In a standing room only meeting at the Statehouse Monday, Chairwoman Ruiz presided over a Senate Education Committee that considered several significant pieces of legislation. A-665/S-2563 Requires each board of education to adopt policy […]
Remember FEA When Finalizing Your ESSA Title II and Title III Applications
July 1 is approaching fast, and that means that all IDEA and ESSA Grant Applications are due at the New Jersey Department of Education so that you can begin to use the money that […]
NJPSA Congratulates 25 Graduating Seniors on Their 2018-19 Student Leadership Scholarships
The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association congratulates the 25 graduating seniors in New Jersey who have been awarded a 2018-2019 Student Leadership Scholarship. Each Student Leadership Scholarship carries a $2,000 award for the […]
COURT OVERTURNS CLEMENTON
In 2015 the Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) issued what has become known as the “Clementon” decision in which it concluded that employee bargaining associations may not negotiate a lower Chapter 78 employee rate […]
NJPSA Names 2019 Visionary Leaders of the Year
The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 Visionary Leadership Awards. Pamela Hernandez, principal of John F. Kennedy School in Jamesburg, was named Visionary Leader […]
Dr. Derrick Nelson: Leader Among Leaders
By Fidelia Sturdivant, Retired Principal of East Orange School District If a school principal is an educational leader, and a 20-year Army Reserve officer is a military leader, how does one describe […]
NJDOE Announcement for Connected Action Roadmap (CAR) Regional Information Sessions
NJDOE Announcement for Connected Action Roadmap (CAR) Regional Information Sessions The New Jersey Department of Education, in collaboration with the Partnership for Collaborative Professional Learning*, seeks to ensure equitable access to high-quality education and postsecondary success […]
FEA and Nicholson Foundation Focusing on PreK-3 Leadership
The Foundation for Educational Administration (FEA) is proud to announce the next step in its 15-month project, funded by a grant from The Nicholson Foundation, to develop the Transforming Early Childhood Leadership Institute. The […]
NJPSA Reacts to Gov. Murphy’s Budget Proposal
On March 5, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his annual Budget Address to a Joint Session of the State Legislature, proposing spending of $38.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 with an overarching goal of building […]
A Rite of Spring – Nonrenewal of Non-tenured Staff
By: Wayne Oppito, Esq. New Jersey statute, N.J.S.A. 18A:27-10 reads: On or before May 15 in each year, each nontenured teaching staff member continuously employed by a board of education since the preceding […]