The Senate Education Committee met this week. The agenda covered a broad array of topics including a bill to reinforce and intensify New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying of Rights law, changing all references of “security aid” […]
NJPSA Mourns the Passing of Mark Biedron
NJPSA is saddened by the tragic news that Mark Biedron, former president of the New Jersey State Board of Education from 2014 to 2017, died on Friday, November 6. On behalf of our 8,000 […]
Legislative Update Week of October 26, 2020
Both houses of the Legislature convened in Trenton for Voting Sessions this week. The General Assembly passed three bills impacting our schools and NJPSA members. The first of those bills was an important […]
NJPSA Member Advocacy is Successful Again! Legislation Mandating Multi-Year Revolving Employment Contracts for Coaches HELD in Senate for the Second time. ***Thank you for your Outreach***
NJPSA Supports our Coaches but Opposes This Legislation. This week, NJPSA members once again successfully advocated to prevent the advancement of legislation that would have secured three-year employment contracts for high school […]
Legislature Moves Mandatory Depression Screening, Discipline Reporting, Health Benefits Clean-up Legislation and Governor Vetoes NJQSAC Extensions
By Debra Bradley, Esq. The State Legislature had an active day on October 22 with 10 legislative committees meeting and 62 bills considered. Additionally, certain committees heard public testimony on topics ranging from stormwater […]
Last Chance for NJ Child Nutrition Fund Grants
The New Jersey Child Nutrition Fund (NJCNF), created and administered by the Reinvestment Fund and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides capital funding and technical assistance for federal nutrition program sponsors, […]
Senate Education Committee Continues Work on Pandemic Related Bills
The Senate Education Committee met in Trenton this week and advanced a number of measures to address issues caused by the ongoing pandemic including staffing and substitute shortages. S-2831 (passed 6-0) authorizes the State […]
Senate Education Committee Takes Action on the Following Bills
ACR 190/SCR 124 – This legislation petitions the federal government for emergency response funding to support the School reopening following COVID-19 pandemic. S2691 – This bill requires the Division of Local Government Services […]
NJPSA Statement on Governor’s Revised Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2021 September 3, 2020
Our State budget is the blueprint of our collective priorities. The statewide membership of the NJ Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA) believes that New Jersey’s school students must continue to be a state priority. […]
National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard
NASSP is helping lead an effort to create a National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard that will provide educational leaders and policymakers with information on how schools are reopening and what factors contribute to […]