requirements and to protect the
status of current certificates.
Keeping the members
informed
NJEA keeps in touch with its members
through print publications,
electronic communication, and
frequent meetings at the state, county,
and local levels where members
can share their ideas and keep up to
date on Association priorities and
activities.
NJEA Review
All members receive the NJEA
Review, NJEA’s official publication.
It covers policy decisions, legislative
progress, local association accomplishments,
trends and best practices
in education, and editorial positions.
NJEA also maintains a website and
a robust social media presence to
inform members and the public
about NJEA’s priorities and accomplishments.
Advocacy Training
NJEA conducts training programs
throughout the year for leaders of
local and county affiliates in many
areas of organizational management
and advocacy.
Major Meetings
The Association conducts many
major meetings for the membership
and local association leadership.
Among those are:
• Jack Bertolino Summer
Leadership Conference
Some 1,600 of the Association’s
top local leaders receive intense
advocacy training in all phases of
Association programs at the summer
leadership conference.
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• Fall Focus Meetings
Every fall, thousands of local leaders
attend workshops which give up-todate
information on NJEA’s objectives,
programs, and services. The
workshops are held in every county.
• Jim George Collective
Bargaining Summit
Every year, association leaders from
across the state gather to learn about
the latest trends in collective bargaining.
During the summit, local
associations that are true trend-setters
in the collective bargaining
arena are recognized with the
Jim George Collective Bargaining
Award.
• Winter Leadership
Conference – North,
Central, and South
Winter Leadership conferences are
offered to Association leaders and
members. They provide intensive
advocacy training during the winter
and are held three times in three
separate locations.
• Educational Support
Professional Conference
NJEA conducts an annual three-day
workshop for association leaders
in which emphasis is placed on the
effective delivery of programs and
services as they affect the concerns
and challenges faced by educational
support professionals.
• NJEA Convention
Each November, NJEA sponsors the
world’s largest gathering of educators.
Members from across the state
participate in more than 100 subject
matter discussions and have the
chance to see and purchase the latest
in educational materials.
• Walter J. O’Brien
Legislative & Political Action
Conference
Each February, hundreds of the Association’s
local legislative contacts,
leaders, and members have an opportunity
to discuss legislative issues
with state lawmakers. This is a grassroots
effort which gives legislators
an opportunity to understand more
fully NJEA’s legislative positions.
• The NJEA Minority
Leadership & Recruitment
Committee & Conference
The NJEA Minority Leadership &
Recruitment Committee seeks to expand
the involvement of ethnic-minority
members in the Association
at all levels. The committee charge is
as follows:
1. encourages multi-ethnic
members to become active in all
levels of Association work;
2. recruits multi-ethnic members
for Association involvement;
3. identifies and recommends ways
to attract multi-ethnic members
to the school employees’
professions;
4. develops and initiates training
opportunities for school
personnel
The effectiveness of any organization
depends, in large part, on the
degree to which there is meaningful,
participatory involvement on
the part of all of its members. That
involvement is of particular significance
when it includes members of
diverse ethnic backgrounds. Engaging
these members in mainstream of
leadership, policy formulation, and
decision-making roles helps to create
a stronger local, county, state and
national Education Association.