DECEMBER 2024
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. B.B. King
The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policy that guides personal device use in schools. Planning Together: A Playbook for Student Personal Device Policies is published through the Office of Educational Technology and reflects the White House fact sheet on Youth Mental Health, Safety, and Privacy Online published in May 2023 and the accompanying U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health
Annually, New Jersey schools serve more than 8,000 students of military connected families. Check out the new NJ DOE website page dedicated to resources for military connected families with students receiving special education services, including the new guidance document ‘Guidance for Military Connected Families with Students in Special Education’.
Using Functional Behavioral Assessments to Create Supportive Learning Environments. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (Released November 2024)
Equal Access to Elementary and Secondary Education for Students Who are English Learners with Disabilities. Office of Civil Rights (Released November 2024)
NJ PBSIS Peer to Peer Resource Sharing
Thank you to Clifton Public Schools and Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center for sharing your innovations with us!
2024-2025 Conferences Posted
Looking to attend a conference this school year? Visit the upcoming events page for MTSS related conferences happening in New Jersey and across the country this school year.