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Montgomery Township Board rejects switch to NJSBA policy service after lengthy debate
Summary
After an extended discussion, the Montgomery Township Board of Education voted not to approve the recommendation to engage the New Jersey School Board Association (NJSBA) as the district's policy and regulation service vendor; the motion did not carry.
The Montgomery Township Board of Education considered and rejected a proposal to adopt the New Jersey School Board Association (NJSBA) as the district's policy and regulation service vendor during its regular meeting. Board members debated the change at length before voting; the motion did not carry.
The proposal, presented as agenda item 3.12, would have replaced the district's existing contract with Strauss SNA (Strauss Esmay) with NJSBA's policy-writing and update services. Proponents said NJSBA offers more user-friendly policy language, closer hands-on support for local tailoring of policies and a toolset (including BoardDocs) intended to make policy materials easier for parents and the public to access. "Well, considering I'm the only 1 on the policy committee that can make that decision, yes, it's it's mine," said Anya, a board member who led the recommendation and described a multi-year effort by the policy…
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