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Monday, October 24, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

CSA Evaluation: Building Trust and Relationships

  • Room: 308
New Jersey requires boards to evaluate superintendents. Does your board view that responsibility only as a legal requirement or as an opportunity to discuss how the board and superintendent worked together? This session will look at CSA Evaluation elements, board and superintendent roles and how to improve board-superintendent relationships....
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Mr.  Jesse Adams Jr.
NJSBA Field Service Representative
New Jersey School Boards Association
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Ms  Theresa Lewis
NJSBA Field Service Representative
New Jersey School Boards Association
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Monday, October 24, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Governance I: New Board Member Orientation

  • Room: 303
Members will spend the day with NJSBA staff learning the different aspects of the role they have within the school community and district leadership. This format allows time for engagement with NJSBA staff and Q/A. Lunch will be provided. This session requires pre-registration, please request your Business Administrator to complete your Governance... Read More
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NJSBA Staff
New Jersey School Boards Association
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Monday, October 24, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

From “Robert’s Rules” to “Robert Rules!”

  • Room: 316
Do board meetings leave you feeling stressed, frustrated and exhausted? Learn how “Robert” can facilitate better discussions and decision making at the board table. Join us for some survival tips using Robert’s Rules, the guide to parliamentary procedure that will add efficiency, effectiveness and value to your board meetings. This... Read More
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Mr.  Jesse Adams Jr.
NJSBA Field Service Representative
New Jersey School Boards Association
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Ms  Theresa Lewis
NJSBA Field Service Representative
New Jersey School Boards Association
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Monday, October 24, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Creating a Strategic/Long Range Plan for Your District

  • Room: 417
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Governance IV: Legal Update/Current Issues In School Law

  • Room: 404
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Monday, October 24, 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

The Board/Business Administrator Relationship

  • Room: 308
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Tuesday, October 25, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Helping Board Members Avoid Ethical Minefields

  • Room: 418
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School Ethics: What's New and What's Next

  • Room: 321
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The Perils and Promises of Social Media

  • Room: 310
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Tuesday, October 25, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Governance IV: Legal Update/Current Issues In School Law

  • Room: 404
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How to Conduct a Successful Superintendent Search

  • Room: 305
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Tuesday, October 25, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

The Real Board Meetings of New Jersey

  • Room: 419
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Tuesday, October 25, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Give Your Schools a Magical Edge!

  • Room: 310
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Tuesday, October 25, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Enriching Your Governance Toolbox

  • Room: 305
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Governance IV: Legal Update/Current Issues In School Law

  • Room: 404
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Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Building an Effective Board/Superintendent Partnership

  • Room: 309
Board members and superintendents are integral parts of their district’s leadership team. Utilizing best practices to develop collaborative relationships, attendees will learn how boards can boost student success by creating a board/superintendent partnership that sets clear expectations, creates conditions for success, measures accountability, and seeks to improve efforts for learning... Read More
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Speaker
Ms  Kathleen Helewa
Senior Manager, NJSBA Field Services Field Service Rep, Passaic, Sussex & Warren Counties
NJSBA
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Ms  Mary Ann Friedman
Field Service Representative
NJSBA
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Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Legislative Panel (90 minute session)

  • 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, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

I Survived My First Year as a New Board Member … Now What?

  • Room: 405
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The Price of Gleaming: Poetry and Board Service

  • Room: 305
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Wednesday, October 26, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

The Board’s Role in Reimagining Education in New Jersey

  • Room: 420
Technology can play an important role in improving learning when it’s implemented effectively by district leadership. This session draws from best practices of Apple Distinguished Schools around the world. It also addresses critical elements of leadership and the board’s role in guiding strategic technology decision-making....
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Apple Education
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Apple
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Apple Education
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Apple
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Apple Education
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Apple
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Wednesday, October 26, 1:45 PM - 2:35 PM

How Do I Manage All These Growing Services?

  • Room: 410
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Regionalization: Is Now the Time?

  • Room: 318
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Wednesday, October 26, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Governance II: Finance

  • Room: 415
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Governance III: Student Achievement

  • Room: 414
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Governance IV: Legal Update/Current Issues In School Law

  • Room: 404
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How Would You Handle This?

  • Room: 314
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The Role of School Board Members in Equity Implementation

  • Room: 306
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