The NJ State Legislature continues to meet remotely. This week saw the advancement of several important measures. High School Student Bridge Year One issue that NJPSA engaged on, a bill enabling graduating high […]
NJDOE Issues Guidance on Teacher Certification Waivers
Waiver of Performance Assessment Certification Requirements During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency The following guidance provides a description of the New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) waiver of the teacher certification performance assessment (edTPA) requirement […]
NJPSA Action Alert: Legislature Set to Move Bills to Delay or Potentially Reduce Tax Payments to Schools
Senate Bill 2392 (Sarlo) and Assembly Bill 3969 (Danielsen) , now under consideration in the State Legislature, would authorize the Department of Community Affairs to permit municipalities to delay or alter the transmission of property tax revenue […]
Pat Wright Thanks Gov. Murphy for Closing Schools and Allowing Time for Planning
NJPSA would like to thank Governor Murphy and Commissioner Repollet, not only for making the decision to close schools for the remainder of the school year, but also for announcing the closing before the […]
Creating a Human Connection – Virtually
The district’s theme is “#MahwahConnects.” And connecting was a central focus for Principal John Pascale well before COVID-19 struck. But now that it is here, and everyone is adjusting to a new normal […]
Pat Wright Named to Education Recovery Taskforce
NJPSA Executive Director Patricia Wright has accepted a nomination to serve on the Education Recovery Taskforce established by the New Jersey Senate. The Taskforce to be chaired by Senate Education Chair Teresa Ruiz (D- […]
Legislative Update April 17, 2020
On Monday April 13th, both houses of the State Legislature held electronic voting sessions to consider a package of bills to address various issues arising from the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on New […]
CARES Act Emergency Education Assistance
On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the CARES Act, which is a $2 trillion package of assistance measures, The bipartisan legislation contains significant new resources to help states with much-need relief during […]
Governor Murphy’s Executive Orders
Governor Murphy has signed the following Executive Orders that affect schools in New Jersey: Executive Order 104 Governor Murphy Announces Aggressive Social Distancing Measures to Mitigate Further Spread of COVID-19 in NJ […]
Governor Suspends Exit-Testing and Changes Impact Educator Evaluation Requirements – Evaluation Webinar to be Rescheduled
Governor Suspends Exit-Testing Requirements for Class of 2020 Changes Impact Educator Evaluation Requirements This Year Evaluation Webinar to Be Rescheduled in the Very Near Future On April 7, the Governor issued four new […]