Superintendent's Blog
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Board of Education Reorganization Meeting Highlights
Posted by Dr. Nagy on 7/6/2023The Board of Education reorganization meeting took place this morning at which Mr Tyler Burrell was re-elected as President for the 2023-2024 school year and Mr. Robert Brittain re-elected as Vice President. Prior to the meeting during the past two weeks, Board member Michelle Parker was sworn in for a new term and two new Board members were sworn in: Dr. Charles McCabe and Ms. Tiffany Cohen. The agenda included the appointments of support services for general operations for the running of the school district during the 2023-2024 school year, policies and regulations, approval of grants, mental health providers, professional services agreements, board meeting dates, approval of the reorganization chart for both districts and approvals for any additional staffing for the BCSSSD ESY (Extended School Year) which started this week. Prior to approving the Superintendent's agenda, Dr. Nagy noted two changes for Board Meetings: The August Board Meeting will be at 6pm instead of at 9am and the October date will be changed from Thursday October 19, 2023 to Wednesday October 18, 2023 at 6pm. Congratulations to our re-elected President, Vice President and Board member and to our two new Board members. We look forward to another productive year.
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Board of Education Reorganization Meeting Highlights
Posted by Dr. Nagy on 7/6/2023The Board of Education reorganization meeting took place this morning at which Mr Tyler Burrell was re-elected as President for the 2023-2024 school year and Mr. Robert Brittain re-elected as Vice President. Prior to the meeting during the past two weeks, Board member Michelle Parker was sworn in for a new term and two new Board members were sworn in: Dr. Charles McCabe and Ms. Tiffany Cohen. The agenda included the appointments of support services for general operations for the running of the school district during the 2023-2024 school year, policies and regulations, approval of grants, mental health providers, professional services agreements, board meeting dates, approval of the reorganization chart for both districts and approvals for any additional staffing for the BCSSSD ESY (Extended School Year) which started this week. Prior to approving the Superintendent's agenda, Dr. Nagy noted two changes for Board Meetings: The August Board Meeting will be at 6pm instead of at 9am and the October date will be changed from Thursday October 19, 2023 to Wednesday October 18, 2023 at 6pm. Congratulations to our re-elected President, Vice President and Board member and to our two new Board members. We look forward to another productive year.
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Board of Education Meeting Highlights
Posted by Dr. Nagy on 6/23/2023At the last Board of Education meeting for the 2022-2023 school year last night, there were a few presentations made. A presentation was made by Assistant Superintendent Eder Joseph and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Danielle Hartman regarding the academic achievement of both our BCIT Campuses placing both campuses among the top three performers among all high schools in Burlington County. This is a true testament to planning, our staff and the response on the part of the students to the academic support and ability for us to shift from in-person to remote learning and back.
A second presentation was made to honor the great work of Vincent’s Ice Cream for their donation to our Special Services Students for three days in a row, ice cream in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The last presentation was made to honor the work of our Board of Education. A certificate of appreciation for the dedication and commitment of Lorene Moore was made who announced her retirement from the Board at the last meeting. Subsequent to this presentation and at the end of the Board meeting, Board member Leon Jones Jr. announced his retirement for the Board effective at the end of the Board meeting. To both we thank them for their years of service and dedication to our students, staff and districts.
The Board approved a number of retirements on the agenda. Dr. Nagy on behalf of the Board, thanked them for their tireless efforts to make a difference in the lives of our students. He wished them good health and enjoyment in the next leg of their lives.
Dr. Nagy noted that as of this week and Board meeting, all of the commencement ceremonies have taken place. Dr. Nagy thanked the Board members who attended various ceremonies, our administrators, staff and to our graduates, a resounding well done on the promotion to the next grade or on their high school graduation. He also recognized those on the Lumberton Campus both staff, administration and students for a very beautiful tribute for the very last commencement for that campus due to the closure.
The Board approved the Mentor Plan and Chapter 27 Emergency Virtual District Plans which have been recently updated for both school districts for the 2022-2023 school year.
Dr. Nagy congratulated the BCIT Child Study Team for their resolution and memorandum of agreement on the settlement of their contract.
Dr. Nagy made a special note about the hires on the agenda. Among those on the that was approved as a Teacher Assistant was our own Jaxon Keefer, graduate of the Transition Campus this year, representative to the Board of Education and Mr. BCSSSD. Congratulations.
To the addendum last night, Dr. Nagy asked the Board to include on the addendum the addition of the acceptance of the BCIT CTE Bond Act grant which provides the funds to expand the footprint of both BCIT campuses. Dr. Nagy also asked that a change be made to B7 Employee #101452 be changed to a half year from a full year.
The next Board of Education meeting will be on July 6th at 9am for the reorg meeting. This will be a virtual meeting.
Dr. Nagy wished all a good summer.
Dr. Nagy's Recent Publications
- A Glimpse at the Challenges to Post-Pandemic Educational Environment
- Dynamic NJ School Leader Shares Insights from Education's Frontline Before and During the Pandemic
- Joint Council Leaders Step Into the Spotlight to Support Special Educators in a Time of COVID-19
- Leadership Sparks Series
- Managing Generational Differences: Opportunities or Obstacles?
- How Disruption Leads to Innovation
- What Do the Sneaker Company ASICS, Positive Wellbeing Research, and School Systems Have in Common?
- From Pilot to Longitudinal Study: Positive Psychology's Synergistic Influence on Social and Emotional Development in School Districts
- Convergence of Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, and Coaching to Expand Leadership Capacity and Wellbeing in Districts
- The Alternate Route Teachers' Transition to the Classroom: Preparation, Support, and Retention
Welcome Back 2022!
Dr. Nagy Introduces the BCSSSD Education Foundation
Dr. Nagy's Selected Reading List
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- Ryan Holiday - Discipline is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
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Adam Grant - Think Again
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Sarah Stein Greenberg - Creative Acts for Curious People
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Seth Godin - Linchpin
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Marc Brackett - Permission to Feel
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Roman Krznaric - The Good Ancestor
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Niall Ferguson - The Square and the Tower
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Steven Pinker - Enlightenment Now
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Simon Sinek - Start with Why
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Simon Sinek - The Infinite Game
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Seth Godin - Linchpin
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Malcom Gladwell - Outliers
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Todd Kashdan - Curious?
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Carol Dweck - Mindset
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Chip and Dan Heath - Switch
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Martin Seligman - Flourish
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Marc Brackett - Permission to Feel
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Brene Brown - Atlas of the Heart
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Brene Brown - Daring Greatly
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Jonah Berger - Contagious
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Jonah Berger - The Catalyst
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Jon Gordon and Damon West - The Coffee Bean
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Jon Gordon - The Energy Bus
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Lolly Daskal - The Leadership Gap (Executive Coach)
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Nico Melle - The End of Big
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Hermant Taneja - Unscaled
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Angela Duckworth:Grit
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Tony Wagner -The Global Achievement Gap
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Daniel Pink - Drive
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Daniel Pink - The Power of Regret
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Malcolm Gladwell - Tipping Point
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Malcom Gladwell - Blink
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Malcom Gladwell - Talking to Strangers
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John Maxwell - Talent is Never Enough
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John Maxwell - 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
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John Maxwell - 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player
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Doris Kearns Goodwin - Team of Rivals
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William Poundstone - Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?
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Thomas Friedman - Thank You for Being Late
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Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Stone - The Art of the Possibility
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Fareed Zakaria - Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
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Ryan Holiday - The Obstacle is the Way
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Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements
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James Clear - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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Steven Levy - In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes our Lives
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James Barrat - Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
NJASA Frontline Leadership Interview with Dr. Nagy
Communications
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BCSSSD 2017 Westampton HS Graduation Speech
Dr. Nagy BCSSSD 2017 Westampton Campus Grad Speech copy.pdf 110.33 KB (Last Modified on November 22, 2019) -
BCSSSD 2017 Lumberton Graduation Superintendent Speech
Dr. Nagy BCSSSD 2017 Lumberton Campus Grad Speech.pdf 108.79 KB (Last Modified on November 22, 2019)
Special Education Resources
- Today's Hero's - A Father's Love (2008), The Today Show
- New ESSA on Students with Disabilities
- For Transition Age Students, Mock Store Offers Job Training
- Autisim Awareness Month in April
- Applied Behavioral Strategies
- Research Articles, Intensive Behavior Intervention
- Association for Behavior Analysis International
- World Autism Awareness Day
- Philadelphia Phillies Autism Awareness Night
Applied Positive Psychology
- Addressing Fatigue - TedTalk Saundra Dalton-Smith
- Leading From a Full Cup: Self Care for School Leaders
- Working From Home: 7 Tips to Improve Well-being
- Intentional Activities
- The Luck Factor
- The World Happiness Report
- Other People Matter
- Positive Wellbeing Article
- Innovator's Mindset
- Daily Dozen
- Wheel of Life
- Damage of Sleep Deprivation
- 10 Nutrients that can Life Your Spirits