NJASA's eNewsletter Volume 4 | August 23, 2017

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Welcome to the New Superintendents' Academy  Participants Meet with the NJDOE Leadership. (Pictured, second row) NJDOE Commissioner Kimberley Harrington; (second row far right) NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza; and NSA participants.)  A critical component of the NJASA School Administrator Residency Program is the New Superintendents' Academy (NSA), a system of customized, personalized, structured experiences focused on the common needs and interests of first-time school district leaders.

"It's Not Unusual for Enrollment Rates to Periodically Rise & Fall."   NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza tells NJ101.5 that over the past 50 years, enrollment has gone up and down at different times, for different reasons, “...so you see districts using demographers who will take a look at the trends in terms of what the home construction is, whether there are rental units, whether there will be more families, more children.”

Share Your Technology Knowledge at Techspo Call for Proposals is Now Open! Techspo , January 25-26, 2018, is New Jersey’s premier educational technology training and exhibition conference for school leaders.  Exhibitor registration will open the first week of September.

Make Your Vision a Reality with the New Jersey Consortia for Excellence Through Equity!

Learn more about NJASA’s new partnership with the Penn Center for Educational Leadership in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania by visiting the NJASA website and contacting: Northern Representative Dr. Aaron Graham agraham@njasa.net Central Representative Dr. Gary McCartney gmccartney@njasa.net Southern Representative Jim Bathurst jbathurst@njasa.net

The Game Changer for Winslow Township - Dr. H. Major Poteat.

Dr. H. Major Poteat

NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza blogs , "When the 2017 NJASA Southern Regional Superintendent of the Year Dr. H. Major Poteat first arrived in Winslow Township, the district had a six-million-dollar deficit,... Technology was virtually nonexistent. Dr. Poteat took action."

NJLA Can Strengthen and Grow a School Leadership Team. The New Jersey Leadership Academy ( NJLA ) works best when a team of administrators and teacher leaders from a school or district sign up to learn together. T ake a few minutes to review the dates and locations of each of the eight cohorts and register your team today. Reduced Price: $450 for the three courses - All sessions are - 9am - 1pm.

Looking for PDP Templates?  NJASA has samples that can be easily individualized and specifically designed for use by the CSA   and   Director   that reference the goals and activities of the New Jersey Leadership Academy.

Mark Your Calendar for the NJASA Programs at Fall Workshop 2017! The theme for Workshop 2017 , “Education for a Common Purpose,” reflects the evolution of public education and its impact on our country. It is sponsored by NJSBA, NJASA and NJASBO.  Workshop 2017, will take place Monday, Oct. 23 through Thursday, Oct.26. Training sessions will be conducted all four days. The Workshop Exhibit Floor will open on Tuesday morning, Oct. 24 and operate through Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Sharing Resources: The Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth Program (TLC) at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care is New Jersey's primary youth suicide prevention program. September 12, 2017 Take a Minute, Change a Life War Memorial Trenton, NJ 8:30am - 4:15pm Dr. Jerry Reed, from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center/Education Development Center will be the keynote speaker on the topic of Zero Suicide. Contact 732-235-2810 September 20, 2017 register by September 10 Youth Suicide Prevention:Using the Media to Begin the Conversation Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ School of Social Work 9am - Noon Contact Michelle Scott, Ph.D.

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