NJASA's eNewsletter Volume 16 | February 1, 2023 | |
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NJASA Offers First-Class Programs to Accomplish
Your Vision as a School Leader
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February 10 - Managing and Surviving the Unexpected
We all know "it is not if something will happen, but when it will." Professionals and school district leaders will share their challenging journeys offering legal and public relations parameters, and practical advice in navigating these difficult situations. Cybersecurity...Overarching District Issues...Student Criminal Issues.
Register Now!
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February 22 -The Power of Legal Information: Practical Issues to Keep School Administrators Current & Compliant Session II - Governance
How to respond to school ethics violations, ethics requirements for Board of Education members and administrators, Board relations, how administrators can avoid common pitfalls, how to handle a "strong" Board, and proper handling of executive session issues.
Register Now!
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February 28 - Effective Hiring and Retention Practices - Addressing the Teacher Pipeline
NJASA members may register for and participate in this one-day seminar at no cost. Non-members may register and participate at the cost of $145.00 per person.
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February 28 - The Regional Women's Educational Leadership Forum and Luncheon
Blazing the Trails - Pros and Cons Serving and
Surviving Leadership; Keeping Students First When Facing Adversity; and Just Between Us - A new feature where participants may ask questions, offer commentary, and provide feedback in a supportive venue. Register!
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February 10 is the Deadline to Submit
a Session Proposal for NJASA/NJAPSA Spring Leadership Conference
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The NJASA/NJAPSA Spring Leadership Conference Committee is planning its 41st Annual Spring Leadership Conference at Caesars in Atlantic City. This year's theme is Lifting Leadership...Knowledge, Relationships and Empowerment. If you have a session that you would like to present or would like to recommend a presenter for this conference, please complete the Online Proposal Form and submit it prior to the deadline. The new deadline for RECEIVING completed forms is Friday, February 10, 2023. | |
NJASA and NJPSA/FEA Women's Leadership Conference March 27 and 28, at The Palace at Somerset Park | |
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Please register now for this exciting professional development and networking opportunity! The overnight travel waiver was approved.
To learn more about the Women's Leadership Conference 2023, please contact Judy Rattner, NJASA Director of Special Projects, at 609-599-2900, ext. 122 (office), or at 908-578-0551 (cell).
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Murphy Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million for School Construction Projects Throughout NJ | |
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On January 26, 2023, the Murphy Administration announced the upcoming availability of $350 million for high-priority capital projects in school districts throughout the state. Starting January 30, over 550 Regular Operating Districts (ROD) will be eligible to apply for a grant, made possible through legislation signed in 2022, to address critical operational building needs – including school facilities projects, emergent needs, and capital maintenance requirements.
Also on January 26, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Education and the New Jersey Schools Development Authority issued a Joint Broadcast to Chief School Administrators.
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Under-the-Hood Testing Requirement Update | | |
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NJASBO Executive Director Sue Young shares,
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration offered to states an exemption for commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants seeking a school bus endorsement, from the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement, known as the ‘‘under-the-hood’’ testing requirement. Drivers issued a CDL pursuant to the requested exemption would be restricted to the intrastate operation of school buses only. The exemption would be effective from November 27, 2022, through November 27, 2024.The NJMVC applied for and was approved for this FMCSA exemption effective from November 27, 2022, through November 27, 2024.
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NJASA Colleague Seeks Information | |
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Dr. Ronald G. Taylor, Chief Education Officer, The School District of South Orange and Maplewood, writes, our Board of Education here in South Orange and Maplewood is considering moving from 1 regularly scheduled Board Meeting per month to 2. We understand that some of you may be doing this and that this form of governance is sometimes accompanied by a Committee of the Whole approach in lieu of the subcommittee methodology (i.e., Personnel Committee, Finance Committee, Policy Committee, etc.)
If you have a moment, please share responses to the questions via this survey link. We will be sure to share the results with everyone.
Many thanks.
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NJASA, 920 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08618; 609.599.2900, njasa.net | | | | |
