This session will review existing threats to our students and our school facilities. There will be discussion of historical threats since the early 1900s through modern day. Participants will be encouraged to examine the security of their own schools, and to learn how to do a security assessment. The presenters will review a sample security assessment undertaken for a school district and the various solutions that are available.
This presentation will provide participants with an overview of the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), union contract negotiations, mediation, fact-finding and super conciliation procedures, and the "do's and don'ts" in preparing for and handling each step in the process. Participants will also learn the different strategies the employer can use during the negotiation process to challenge non-negotiable items presented by the union, discuss scope of negotiations petitions and briefly review unfair labor charges.
“Flipping the Classroom' is a current ‘buzz phrase’ used often in the education industry now, but what does it really mean? Session participants will understand how flip teaching leverages learning in a classroom through the use of internet technology and teacher-created videos to offer engaging and individualized online instruction. Discover how a school in Yuma, Arizona, is receiving national recognition for its success in a flipped classroom model using technology from Education2020.
This presentation will familiarize school leaders with the pros and cons of self-insured employee benefits programs - the potential risks and the potential rewards. A benefits specialist and a representative from a New Jersey district that is already self-insuring its collectively bargained employee benefit plans will team up to discuss budgeting, reserve requirements, stop-loss protection, vendor selection criteria, and all major components of evaluating whether a district should be self-insured.
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This session will discuss the importance of teaching the basics of personal finance to students as well as strategies for presenting information on credit, savings and budgeting to children.
This presentation will acquaint attendees with “Operation Superpower,” a fresh new approach to arts outreach, music appreciation and bullying. Meet three Julliard students who will deliver “Operation Superpower, ” an interactive superhero-themed classical music experience for students in grades ranging from primary through secondary. Operation Superpower can be presented as a school visit, in school assembly or in a subscription concert with a local symphony orchestra.
This presentation will include an overview of newly adopted regulations that permit the issuance of certain refunding bonds without prior Local Finance Board approval, provided certain criteria are met, and the procedure for issuing such refunding bonds. Participants will also learn more about the use of Energy Savings Improvement Programs (ESIP) by school districts to finance the installation of new energy conservation measures.
This course is designed to provide educators with an in-depth understanding of the Common Core Standards, while instructing them to effectively navigate various Common Core web resources, and successfully use Common Core Standards with existing SMART Board lesson plans.
Session participants will learn about the total costs of managing today’s office technology and the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Archives and Record Management (DARM).
Springfield Board of Education is in the midst of a $3.5 million upgrade of its athletic fields at a 9.38 acre tract, adjacent to the high school. The township and the school board plan to construct two synthetic turf athletic fields in an area currently occupied by both tennis courts and a natural turf baseball field. The board, along with its appointed engineer, coordinated extensively with the township on the design and funding of this project, a new community resource. The program presenters will discuss how funding was secured, as well as the details of and the lessons learned from the project.
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This session will examine how boards of education go about conducting hearings on issues such as student discipline, residency, and Donaldson appeals. The discussion will focus on procedures, time allotment, live testimony and documentary evidence. Participants will learn the types of questions boards should ask of their staff and of parents and students. Another important component that will be reviewed is the role of the "Hearing Officer," who is usually the board attorney.
