NJASA's eNewsletter Volume 10 | November 29, 2017

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Keynote Presentations Offer a Time to Grow and Change

January 25 Don Wettrick   Don Wettrick is the Innovation Coordinator at Noblesville High School, and is the author of "Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level." He has worked as a middle school and high school teacher; educational and innovation consultant; CEO, and podcast host. He is also the founder of StartEdUp, an organization dedicated to help transform the school culture toward innovation and enable student-led entrepreneurship.  January 26 Dr. Pamela Moran & Ira Socol Dr. Pam Moran, Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools, Virginia, was the 2016 Virginia Superintendent of the Year and one of four finalists for the national superintendent of the year. Ira Socol is Executive Director for Innovation and Learning Technology in Albemarle County Public Schools. He was recently recognized by the Center for Digital Education for its annual award to the nation’s 2017 top 30 Technologists, Transformers, and Trailblazers.

HEAR WHAT YOUR PEERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT TECHSPO New Jersey's Premier Educational Technology Training & Exhibition Conference for School Leaders & Educators January 25-26, 2018 Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City Approved NJDOE Travel Waiver Hotel Information REGISTER NOW!

NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza Named to Education, Access, and Opportunity Transition2018 Committee Governor-elect Philip D. Murphy announced memberships of the Transition2018 committees. The committees are comprised of numerous policy experts and outside leaders in their respective fields, and each committee will have legal counsel to support their efforts. The committees will meet throughout the state over the course of the next two months. They will then submit reports and recommendations to the Governor-elect and his leadership team prior to the inauguration that will inform the new administration’s legislative and regulatory agenda.

In Case You Missed It ( ICYMI ):

Guide to the Chief School Administrator Evaluation Process. This new NJSBA revised superintendent evaluation instrument and process was introduced at 2017 Fall Workshop. NJASA’s primary goal, throughout the years of a joint NJASA/NJSBA Committee , was to encourage professional conversation about superintendent performance, grounded in reflective practice and professional growth.  NJASA Legal Department Research Services Chief School Administrators are usually at the center of personnel and labor-relations issues. Occasionally, decisions or actions made by the CSA can lead to disputes with the local association. School boards and their administrators are prohibited from committing any “unfair practice” against an employee organization or against individual employees. Parts One and Two of this Administrative Guide discussed cases in which administrator conduct was determined to constitute an unfair practice and how to avoid committing an unfair practice. Part Three continues the discussion and provides guidance by providing examples of actions that were determined not to be unfair practices.

This is the Opportunity You've Been Waiting for The Pittsgrove Township Board of Education , Salem County, retained NJASA and Stockton University as a consultant to assist in the selection of candidates to find an exceptional leader to follow in the tradition of excellence expected by this community and school district. You Can Apply Until December 20, 2017.

Governor Christie Files Direct Appointments with the Secretary of State’s Office

School Ethics Commission School Administrator  Reappoint Mark J. Finkelstein Superintendent of Schools Educational Services Commission of New Jersey    Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Compact Commissioner Anthony Trongone Superintendent Pemberton Township Schools

New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership Awards Nominations Must Be Received by January 10, 2018 The New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership's inaugural education foundation recognition event will shine a light on education foundations, funders of these foundations, and key community partners that are working effectively and collaboratively to ensure districts can continue to offer the programs their students need and deserve by providing funding and in-kind support.

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