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2025 Broadcasts
April
April 23
Guidance
- Important Dates for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 ESEA, IDEA, and Perkins Grant Programs
- School District Consultations with Nonpublic Schools Regarding ESSA Titled Programs
Opportunities
- Invitation to the 2025 Teacher Climate and Culture Institute
- New Dates for the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act Webinar Series
- Professional Learning Series Opportunities for the 2025-2026 School Year
External Messages and Resources
April 17
Special
April 16
Guidance
- 2024-2025 Application for Extraordinary Special Education Aid (EXAID)
- Clarification on the Intersection Between Prescriptions and Referrals for Special Education Services
- NJ SMART Attendance Data Collection for the 2024-2025 School Year
- Updates for the 2024-2025 NJ SMART Course Roster Submission
Opportunities
External Messages and Resources
April 9
Guidance
- Provisional Teacher Process Updates and Reminders
- School District Consultation with Nonpublic Schools Regarding State-Funded Programs
Opportunities
- Early Access for School Leaders and Aspiring School Leaders for a New Course in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
- The Amistad Commission
External Messages and Resources
- Connect for Freedom Training on Human Trafficking Awareness
- Ship to Shore: Educators and Students Connect with Scientists at Sea!
- The Power of Balance
April 2
Initiatives
Opportunities
External Messages and Resources
March 26
Initiatives
Guidance
- 2024-2025 Testing for Lead in School Drinking Water
- Elevate Career and Technical Education Innovation Notice of Grant Opportunity
- Guidance on School Nursing Services: Field Trips, Substitute Coverage, and Compliance Considerations
Opportunities
- 2025 Annual School Safety and Security Symposiums
- Office of Special Education’s Quarterly Updates: New Releases and Opportunities
- Second Annual Autism Acceptance Virtual Art Expo Spotlight The Spectrum
External Messages and Resources
- Classroom Microgrants for Language Educators
- NJ Department of Agriculture: Summer EBT 2025 Process Information, Webinar Date, and Additional Information and Resources
- The Power of Balance
- Ship to Shore: Educators and Students Connect with Scientists at Sea!
March 21
Special
March 19
Initiatives
Guidance
- County District School (CDS) System Open Period and CDS System Changes
- Incorporating Mindfulness into the Classroom
- Instructions for Charter School Enrollment System Final 2024-2025 Enrollment Count
- List of State-Imposed Special Education Rules, Regulations or Policies
- New Resources to Address Chronic Absenteeism and Support Regular School Attendance
- Statewide Information Session on the Release of the New Jersey Quality Indicators for Programs Serving Students with Disabilities aged 18-21-Years-Old
External Messages and Resources
- Working Group on Student Literacy Recommendation Report
- Ship to Shore: Educators and Students Connect with Scientists at Sea!
March 12
Initiatives
Guidance
- Changes to Eligibility Categories for Participation in the Alternate Assessment, Effective Spring 2026
- Guidance for Timelines for Conducting Reevaluations
- Action for Earth in Recognition of Earth Day 2025
Opportunities
External Messages and Resources
- Summer 2025 Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (SEBT) Information and Updated School Reporting Template
- Teacher Preparation: QUEST 2025 Summer Professional Development Institutes
- Teach Asian American Stories K-12 Educator Fellowship
- Virtual Conference on Anti-Trafficking Education in Schools
- What Every Parent Needs to Know about Early Reading, Part III
March 6
Special
March 5
Initiatives
Guidance
- Proposal Level Code – N.J.A.C. 6A:32, School District Operations
- Information Regarding the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) Cut Scores for the Class of 2026
- Speech-Language Services Guidance
- Using Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Funds for Community Based Instruction
Opportunities
- Opportunity for Partnership to Effectively Resolve Disputes at the Local Level
- The Promising Practices Project: A Summit on Learning Innovations and Acceleration
External Messages and Resources
- USED: Frequently Asked Questions About Racial Preferences and Stereotypes Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
- 2NDFLOOR: Sleep Wellness Week
- Empower Tomorrow: Youth Advocacy Conference 2025
- Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
- New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy Promotional Resources and Supports
- 7th Annual Innovations in Special Education Technology (I-SET) Conference
February 27
Special
February 26
Guidance
External Messages and Resources
- America’s Field Trip Contest for Grades 3-12
- Learning Resource Center-South 2025 Inclusion Institute
- March Climate Change Learning Collaboratives FREE Professional Development Workshops
February 19
Initiatives
Guidance
Opportunities
- Advancing Mental Health in Schools: Strategies, Tools, and District Insights
- OFAC Criminal History and School Bus Safety Training Program
- Orientation Session for CBI Cohort: Enrollment in the 2025-2026 Community-Based Instruction Project Cohort
- Preschool Inclusion Leadership Conference 2025 offered through the New Jersey Preschool Inclusive Education Project (NJPIEP)
- Work-Based Learning (WBL) Coordinator Training Opportunities and Instructional Strategies Courses for Cooperative Education Coordinator Hazardous and/or Non-Hazardous Endorsements
External Messages and Resources
- SEL Day 2025: Skills for Success, Ready for the Future
- Identifying Gifted and Talented Multilingual Learners
- Climate and Equity Education: A Summer Institute for Learning and Teaching
- NOAA Delaware Bay Watershed Education and Training Program Grant Opportunity
- N.J. Center for Civic Education Professional Development Summer Series
February 18
Special Broadcast
February 12
Guidance
- Release of "Transportation Considerations for Students with Disabilities" Resource Guide
- Supporting Student Participation in Court Proceedings
Opportunities
- Dare to Dream 2025 Student Leadership Conferences
- Release of the Educational Environment Dashboard and Statewide Information Sessions
- Release of the Emotional and Behavioral Program Quality Indicators (EBPQIs) and Statewide Information Sessions
- School Safety Specialist Training to Be Held in March/April
- The Scope of Service of Professionals in Deaf Education
External Messages and Resources
- US Department of Education: Title IX Enforcement Directive
- Early Childhood Leadership Series Cultivating Powerful Mathematical Communities in Pre-K through Grade 3
- "Foundations of Our Nation: Liberty State Park and the Hudson River Estuary" One Week Residential Workshop
- Education for Sustainability: Curriculum Mapping and Integrated Unit Design Workshop
- High School Social Studies Teacher Workshop: The Case Method Institute for Education & Democracy
- National Reading Month and Read Across America Day
- New Jersey Student Climate Challenge: Leadership Opportunity for Students in Grades 6 through 12
February 5
Initiatives
Guidance
Opportunities
- Career and Technical Education Scholar Award Program
- Climate Change Learning Collaboratives Culminating Events
- K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Training
- School Safety Speaker Series – Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Best Practices: A Defensible Process, Special Education Considerations, and Emerging Challenges
- Stop the Bleed Train-the-Educator Program
External Messages and Resources
January 29
Guidance
- 2023-2024 School District Certified Tuition Rates, Actual Cost Per Pupil Worksheets, and Enrollment and Attendance Letters
- Student Information Card for School Bus Drivers and School Bus Aides Serving Students with Disabilities
- School-Based Health Services Special Education Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) Fiscal Year 2026 Reimbursement Revenue Projections
- 2024 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Accountability Process Updates
External Messages and Resources
- 2025 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
- February Climate Change Learning Collaboratives FREE Professional Development Workshops:
- Grants to Military Connected Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) or LEAs that host JROTC for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Program
- Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey Music Contest
- Teaching Advanced Concepts through Asian American History: A Free AAPI Curriculum Mandate Workshop for Middle & High School Educators
- National Youth Science Camp Applications are Now Being Accepted
- World Hijab Day Activities & Resources
- NJ Department of State: MLK Scholarship Essay Competition (apply here)
January 22
Special Broadcast
Initiatives
Guidance
- Career and Technical Education Data Management System Application Submission Timeline
- Filing of 2025 Personal/Relative and Financial Disclosure Statements
- Initial Release of 2025-2026 Budget Software Application
- Submission of New Three-Year Comprehensive Equity Plans for School Years 2025-2026 through 2027-2028
Opportunities
External Messages and Resources
- National Writing Award: Unity and Justice
- Rethinking Reading: Artificial Intelligence for Literacy Achievement (Webinar Event)
January 15
Initiatives
Guidance
- 2023 Census Data for Fiscal Year 2026 Title I, Part A Allocations
- State Fiscal Year 2024 (SFY24) ESSER Performance Report
Opportunities
- Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act Webinar Series
- Kindergarten Consortium
- Winter Learning Institute 2025: “Reaching the Edges”
External Messages and Resources
- Supporting High Quality Preschool with Title I Funds
- NJ Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference
- Virtual Training to Support Student Mental Health: Designing Intervention Referral Pathways and Risk Assessment and Response Protocols
- Sphere Summit: Foundations of Civic Culture
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum Announces Field Trips Now FREE for New Jersey Schools