By Camy Kobylinski In July, Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) announced a certification fee holiday through June 2024. The holiday allows novice teachers as…
Through the NJEA ACCESS program, consultants work with educators to develop skills and instill practices to create optimal learning environments. In December, ACCESS hosted meeting circles at Trenton’s Holland Middle…
In November, NJEA ACCESS consultant Katherine Clark worked with the staff at Trenton Community Monument School. Clark regularly works to support Special Education teacher, Glynis Spencer. Spencer became an educator…
Healing Circles can be wonderful tools to help build community and provide support for others. NJEA ACCESS consultant Carolyn L. Corbi, M.A. recently conducted a Healing Circle at Yorkshop Elementary…
The NJEA ACCESS Model provided support for the Camden Community Riletta T. Cream Elementary School by assisting them with hosting a parent workshop on attendance and other topics. The workshop…
By Dawn Howlen When NJEA members walk into a professional development (PD) workshop at the Mercer County Education Association (MCEA), they may be unaware of everyone responsible for making the…
On Oct. 11, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Education issued a broadcast memo regarding substitute requirements and service limits. The department noted that recently adopted regulations allow individuals to…
NJEA hosted the ACCESS Hope & Healing Conference on Oct. 21 at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal. The conference was led by Alisha De Lorenzo and Tyrone K. Laws. ACCESS…
NJEA ACCESS consultant Carolyn Corbi supported Yorkship School educators at their back-to-school night event on Sept. 20. ACCESS consultants created a bilingual survey for parents to elicit ways to improve…
Dena Grushkin, an NJEA ACCESS consultant and NJREA member, led a workshop on mindfulness for teachers at Monument School in Trenton on Sept. 6. Grushkin spent 36 years as a…