School boards association to explain process during Thursday conference call

As local elected officials prepare to deal with the aftermath of defeated school budgets, the New Jersey School Boards Association and the New Jersey State League of Municipalities will hold a conference call at noon tomorrow to explain the technical process of establishing a new school budget.  When voters defeat a budget, responsibility shifts from the elected Board of Education to the governing body – with the advise and consent of the state Commissioner of Education, Bret Schundler.