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                                Dear Friends,                                      bullying, school climate and culture, on page 56. The FEA Online
                                                                                   Learning Suite provides an excellent opportunity for school and
                                It is hard to believe that a year has passed       district teams to learn, work, and grow together. Online learning
                                since the beginning of the pandemic. It is         can be more conducive to teams, as you will not need to find
                                encouraging to see optimism growing as more        coverage for simultaneous absences in your buildings.
                                and more New Jerseyans are receiving the
                                COVID vaccine every day, and we can begin          LEGAL ONE: LEGAL ONE continues to expand and elevate
                                to look forward to a more realistic possibility of   its offerings to include not only live and pre-recorded online
           a return to pre-pandemic days in the not-too-distant future.            sessions and webinars on the legal topics that you need every
                                                                                   year, but also new series, certificate programs, and packages of
           As educators, it is in our DNA to continuously reflect on what we       complementary courses that, taken together, can lead to in-depth
           have learned during this year, and how we can best continue             applicable knowledge of the most comprehensive legal issues.
           to provide the professional learning and school leadership              LEGAL ONE’s newest venture is the recent launch of the new
           services you need and deserve. In this catalog, you will find the       LEGAL ONE Podcast, with new episodes available on Apple
           FORWARD IN THE FALL SERIES of FEA professional learning                 Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify every Monday.
           programs, designed to address the most critical needs as you
           plan for spring and summer learning. All of our sessions will           PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SAVINGS ACCOUNT: Many
           be held online through August 2021 and we are hopeful that in           school districts in New Jersey have already taken advantage of
           the coming months, we will begin to plan for a return to some           the Professional Learning Savings Account, through which they
           in-person and hybrid learning perhaps as early as Fall 2021. In         fund an FEA account at $5,000 up front, and then use that money
           the meantime, we have been bolstering our online professional           throughout the year for the professional learning needs of their
           learning offerings, utilizing several platforms for recorded, live,     staff. Benefits of this savings plan include reduced pricing for all
           and interactive sessions.                                               FEA and LEGAL ONE workshops, in-district workshops, and in-
                                                                                   district coaching. The FEA savings account is also a great way
           FEA ONLINE LEARNING SUITE: In addition to our current                   to streamline the approval process with your Board by having all
           LEGAL ONE online course offerings, we are extremely excited to          school or district professional learning costs approved at once,
           announce a new suite of self-paced online courses addressing            until the $5,000 worth of programming is used. To learn more or
           the most relevant best practices, which are now available on the        sign up for the reminder of the current school year or for the 2021-
           Canvas platform. You can find more on these online courses,             22 school year, please contact Emil Carafa at ecarafa@njpsa.org.
           which include topics such as social-emotional learning, culturally
           responsive practices, special education, formative assessment,
           teaching and learning in a virtual environment, equity, anti-
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