NJSBOE Honors New Jersey 2025 Superintendent

of the Year Jack Hurley, Chief Education Officer, Rutherford Public Schools

Third from left, New Jersey 2025 Superintendent of the Year Jack Hurley was honored by the New Jersey State Board of Education (NJSBOE) at its December meeting. From left, congratulating him are NJASA Immediate Past President Dr Michael LaSusa, NJDOE Acting Commissioner Kevin Dehmer, NJSBOE President Kathy Goldenberg, Cindy Hurley, and NJASA Executive Director Dr. Richard Bozza.

Hurley, with a career spanning 47 years in the Rutherford Schools, a PreK-12 district serving about 2,600 students, expressed, "Education is the greatest profession. We lay the foundation for all other fields and shape the future of our students." He emphasized, "This recognition belongs to the Board, our dedicated administrative and supervisory teams, faculty, staff, students, and the supportive community of Rutherford.”

January 29-31, 2025

Harrah's Waterfront

Conference Center

There’s Something for Everyone

Thursday, January 30, Keynote Presentation 9am

Jordyn Zimmerman

A Passionate Educator and Disability Advocate

After being diagnosed as autistic at a young age, she did not receive access to augmentative communication until the age of 18. She now thrives on boldly showing up and redefining what is possible in learning spaces and throughout the broader community - and has personal experience challenging the status quo, which is featured in the 2021 documentary, This Is Not About Me.

Wednesday, January 29 Preconference Event 9:30am - 12:30pm

In partnership with NJASA, NJETA (NJ Education and Technology Association) invites you to pre-conference programming designed for IT professionals, Ed Tech experts, and school leaders. This half-day program will feature focused workshops and presentations on the latest challenges and innovations in education technology. These sessions are open to all TECHSPO '25 registrants. Agenda and Speaker announcements coming soon!

Plenty of Networking Opportunities with 100+ Workshops and 170+ Exhibitors

Travel Waiver Letter

Hotel Information

with the Purchase of the Full Conference Package.

Navigating the Complexities of School Finance

While Ensuring Resources are Aligned to Goals

Wednesday, December 11 via Zoom

Active NJASA Members Attend

at No Cost

Agenda Focus

School district administrators and board of education members face a complex challenge: allocating scarce resources to schools in a way that ultimately leads to improved outcomes for all students. Often, they do this in the context of flat or declining revenue, uncertain funding formula, inflationary challenges, and increasingly diverse schools and student needs.

A Must Read - Part Three Discusses OPRA’s Exemptions for Security-Related Information and Surveillance Video ...

The amendments to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) became effective on September 3, 2024. Part One of this Administrative Guide provided a brief overview of the new changes and discussed definitions of significance for school officials. Part Two provided an analysis of the exemption from disclosure for advisory, consultative, and deliberative material and discussed OPRA’s changes for requests for email and text messages. Part Three discusses OPRA’s exemptions for security-related information and surveillance video and the exemption for records falling under the attorney-client and work product privileges.

Experiences and Lessons Learned During the CoSN 2024 International Education Delegation to Spain

The partnership between NJASA and CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, is a synergy of shared goals and a profound commitment to advancing education for the benefit of students and communities.

CoSN recently released a comprehensive report about the CoSN 2024 International Education Delegation’s visit to Spain. During the group’s visit to Spain, they had the opportunity to gain an understanding of Spain’s educational environment through visits to historical and contemporary schools as well as by participating in informative presentations and meeting with several of Spain’s educational leaders.

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