Guidance Regarding Resumption of NJSIAA Sports & Youth Summer Camps

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. On May 29, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 149, wherein he Ordered that high school sporting activities under the jurisdiction of the […]

Governor Murphy Announces Anticipated Graduation Attendance Limit of 500 People

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. On May 26, 2020, Governor Murphy announced that outdoor graduation ceremonies would be allowed on and after July 6, 2020. On June 9, […]

Reminder: Updated Remote Instruction Emergency Plans Due Tomorrow, 5/22

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. On Monday, May 4, 2020, Governor Murphy announced that the schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. As such, we […]

Deciphering the “Updated” Guidance regarding Graduations and Ceremonies

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 with COVID-19 and the related school closures.  On May 8, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Education issued a memo clarifying that there should continue to be […]

End of the Year Activities and Graduations in the time of COVID-19

May 8, 2020Kasi M. Gifford, Esq. 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 with COVID-19 and the related school closures.  As you are all no doubt aware, on May 4, 2020 Governor Murphy announced the […]

NJDOE Issues Guidance Regarding Observations for Provisional and Nontenured Educators

By: Kasi M. Gifford, Esq. 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. We have received many questions about observations and evaluations. On May 7, 2020, the New Jersey Department of […]

Governor Expands Education Commissioner’s Authority during COVID-19 Emergency

April 7, 2020 Kasi Marie Gifford, Esq. 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 with COVID-19 and the school closure to students.  We have been providing guidance on how best to meet the needs of […]

Important COVID-19 Special Education Related Services Update

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 with COVID-19 and the school closure to students.  We have been providing guidance on how best to meet the needs of your students, staff, and community. Last week […]

NJSIAA Answers Questions About COVID-19 and Spring Sports

March 26, 2020 Kasi M. Gifford, Esq. 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 with COVID-19 and the school closure to students.  We have been providing guidance on how best to meet the needs of […]