSBA webinar series, contact Lou Schimenti, NJSBA products and services specialist, via email.