NJASA's eNewsletter Volume 4 | August 17, 2022

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Governor Signs EO Lifting Routine COVID-19 Testing Requirements for School Districts

On August 15, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order lifting the requirement that school districts, child care settings, and state contractors maintain a policy requiring their unvaccinated workers undergo routine testing. The change will apply to school districts and child care settings immediately, and to state contractors as of September 1, 2022.

District Leadership Institute

Finding Your Leadership Compass

Zoom Sessions

9:00am – 12:00pm

Takeaways Will Include Plans, Strategies, and Resources

This Institute is a professional learning experience designed by and for early career superintendents, however, all superintendents are welcome.

November 3 Traversing the Superintendency While Addressing Political Expectations

January 31 Managing and Surviving the Unexpected

May 9 Steering the Annual Fiscal Journey; Staying the Course to Address Priorities

August 26, 2022 is the Deadline to Apply for the:

Superintendent of Schools Position

Stratford School District

Camden County

The Stratford School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade from Stratford in Camden County, New Jersey. Students from Laurel Springs attend the district's schools for grades 7 and 8 as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Students from Hi-Nella attend the district for PreK-8 as part of a sending/receiving relationship, under a five-year transition that started in 2012-13, bringing in an additional 100 students to the district. View the brochure.

NJASA One Day Seminar Series Begins Sept. 19

Developing an Effective PDP and Managing Your

OWN Evaluation Expectations

This session is designed to ensure our members are familiar with the chief school administrator evaluation process. Superintendents who served on the Committee with NJSBA, will highlight, discuss the differentiated indicators, how to organize your documents, prepare information for the Board of

Education, and make recommendations to integrate the evaluation process into your everyday work and successfully navigate the compilation document.

Presenters:

Patricia Haney, Chief Education Officer, Logan Township School District
Joseph Langowski, Retired Chief Education Officer, Lumberton School District
2022 NJASA Superintendent of the Year and NJASA Past President Dr. Scott Rocco, Chief Education Officer, Hamilton Township School District

NJASA Legal Department Research Services

Reports of high school football players engaged in hazing re-surfaced last fall; thus, hazing remains a persistent problem in New Jersey public schools. The current Administrative Guide will update our previous Guide by reviewing recent legislation, and case law, to assist school administrators in efforts to prevent hazing.

In addition, the School News Briefs reviews two new cases including one in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that a school district violated a football coach’s First Amendment Rights when it suspended him for praying on the football field following games.

Subscribers to the NJASA Legal Research Publication Program can access the publications after inserting their username and password by clicking here.

To become a subscriber to the NJASA Legal Research Publications Program, click here.

Cost of Health Benefits Under Review

On August 15, 2022 NJSpotlight News Reported:

How much New Jersey’s public workers — and their taxpayer-funded employers — will pay for health insurance next year continues to be a key concern as proposed rate hikes remain under close review in Trenton.

Two different panels with membership that includes worker representatives and government officials held lengthy public meetings last week to go over some of the specific causes for proposed premium rate increases that are running above 20% in some cases.

Rising inflation and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are among the key factors that have left public workers at every level, as well as many government retirees, facing the higher rates, according to reports outlined during those meeting by the state’s health care consultant.

The consultant’s reports, detailing the proposed rate increases for workers and retirees enrolled in the State Health Benefits Program and the School Employees Health Benefits Program, have also been posted online for public review.

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