NJPSA Council Meeting – December 8, 2017

Agenda (PDF)

I. Welcome (Ralph Aiello, President)

II. Minutes of Council Meeting – September 27, 2017

III. President’s Report

• 2017 Nominating Committee Report (Nicole Moore)
• NJPSA Annual Membership Meeting & Legislative Conference
  • Date: Friday, March 23, 2018
  • Time: 9:15 a.m.
  • Location: NJPSA/FEA
• National Conferences
  • 2018 NAESP Pre K-8 Principals Conference
    • Theme: Lead. Learn. Rethink
    • Date: July 9-11, 2018
    • Hotel: Orlando World Center Marriott Location: Orlando, FL
  • 2018 NASSP National Principals Conference
    • Theme: Connecting Great Leaders Across All Grade Levels
    • Date: July 11-13, 2018
    • Hotel: McCormick Place Location: Chicago, IL

IV. Presentation Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights – Code Revisions (David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education)

• NJPSA Council Meeting: Understanding the New HIB Regulations
• Current & Revised Regulations – NJ’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights
• Threshold Checklist

V.  Presentation New Political Landscape (Ben Dworkin, PhD, Director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics and adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rider University)

Break

VI. Member Discussion Recreational Marijuana?

• Powerpoint
• Colorado Resources
  • Powerpoint: Lessons Learned From Legalizing Marijuana In Colorado
  • Summary of Lessons Learned
  • What You Need to Know
• Opioids & the Overdose Epidemic
• Council Exercise

VII.Executive Director’s Report

• Membership Report, Regional Meetings & Negotiations (C. Stein)
• Legal Update (R. Schwartz, Esq.)
  • Sexual Harassment In the Workplace
  • Sexual Harassment NJPSA Primer
  • Holiday Observances (Wayne Oppito, November 29, 2017)
• Pension Update (R. Murphy)
  • Prescription Management Change to become effective January 1, 2018 for those in the NJ School Employees Health Benefit Plan (Bob Murphy, November 28, 2017)
• Professional Development Update (J. Doolan & D. Nash, Esq.)
• Legislative Update (D. Bradley, Esq.)
  • State Pension & Health Benefit Study Commission Issues Final Report, Calls for Additional Reforms (December 7, 2017)
  • State Board of Ed Honors School Leaders & Schools At December Meeting (December 6, 2017)
  • Assembly Ed Committee Moves Several Bills In Possible Sole Meeting In Lameduck (December 5, 2017)
  • Senate Ed Committee Returns With Slew of Nutrition Bills (November 30, 2017)
  • State Board Approves Changes To HIB Investigatory Requirements & NJQSAC Monitoring, Also Honors Lighthouse Districts (November 2, 2017)
  • Science Assessment
    • Science Facts
    • Update on New Science Assessments (November 8, 2017 Broadcast)
    • Update on New Jersey’s Procurement of New Science Assessments (September 26, 2017)

VIII. New Business Council Meeting Adjourns

Lunch