A Focus on Students at County Meetings
July 26, 2018
As I looked around the small auditorium, I saw students, parents, teachers, administrators and school board members all rise to give a standing ovation to…
July 26, 2018
As I looked around the small auditorium, I saw students, parents, teachers, administrators and school board members all rise to give a standing ovation to…
January 26, 2018
The idea of preparing schools for the future had been long been a goal of mine: the notion of putting technology tools in the hands…
January 26, 2018
We exist in an information age, powered by new technology connecting people, ideas, data, and content in rapidly-changing ways. As we work to prepare New…
February 03, 2017
The discussion of principal selection seldom occurs in conjunction with student achievement even when the relationship between school principals and student achievement is the topic.…
February 03, 2017
Issues in public education are constantly changing, but anyone involved with educating children can agree on one thing: Student achievement is the goal. To see…
February 03, 2017
Advancing the achievement of all students is at the core of the New Jersey School Boards Association’s mission. That was the impetus behind the appointment…
December 09, 2016
The use of pictures, video and music files in school presentations, classroom lessons and on district websites is not a new phenomenon in New Jersey.…
February 11, 2016
With yet another delay in the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, this may seem like a good time to breathe a sigh of relief and…
February 11, 2016
Residential placements, one of the most restrictive environments along the continuum of placements to be considered by child study teams, are increasingly the source of…
February 11, 2016
Each year, school district policies are shaped by legal decisions issued by state and federal courts, the commissioner of education and other administrative agencies. Here…