Galloway Township Schools, Let Us Eat – Please, Inc., and Community Food Bank of New Jersey Team up for Summer Food Distribution
Galloway Township, N.J. – Let Us Eat – Please, Inc. committee members join Galloway Township School officials with summer food distribution, a program that helps fill the gap for families who depend on low or no-cost meals during the school year. Shown (L – R): Galloway Township Director of Student Services Christine Burgess shown with […]
Charlotte Dombroski, 7th grade Evesham School District artist, presented with Holiday Art Contest award
Cooper Levenson education law attorney Kasi M. Gifford presented Evesham Township School District 7th grader Charlotte Dombrowski and her teacher Kate Gormley with Holiday Art Contest awards. Music by the Middle School Orchestra made the evening extra-festive. Winning students receive a $50 gift card and a plaque featuring their design. The students’ teachers receive a […]
Kasi Gifford and Carl Taylor speak at New Jersey School Boards Workshop: Best Practices for Managing Board Meetings
Cooper Levenson attorneys Kasi Gifford and Carl Taylor presented to a standing room only group on Wed. Oct. 25 at the New Jersey School Boards Workshop and Convention 2023. The session was described as: Best Practices for Managing Board Meetings This session will explore best practices to navigate board meetings and ensure they remain efficient […]
2022, New Rules?
To Our School Board Community: First, Happy New Year (we think)!! Though we hoped this year would start without Executive Orders, last minute guidance, and unclear recommendations, it seems that’s not going to be our reality. Second, we are still working on all of the new information and guidance, so everyone should try and remain patient and flexible […]
School Update: Vaccines and Masks
To Our School Board Community: As we anticipate the return to full in person instruction for our students, we are again seeing increased Executive Orders, and last minute guidance. On August 20, 2021 the New Jersey Department of Education updated the “Road Forward” guidance and on August 23, 2021, Governor Murphy announced Executive Order 253 […]
Legal Considerations for the Upcoming School Year
To Our School Board Community: Another school year is about to start, one we hoped would start without Executive Orders, last minute guidance and unclear recommendations; in other words one we hoped would start with some normalcy. Sadly, here we are again starting a new school year with another Executive Order and “hints” of recommendations […]
Governor Clarifies in Executive Order No. 196 that BOE Meetings are Legislative Proceedings NOT Subject to Restrictions on Gatherings
To Our School Board Community: The Governor issued Executive Order 196 on November 16, 2020. The Executive Order tightened up restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings. However, notably, after much debate in the legal community, Executive Order 196 clarifies that Local Boards of Education meetings are local legislative proceedings, and are not subject to the capacity […]
New DCA issued OPMA Regulations to Consider Before Your Next Meeting
To Our School Board Community: We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards related to COVID-19 school closures. In March, the New Jersey Legislature amended the Open Public Meetings Act (“OPMA”), to include various relaxations as a result of COVID-19. […]
Join us at the 2020 NJSBA Virtual Workshop
Click here to join us at the 2020 NJSBA Virtual Workshop Log in and enter the exhibit floor lobby between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday October 20, 21, and 22. Click “Enter Here” to visit the lobby and type “Cooper Levenson” into the “Search for a Booth” bar. We can chat […]
NJDOE’s FAQ’s Released
To Our School Board Community: We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards related to COVID-19 school closures. Today the Governor announced that the FAQs for reopening schools had be released. The FAQs can be found here. Additionally, the Governor […]