In its Thanksgiving week voting session, the State Legislature passed long-awaited legislation, S-2810/A-4 (Sweeney/Prieto) requiring quarterly payments to public employee pension systems during the course of the State’s budget year. The Legislature previously passed the measure, […]
ACNJ Releases 6th Annual Child Nutrition Report, Shows 77% Increase Since 2010
More New Jersey children are receiving school breakfast and summer meals sites are expanding across the state, but much more work remains before all children are receiving the nutrition they need to learn, grow […]
What to Do When Accused of a Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment or Other Affirmative Action Violation
By: Carol Smeltzer, Esq. When an employee, parent, student, or other person files a complaint with the district’s affirmative action officer alleging hostile work environment or harassment based on a protected class, the […]
NJPSA represents at NAESP Conference in National Harbor
USDE Issues Guidance On School Accomodations for Transgendered Students
The US Department of Education, in concert with the US Department of Justice released joint guidance to schools explaining how federal law prohibiting sex discrimination affects schools’ obligations toward transgender students. The Department of Education […]
NJPSA Awards Student Leadership Scholarship to 25 New Jersey Seniors
The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association congratulates the 25 graduating seniors in New Jersey who have been awarded a 2015-2016 Student Leadership Scholarship. Each Student Leadership Scholarship carries a $2,000 award for […]
NJDOE Releases Annual District Spending Guide
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released its annual Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending on April 7. The information includes a district’s total per-pupil spending, which includes costs paid by the state on […]
Professional Standards
The National Policy Board for Educational Administrators has released the professional standards, formerly known as the ISLLC Standards. A link to the PDF is attached here
Anti-Bullying Task Force Releases Its Final Report
The Anti Bullying Task Force released its final annual report to Governor Chris Christie this week. The 262-page report concludes the work of the seven-person task force, which was established in March 2012 as […]
Board Retreat Materials 2016
Click on the links below for the NJPSA/FEA Board Retreat Materials: Agenda Leader and Principal Supervisor Standards – Pat Wright PP BOLM Course Overview CAR BOLM Overview CAR Rubric CAR Vision Diagram Common Assumptions […]