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Senate Leaders Look at What’s Needed to Get Back to School
As districts await guidance from the NJDOE and NJ Department of Health, New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and Senate Education Committee Chair Senator Teresa Ruiz speak with Dr. Richard Bozza, Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of Administrators (NJASA) about getting back to school. Ruiz who is Senate President Pro Tempore and directing the New Jersey Education Recovery Task Force, and Sweeney, weighed in on four key topics: (1) the immediate need for guidance (2) recommendations for districts to establish flat line budgets (3) how schools could safely and realistically reopen and (4) how schools are the community center for academics and mental health.
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Challenges of New Jersey’s Rural School Districts
Pandemic challenges loom larger in a rural district like North Warren Regional School District, which stretches 110 square miles along the Appalachian Trail. In NJASA’s twelfth video podcast, Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza talks with Superintendent and Chief Education Officer Sarah Bilotti who shares the creative solutions the district has employed to offset financial challenges of Senate Bill 2, including replacing lights with LEDs for an equivalent savings to a teaching position. Ms. Bilotti proudly speaks of her district’s nationally award-winning marching band, color guard and successful music program, and the virtual ways they are honoring their graduates and student achievement award winners. Visit njasa.net to join us in exploring best practices together.
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Pandemic Amplifies Challenges in North Brunswick Twp.
NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza talks with NJASA Past President Dr. Brian Zychowski, Chief Education Officer, North Brunswick Twp. Schools, about new leadership skillsets inspiring creative solutions to address the district’s pandemic challenges.
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Senator Teresa Ruiz Discusses Challenges of Reopening NJ’s Public Schools with NJASA
Senator Teresa Ruiz Discusses Challenges of Reopening NJ’s Public Schools with NJASA Masks in the classroom, staggered schedules and distance learning are among the options being considered by the Senate Education Recovery Task Force, a panel of educators and public officials who will help provide guidance and insight on topics surrounding the reopening of New Jersey’s public schools. Led by Senator Teresa Ruiz, the task force will hear from experts on the digital divide, mitigating learning loss, offering resources to improve at-home special education, social-emotional learning, mental health and more. Equity remains an important focus to ensure all students have access to a quality education. In this podcast, NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza, also a task force member, talks with Senator Ruiz about meeting the challenges as districts prepare for the fall.
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Team of Technical Wizards Helps New Jersey Public School District Thrive
NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza talks with NJASA Monmouth County Executive Committee Representative Dr. Michael Salvatore, Chief Education Officer, Long Branch Public Schools.
