After a month-long budget break, the State Legislature resumed its committee work this week along with its continued budget deliberations. The education community saw lots of action! Budget Hearing On Monday, Commission of Education […]
World Traveler Becomes World Leader on SEL Day
During his 18 years as a special education teacher in his hometown of Woodlynne, N.J., Tom Santo used to spend his summers traveling the world. He was not snorkeling in the Bahamas, visiting museums […]
2021 and 2022 NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD Conference Plans Announced
As you will recall, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Annual Conference was transformed into a very successful half-day, free virtual conference held on Zoom. It was our hope that the 2021 Conference […]
Principals Advocate Virtually on Capitol Hill
On Wednesday, April 21st, a delegation of New Jersey principals visited our congressional delegation – virtually – to advocate for New Jersey students, educators and schools! NJPSA members who joined this all-star team included […]
Marijuana Law Guidance
This guidance is being provided to NJPSA members from the NJPSA Legal Team: Robert Schwartz, Esq., John Farinella, Esq., and LEGAL ONE consultant John Worthington, Esq. As you are aware, New Jersey recently […]
New Grant Funding Available to Support Summer and Afterschool Meal Service in Select NJ Communities
The NJ Child Nutrition Fund, administered by Reinvestment Fund and supported by Robert Wood Johnson, has a new round of funding to support summer and afterschool meal service in select New Jersey communities. Equipment […]
US Dept. of Ed. Approves NJ Plan for Alternate Assessments
Earlier today, the US Department of Education sent a letter stating that New Jersey’s proposal to replace this spring’s NJ-SLA exams with a series of alternative assessment tools is in compliance with federal requirements under […]
Invest Your ESSER Funds in FEA Professional Learning and Coaching
Foster Systemic Change, Promote Sustainable Growth, and Accelerate Student Learning To support schools and districts in addressing the ongoing impact of COVID-19, Congress provided a much-needed, second round of federal funds in December […]
FEA Announces 26 Schools to Take Part in Healing-Centered Engagement to Address ACEs and Trauma
The Foundation for Educational Administration (FEA), the professional learning division of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA), has announced the 26 schools that will be a part of its Healing-Centered Engagement […]
Statehouse Update Week of March 15th, 2021
The Assembly Education Committee met virtually on Wednesday, March 17th, and moved a number of significant pieces of legislation. NJPSA was there to provide testimony and make recommendations. A somewhat controversial bill concerning […]