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GSCS Annual Meeting Press Release "...Approximately 125 Parents, Board of Education members and school administrators will gather tomorrow at the GSCS 17th Annual Meeting at the Forsgate. GSCS is a statewide a grassroots, education advocacy group that focuses on school finance issues (www.gscschools.org). GSCS has played a consistent role in the major school funding issues, from CEIFA and the School Construction Act 2000, to extraordinary aid for special education as well as the School Funding Reform Act 2008. In this year’s setting of the changes a new formula brings, to an ambience in Trenton concerned with administrative costs and school consolidation, to the concern that home rule ‘rules’ are migrating from local decision-makers control, GSCS respectfully welcomes the dialogue that our state leadership is willing to have with us up close and personal. The program includes presentations from Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy and Assembly Education Committee Chair & Democratic State Committee Chairman, Joe Cryan. Their talks will be followed by a combined Q & A. Governor Corzine (11 a.m.) will then address the GSCS members and will accept questions as well. All three of the officials have confirmed that they will be there. For details
PRESS RELEASE 5-28-07
Contact Lynne Strickland, 732 996 9016
gscs2000@gmail.com
Garden State Coalition of Schools/GSCS
Seventeenth Annual Meeting, May 29 2008
Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, Thursday 9 – 11:30 a.m. The Highlands Room
Approximately 125 Parents, Board of Education members and school administrators will gather tomorrow at the GSCS 17th Annual Meeting. GSCS is a statewide a grassroots, education advocacy group that focuses on school finance issues (www.gscschools.org). GSCS has played a consistent role in the major school funding issues, from CEIFA and the School Construction Act 2000, to extraordinary aid for special education as well as the School Funding Reform Act 2008. In this year’s setting of the changes a new formula brings, to an ambience in Trenton concerned with administrative costs and school consolidation, to the concern that home rule ‘rules’ are migrating from local decision-makers control, GSCS respectfully welcomes the dialogue that our state leadership is willing to have with us up close and personal.
The featured guests’ part of the program will begin at 9:45 with presentations from Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy and Assembly Education Committee Chair & Democratic State Committee Chairman, Joe Cryan. Their talks will be followed by a combined Q & A. Governor Corzine (11 a.m.) will then address the GSCS members and will accept questions as well. All three of the officials have confirmed that they will be there tomorrow.
Some of the towns and school communities being represented through their GSCS members’ attendance tomorrow are:
Allendale School District
Bergen County Technical Schools
Berkeley Heights Board of Education
Burlington Township Board of Education
Chathams; School District of the
Cherry Hill Public Schools
Chester School District
Colts Neck Township Schools
Cranford Board of Education
Edison Board of Education
Evesham Board of Education
Freehold Borough Public Schools
Freehold Regional HS District
Glen Ridge Board of Education
Hackettstown Public Schools
Haddon Township Board of Education
Haddonfield Board of Education
Hazlet Twp Public Schools
Hillside Board of Education
Hopewell Valley Regional Schools
Jackson Township Board of Education
Leonia School District
Little Silver
Livingston Board of Education
Lumberton
Madison Board of Education
Marlboro School District
Millburn Board of Education
Monroe Township Board of Education
Montgomery Board of Education
Montville School District
Moorestown Township Board of Education
Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education
Piscataway Board of Education
Princeton Regional Schools BOE
Ramsey Public School District
Readington Twp
Ridgewood Board of Education
Rumson Board of Education
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools
Sparta Board of Education
Spring Lake Board of Education
Summit City Board of Education
Tenafly Board of Education
Tewksbury Board of Education
West Windsor Plainsboro Regional School District
Westfield Public Schools
Spring Lake Board of Education
Wyckoff Public Schools
