Workshop 2011

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10:00am

Governance I: New Board Member Orientation Room 303

10:30am

Boards Matter: You Make the Difference in Student Achievement Room 316 Costing Out the Labor Agreement Room 314 HIB, Code of Conduct and Other Policies Requiring Annual Review Room 313 Role of the Board President Room 317 Strategic Planning for School Districts Room 315 Governance III Room 304 41st Annual School Law Forum Room 403

11:30am

911: What's Your Emergency? Room 416 How Education Foundations can Provide Sustainable Alternative Funding for School Districts Room 419 One Urban High School’s Collaborative Effort for 100% College Acceptance Room 418 What Your Educational Services Commission Can Do for Your District NOW! Room 421

1:00pm

Governance II Room 304 Accelerate AYP with Formative Assessment Room 420 The Who, What and Why of Pre K-3rd Professional Deveopment for District Administrators Room 419

2:30pm

How to Efficiently Build Quality Programming for Students and Parents Room 418 Maximizing Your Website Room 410 Opportunities to Enrich Gifted Education Room 416 Organizing Your Charter Policy Manual Room 417 Governance IV Room 415 NJASA School Leadership Summit Room 401

9:00am

Exhibition Hall Open Exhibit Hall D

9:30am

A Murder Mystery: Collaring the Culprits Who Can Kill Your Professional Learning Community Room 310 Best Practices of Charter School Governance Room 315 Boards Matter: You make the difference in Student Achievement Room 313 Cyber Empowerment: A new Look at Our Students Cyber World Room 316 Orienting Your New Superintendent: Transition Planning Room 317 The New Votech - Changing the World Without Changing Your Walls Room 314 Morning Meet-Up Presented by MetLife The TD Bank Theatre Labor Relations Mini Workshop Room 302

10:00am

Parent Portal - Your Gateway to the Community PNC Bank Learning Lab Renewable Energy Procurement Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Shared Services for Employee Benefits from an Insured Perspective Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Solar Projects: Contrasting the Methods of Project Execution Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Solar: High Performing, Attractive Solar Systems at Public Schools, the San Ramon Case Study PNC Bank Learning Lab Transforming Traditional Schools into Sustainable Schools for the 21st Century Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab "Blitzing" for Success: How to Create Test Festivals to Maximize Performance and Build Morale Prior to State Assessments Room 417 "I love BOOBIES," "BONG HITS FOR JESUS," and OTHER FIRST AMENDMENT CASES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Room 420 Creating a Culture of Character: Reducing Bullying Behaviors and Harassment in our Schools Room 418 Lobbying from the inside out! Room 421 Ten Alternative Sources of External School Funding Room 419

10:15am

Keynote: Welcome to The Great Conversation: Increasing Public Support for America’s Public Schools. The TD Bank Theatre

10:30am

District Leadership for Equity and Excellence Room 402 Managing iPads, iPod Touches, and other IOS Devices Throughout a School District Room 404

11:00am

Employee Wellness Campaigns PNC Bank Learning Lab Media Relations: 101 Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab NJSBA Policy Q & A - Addressing Bullying Through Policy PNC Bank Learning Lab NJSBA Policy Q & A: Best Practices to Make Your Board Committees More Effective PNC Bank Learning Lab NJSBA Policy Q & A: How NJSBA Policy Services Can Assist Your Board PNC Bank Learning Lab NJSBA Policy Q & A: Protecting and Encouraging Student Health Through Policy PNC Bank Learning Lab NJSBA Q & A: Legislative Issues PNC Bank Learning Lab Reducing Energy & Operational Costs through ESIP Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab

11:30am

Stump Your FSR Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Stump Your FSR Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Acting Like a K-12 District (for limited purpose schools) Room 408 Alternative Sources for Funding Capital Maintenance Room 409 Piscataway High School Redesign Room 416 Professional Learning Communities: Understanding, Developing and Supporting Their Growth Room 410 Using Technology to Engage Your Community The TD Bank Theatre

12:00pm

21st Century Instruction Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Attracting and Retaining Talented Teachers: Building a Quality Teaching Force in Your Schools Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Children's Engineering PNC Bank Learning Lab Closing the Achievement Gap with TI MathForward Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Identify Effective SMART Board Use Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Special Ed Cost Savings Strategies PNC Bank Learning Lab Special Ed Cost Savings Strategies - Using Special Ed Management Systems to Increase Staff Productivity, Return Time to Teaching, Enhance Compliance and Maximize Aid PNC Bank Learning Lab

12:30pm

Learn@Lunch Live - Virtual Field Trips The TD Bank Theatre

1:00pm

Implementing and Financing Energy Related Improvements Room 313 Role of the Board President Room 314 Successful Transition to a New Superintendent Room 316 Superintendent Search: The Process Room 310 The Role of a Charter School Board of Trustees Member Room 317 Your Green Schools Action Plan - Save Energy while Educating Students Room 315 Creating In-District Programs for the Retention and Return Classified Students Back to the District Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Panoramic Video Tools for Effective Teaching Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Personal Learning Plans & Career Day Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Recent PERC Decisions Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab School District Publications in an Online Era Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab The Case for Space - Athletic Facilities PNC Bank Learning Lab The Importance of Technology to Transportation Savings PNC Bank Learning Lab Why have an Owner's Project Requirement? Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Blogs, Tweets, and Bytes: Working with the New News Media Room 421 Professional Development Academy Room 409 Taking Our Show on the Road Room 418 The 20 Coolest Things You Can Do With a SMART Board Room 419 Three Old Broads From Basking Ridge Teach You How to Make Friends With Parents, Seniors, Township Committee Members, Tea Partiers, and Anyone Else Who is Whining At You! Room 417 Mock Board Meeting The TD Bank Theatre

1:30pm

Campaign Connect: Closing the Gap Between Policy and Practice Room 302 Increasing Flexibility & Efficiency While Lowering Costs with Virtual Desktops Room 404 NJASA Great Schools of New Jersey Roundtable Discussions Room 412 Raising Private Funding- Starting and Building an Effective Education Foundation Room 402 The Energy Savings Improvement Program: A Budget-Neutral Way to Implement Energy Projects Room 411

2:00pm

E-mail communications by/between Public Officials Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab A Board Member’s Prospective PNC Bank Learning Lab Alternative Sources of School Funding Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Bargaining Objectives in the Current Economy PNC Bank Learning Lab Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying PNC Bank Learning Lab Issues in School Construction Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab One District's Energy Savings Improvement Plan: The Devil is in the Details PNC Bank Learning Lab Solar and Wind Energy Savings Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Solar Power Purchase Agreements: Pro’s and Con’s Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Sunshine Law Issues Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab The Role of the Board and Members of the Public Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab The Shared Services Experience Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab What can you say and When can you say it? Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab

2:15pm

The Economic Outlook & What It Means To You The TD Bank Theatre

2:30pm

Governance III Room 304

3:00pm

Board Member Personal: Renewal Starts with You! Room 316 Character Education From the Inside Out Room 314 Effective Greivance Handling Room 315 HIB, Code of Conduct and Other Policies Requiring Annual Review Room 317 Leveraging Problem Based Learning to Foster Divergent Thinking in a 21st Century Classroom Room 310 Long Range Facility Planning – Be Proactive, Not Reactive Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab New E-Rate Gotchas Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab NJSBA Resources: Labor Relations PNC Bank Learning Lab Recent Changes in health care laws and negotiations Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Using Technology to Verify Student Residence Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab ABC's of School Security Room 418 Energy Savings Program Alternatives Room 419 Is Sustainability the Answer to the Academic & Financial Success of New Jersey Schools? Room 408 Summer Reading Program Room 420 NJASA Women’s Caucus Paths to Leadership: Challenges and Reflections Room 303 NJSBA Presents: A Board of Education Perspective on Navigating the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Room 312

3:15pm

Gaming and Transforming Education The TD Bank Theatre

3:30pm

Creating Your District Social Echo Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Engaging the Community Through Mathematics Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab School Communications in the 21st Century Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Speaking as One Voice Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Using Online Surveys to Gauge Public Opinion and Obtain Stakeholder Input Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab

4:00pm

Controlling Health Care Costs in the Reform Environment PNC Bank Learning Lab Option 2, and the successful transition from HS to college Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab We Teach - A Reality TV Series PNC Bank Learning Lab

8:00pm

The NJSBA Dance Party Presented By Brown & Brown Benefit Advisors Ballroom at Taj Mahal

9:00am

Exhibition Hall Open Exhibit Hall D

9:30am

1:1 Laptop Initiatives From A to Z: From Acquisition to Zealous Implementation Room 315 Disciplining School Employees Room 313 Green Schools Leadership Institute Room 317 iPads for Screenagers and Other Life Forms Room 314 Strategic Planning for School Districts Room 310 Superintendent Evaluation Process Room 316 Chapter 78 & Collective Bargaining Room 420 Environmental Health and Safety Issues in Schools Room 410 Leveraging Solar Revenues Room 408 The Environment of Learning Relating Energy Savings to Educational Opportunity Room 415 Keynote: “Teamwork, Dreamwork: Together We Can.” The TD Bank Theatre Governance II Room 304

10:00am

AAON HVAC Equipment Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Assistive Technology Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Comprehensive Planning for Energy $mart Schools PNC Bank Learning Lab Get the best 'Bank' for your Bucks Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Unified Communications: Bringing Parents and Teachers Closer Together PNC Bank Learning Lab

10:30am

Charters, Choice and the Opportunity Scholarship Act The TD Bank Theatre

11:00am

ASSIST (Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools) PNC Bank Learning Lab Classroom Economy: A year-long cross-curricular unit to teach 3rd graders real world mathematics and economic principles PNC Bank Learning Lab Comprehensive Solutions for Special Education Needs PNC Bank Learning Lab Fast ForWord PNC Bank Learning Lab Infusing 21st Century Skills into Problem-based Learning Units PNC Bank Learning Lab Instructional Aides: Effective Practices PNC Bank Learning Lab LEGO Designs Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab LEGO Designs PNC Bank Learning Lab Long Branch BE Solar Project Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Lunch Monitors PNC Bank Learning Lab Middlesex Regional Services Commission Co-op Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Oxford Central School Archery Program PNC Bank Learning Lab Point Pleasant Borough Schools Corporate Sponsorship Program Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Psychology's Place in High Schools PNC Bank Learning Lab Puppetry Workshop PNC Bank Learning Lab Seamless Transitions PNC Bank Learning Lab South River Preschool Program PNC Bank Learning Lab Technology in the Classroom PNC Bank Learning Lab The Ad Agency PNC Bank Learning Lab The Buddy Class Program PNC Bank Learning Lab Deciphering the Energy Project Implementation Process Room 411 LearnDoEarn Workforce Development in Schools Room 408 Negotiating Your Superintendent Contract in 2011 Room 410 Where Are You Going? Engaging Your Community in Dialog and Decision Making Room 409 "Fire Is" - A realistic fire and life safety program is being launched throughout NJ State Schools Room 416 "How to Test Proof Your District" Room 419 Creativity and Innovation Initiative Room 421 Reimagining Kindergarten: Introduction to the NJ Kindergarten Guidelines Room 418

11:30am

Negotiations Environment Update Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Question & Answer Session with the New Jersey State Board of Education The TD Bank Theatre

12:00pm

Digitizing Your School Records Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Nutri-Serve Taking it to the Next Level PNC Bank Learning Lab School Data as a Transformational Tool, Lesson Planning and Teacher Evaluation Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab

12:45pm

Panel Discussion: Teacher Evaluations and Tenure The TD Bank Theatre

1:00pm

"This Old Schoolhouse" Room 315 A Municipal and Board of Education Shared Services Initiative Room 314 Special Education: You be the Judge! Room 317 STEM: Fostering Students' 21st Century Skills Room 313 Understanding Bullying and It's Impact Room 316 Phone Systems Don't Last Forever: Lower Cape May Regional's decision to deploy Hosted VoIP Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Do I Have a Right to Know? Board member involvement in hiring, firing, promotion and other personnel actions. Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Document Expense Reduction PNC Bank Learning Lab Funding School Infrastructure Improvements in Challenging Economic Times PNC Bank Learning Lab How to reduce FICA taxes in relation to retirement final payments using your 403b plan Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Ingenious Greenness - Achieving Environmental, Educational and Community Success Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Overcome Achievement Gaps Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celsco LLC Learning Lab Governance IV Room 304

1:30pm

Job-embedded, Onsite and Cost-effective Professional Development Room 408 Rethink, Redesign, Renovate Room 409 School Sports and Events Safety and Security: Board Vulnerability/Board Solutions Room 419 The Evaluation & Research Coordinator Position and its Impact on Instruction Room 414 Current Issues in School Law Room 404

2:00pm

Conversation with The Acting Commissioner The TD Bank Theatre

3:00pm

Effective Bullying Response and Intervention Steps Cooper Levenson Law Firm Learning Lab Latest Incentives from the NJ Clean Energy Program PNC Bank Learning Lab Can your District Benefit from Receiving the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting? Room 410 Odyssey of the Mind: A Cost-Effective Approach to Creativity and Problem Solving Strategies for our Students Room 416 Your School District Brand: Is It All That It Can Be? Room 417

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