Parent Connections

We all make mistakes. They should be looked at as learning opportunities. Dr. Tracey Severns who I have know for years wrote a boke about the mistakes she made or observed in all her years of education. In this podcast we discuss a few of those lessons. I think you will find her insights valuable. I know I did.

Education Matters September 2024 “Education Matters,” a New Jersey School Boards Association podcast hosted by Ray Pinney, chief membership engagement officer at the Association, , which wil...

One of the advances that is drastically changing education and all of society is AI (Artificial Intelligence). I know I am sometimes uneasy about how fast it is advancing. In this podcast later today at 1:30PM I will have a podcast about how it can be used in education. My guest is Dr. Peter Hughes the superintendent of the Cresskill School District. You can watch it on Facebook or YouTube. You can even send me some questions.

Education Matters -Using AI in the Classroom and as a School District AI or artificial intelligence is all around us – and it is not a matter of whether we should use it in our schools but how do we use it? In this “Education M...

One of the most prestigious awards for educators is the New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. This year the winner was Theresa Maughan from the East Orange School District. Ms. Maughan spent a few minutes with NJSBA's Ray Pinney to discuss her story and views on teaching.

Education Matters with NJ State Teacher of the Year Theresa Maughan Theresa Maughan, a high school social studies teacher at the East Orange STEM Academy in the East Orange School District and the 2021-2022 New Jersey State T...

Many districts see a benefit to late start times for our high schools but making the change is not always easy. In this interview with NJSBA's Ray Pinney, Dr. Christine Burton the superintendent of the Millburn School District discusses how her district navigated some of the obstacles.

NJSBA's Education Matters - Late Start Times for Schools Dr. Christine Burton, superintendent of Millburn Township Public Schools, speaks with Ray Pinney, director of county activities and member engagement at the ...

Meet the New Jersey 2021-22 School Board Member of the Year. She is a school board member in the Chester Township School District in Morris County.

Meet Kerri Wright: NJSBA's 2021-2022 School Board Member of the Year Kerri Wright, the New Jersey School Boards Association's 2021-2022 Board Member of the Year, has an interesting background in that she is also a school board...

More views on being an 8th Grade student during the pandemic. These students are from Gloucester County and it was filmed in Marc.

Gloucester County 8th Grade Dialogue #1

What was it like for Eight Graders this pass year to go to school during the pandemic? In a series of interviews in 12 different counties we find out. These students are one group from Atlantic County.

Atlantic County Eighth Graders Discuss the School Year during COVID- #1 For years, county school boards associations have held what they called “Eighth-Grade Dialogues” in which they had students from local middle schools discuss...

March is Women's History Month and in honor of that NJSBA wanted to look at some female educational leaders. They focused by looking at one district, Mendham Borough in Morris County whose leadership team is comprised mostly of women. Enjoy this interview.
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Women’s Leadership in Education: The View from One N.J. District While women comprise more than 70% of New Jersey’s education workforce, the number of women in leadership positions is below that figure. In one Morris Count...

With the dramatic increase in the number of students who are accessing their education remotely because of the pandemic it brings with it questions on the important issue of student privacy and rights. In this podcat William Donia a partner in the law firm of Cooper Levenson discusses these issues with NJSBA's Ray Pinney.

School Law Today – Remote Instruction and Student Privacy One of the foundations of education law is the protection of students' privacy. With the almost overnight transition from in-person instruction to remote instruction, how are students' rights affected? What are the procedures that districts should follow, and what might be some actions to avoid? In....

In part two of this NJSBA series on Lessons Learned, three very accomplished teachers discuss their experience in the classroom. In this segment they discuss teacher evaluations and student assessment as well as other issues.

Lessons Learned: A Reflective Conversation with Teachers of the Year (Part Two) In part two of an Education Matters video interview with the NJSBA’s Ray Pinney, three accomplished teachers – T.J. Belasco, the 2019-2020 Cape May County Te...

What is it like to be a teacher during the pandemic? In this first in a two part series of interviews with NJSBA, the two most recent state teachers of the year plus a county teacher of the year discuss the challenges they face, how their students are dealing with the pandemic.

Lessons Learned: A Reflective Conversation with Teachers of the Year (Part One) The pandemic has brought dramatic changes to classrooms in New Jersey. In this Education Matters video interview with the NJSBA’s Ray Pinney, three accomplis...

The consolidation and regionalization of New Jersey's school districts has been discussed for years with little change. However in Salem County a feasibility study is being undertaken to look at the possibility of creating a countywide school district. In this video interview with NJSBA's Ray Pinney, Vito Gagliardi Jr. and Kerri Wright Principals with the law firm of Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman discuss the issues they will study along with the process in this study.

Examining the Possibility of a Countywide School System The Salem Board of Chosen County Commissioners has hired a firm to examine the feasibility of a countywide school district, or some other structure. In this ...