NJPSA Announces Winners of the 2022 Visionary Leadership Awards
Christopher Turnbull, Principal of Bear Tavern Elementary School in the Hopewell Valley School District, was named Visionary Principal of the Year, Elementary Level; Stella Nwanguma, Principal of Winslow Township Middle School, was named Visionary […]
NJ Schools Were Facing a Staffing Crisis Before COVID. Now, the Challenges Are Daunting
What if we have been looking at the staffing shortages in our schools all wrong? No substitutes? They’ll come back after COVID-19. No bus drivers? Adjustments to licensing requirements will increase the candidate pool. […]
NJPSA Applauds Governor Murphy’s Strong Commitment to Public Education in State Budget Address
Governor Murphy’s Budget Address Supports Education Through Full State Aid Formula Payment, Preschool Expansion, Full Educator Pension Payment and School Infrastructure Funding for FY 2023 Budget This afternoon, Governor Phil Murphy gave the […]
NJPSA Update: School Mask Mandate Ending March 7
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Murphy announced his plan to lift the mask mandate in all New Jersey schools effective March 7, citing the declining numbers of new cases of COVID-19, the decrease in the number […]
ATTENTION NJPSA MEMBERS! NEW SCHOOL SECURITY DRILL LAW IS IN EFFECT NOW
You must provide same day notice to parents after the conclusion of each school security drill. On January 10, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed P.L. 2021, Chapter 365 into law, which went into […]
NJPSA Establishing New Committee to Address Staffing and Certification Changes Needed to Assist Districts in Meeting Short-Term and Long-Term Staffing Needs
Join Today! January 25th– First Meeting Date NJPSA members are grappling with major staffing shortages in every position in their schools on practically a daily basis. At the same time, there are fewer candidates […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse: Week of December 6, 2021
As the 2020-2021 Lame Duck Session is well underway, feathers continue to be ruffled at the Statehouse. As the debate about whether or not statehouse complex employees and legislators can be, or should be, […]
Gun Violence in Schools – An Analysis of What Happened in Michigan at the Oxford High School
By the NJPSA Legal Department and LEGAL ONE The recent school shooting in Michigan is a tragic reminder of the dangers schools face today. It is also a reminder of why it is […]
NJPSA Executive Director Bingert Shares Challenges and Successes of School Reopening with Joint Committee on the Public Schools
On Tuesday, October 19, NJPSA Executive Director Karen Bingert and Director of Government Relations Director Debra Bradley testified before the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, a bicameral committee devoted to examining issues surrounding […]
Social Media “Challenges” Can Have Serious Consequences
Reports have surfaced recently of a social-media challenge that encourages students to physically assault teachers or other adults in schools. It follows an earlier “challenge” that called on students to steal or vandalize school […]