Council Meeting Agenda & Digital Folder December 2, 2015 9:15 am – 1:00 pm Welcome: Amy Stella, President AGENDA (pdf version) Minutes of Council Meeting (September 18, 2015 (emailed 11/23/2015)) President’s Report 2015 […]
Senate Education Committee Approves Legislation Highlighting Chronic Absenteeism Issues, Also Moves Package of Special Education Bills
The Senate Education Committee moved a number of bills at its November 16 meeting, including a package of bills related to special education, as well as a measure, S-3245 (Allen/Ruiz), which attempts to spotlight the […]
Assembly Ed Committee Returns With A Vengeance Post Election Break
The Assembly Education Committee returned from election break November 16, moving a host of bills impacting students, school leaders and schools. NJPSA was onhand to weigh in on the proposals, successfully negotiating an amendment […]
ESEA Renewal Imminent
After more than a decade, Congress appears to be on the verge of reapproving the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The legislation would potentially scale back the federal role in education for the […]
NJDOE Issues ABBR Q&A Document That Empowers Principal
The New Jersey Department of Education issued an updated ‘Questions and Answers (Q&A) document related to the Anti-Bullying Bill of Right Act (ABBR).’ Last released in 2012, the updated document released is directly informed […]
New Law Prohibits Testing in K-2 Except for Diagnostic & Formative Purposes
On November 9 Governor Chris Christie approved legislation, P.L. 2015, c.134 (A-3079 / S-2766 (Jasey, Diegnan, Mainor, Wimberly, Oliver, DeCroce, Turner, Ruiz)) which prohibits the administration of standardized assessments to students in kindergarten through second […]
Governor Signs Law Requiring Schools to Adopt Policy Permitting Administration of Medical Marijuana to Qualified Students
Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, P.L.2015, c. 158 (A-4587/S-3049 (Greenwald / Scutari), November 9 which requires schools, as well as facilities providing services to persons with developmental disabilities, to adopt policies permitting administration of […]
Senate Budget & Appropriations Moves Special Ed Ombudsman Legislation
The Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee approved legislation, S-451, that would establish a special education ombudsman in the state Department of Education. The ombudsman would serve as a resource to parents, students and educators, […]
Governor Signs PARCC, Student Transportation and School Funding Measures
Governor Chris Christie signed several measures affecting student and schools November 9. Included within the list of almost 40 bills signed by the Governor just hours before they would have become law were two […]
Assembly Leadership To Remain the Same
The party leadership of the incoming Assembly will remain the same. During their respective party caucuses November 5, Assembly Democrats voted to re-elect Vincent Prieto as speaker and Assembly Republicans voted to re-elect Jon […]