State Board Moves Forward With Changes to Unsafe School Reporting, Makes Several Org Changes The New Jersey State Board, at their December meeting, made several organizational changes, moved forward with modifications to ESEA Unsafe […]
NJ Principals of the Year Honored By State Board
NJPSA’s Visionary Principals of the Year were honored by the State Board and Commissioner December 7 as part of the Board’s annual recognition ceremony. Lenore Kingsmore, Principal of Henry Hudson Regional HS, and Dr. […]
Governor Announces Nominations To State Board
Governor Chris Christie announced several nominations to the New Jersey State Board of Education December 6. The list includes a number of reappointments to the Board as well as several new potential appointments to […]
Legislation Increasing TPAF Retiree Coach Exemption to $15K Now Law
Legislation, P.L.2016, c.76 (A-1878 / S-2404 (Wimberly/Rice), increasing the amount that a retired coach may earn from $10,000 to $15,000 before being required to reenroll in TPAF, was signed into law December 5. The […]
Governor Signs Several School Safety Measures Into Law
Gov. Chris Christie signed two school safety bills December 5. One bill requires schools to conduct annual security training alongside first-responders, the second ensures that future school architectural plans feature certain security measures. Training […]
Pension Funds Trail Benchmark
New Jersey’s pension funds continue to trail benchmarks for the fiscal year, calendar year and over the 12 months ending in October, the state Division of Investment said November 30. The pension funds earned […]
Gov Signs Legislation Creating New Class of Officers To Provide Security In Schools
The Governor signed legislation, S-86 / A-1244 (Bucco), which would allow “class three” special law enforcement officers to provide security on K-12 and county college campuses. Christie conditionally vetoed the measure in September, saying he wanted […]
NJPSA December Council Meeting Digital Folder
Agenda Minutes – September 16, 2016 Council Meeting President’s Report 2016 Nominating Report NJPSA Annual Membership Meeting & Legislative Conference School Funding ELC School Funding Presentation Executive […]
Retiree’s – 2017 Changes for State Dental, State Income Tax and SS/Medicare
Social Security and Medicare Part B (and D) Costs The 2017 Medicare costs have been published by Social Security. Retirees on Medicare should have received a letter from Social Security indicating what you will […]
School Security Legislation Goes to Governor
Two school security bills are headed to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk after passing the state Assembly November 21. Class 3 Officers The Governor is expected to sign the first measure, S-86 (Bucco), which would allow “class […]