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Monday, October 24, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Room: 404
For board members and charter school trustees in the first year of a re-elected or reappointed term. Whether it is the School Ethics Commission or a court ruling, school board members need to be aware of the legal changes that impact the board of education and their district. This session is open... Read More
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NJSBA Staff
New Jersey School Boards Association
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Tuesday, October 25, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Tuesday, October 25, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Tuesday, October 25, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Room: Michigan Avenue Learning Lab
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  • Room: Tennessee Avenue Learning Lab
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Tuesday, October 25, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Room: 416
Interact with your peers to discuss implementing the new law that requires a student representative be appointed to each board of education for a school district and board of trustees of a charter school that include grades nine through twelve. Attendees will also learn how to work with student government....
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Speaker
Dillon Dukes
2022 NJASC President
New Jersey Association of Student Council
Speaker
Mr.  Lou Miller
Executive Director
New Jersey Association of Student Councils
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Wendy Booth Sitzler
Executive Director
New Jersey Association of Student Councils

Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Room: 304
Co-hosted by the Garden State Coalition of Schools, the NJSBA Governmental Relations Department will lead a moderated panel discussion on various educational issues with representatives of the New Jersey State Legislature. Panelists include: Senator Vin Gopal (D-11) – Chair, Senate Education Committee Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-13) - Senate Republican Budget Officer Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt... Read More
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Speaker
Elisabeth Ginsburg
Executive Director
Garden State Coalition of Schools
Speaker
Jonathan Pushman
Director of Governmental Relations
NJ School Boards Association
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Wednesday, October 26, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

  • Room: 304
Learn more legal mandates in special education, identify where to find your district data as it relates to special education, and discover questions you should be asking about your district’s performance. This session also will cover what board members need to know about pending litigation....
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Speaker
Dr.  Alexis Piombino
Director of Special Services/Board of Education Member
East Hanover Township Public Schools/Rockaway Borough Public Schools
Speaker
Kerri Wright
School Board Attorney; co-chair of education team; and NJ School Board Member of the Year in 2021-22
Principal with Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman and President Chester Board of Education
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Wednesday, October 26, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Room: 414
Join NJSBA's Governmental Relations staff as they moderate a discussion with current State Board of Education members. The New Jersey State Board of Education adopts administrative code, which sets the rules needed to implement state education law. These regulations are created to govern and supervise the state’s 2,500 public schools....
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Mr.  John Burns
Senior Legislative Counsel
NJ School Boards Association
Speaker
Jonathan Pushman
Director of Governmental Relations
NJ School Boards Association
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Wednesday, October 26, 1:45 PM - 2:35 PM

  • Room: 318
Get an overview of the new law enacted in early 2022, the first significant change to statute in more than 25 years. Learn about incentives for districts exploring the regionalization process, including feasibility study grants and reimbursement of election costs. Identify the impact of regionalization on district operations....
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms  Gwen Thornton
Field Service Representative
NJSBA
Speaker
Mr.  John Burns
Senior Legislative Counsel
NJ School Boards Association
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