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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Orchard Elementary School will transition to all remote learning tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1, 2020. In person instruction will resume on Tuesday December 15, 2020. Orchard Elementary School students should not participate in out of school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may alter this return date.
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Children born after 2010 and before 2024 belong to “Generation Alpha.” We’ve moved from the end of the English alphabet to the start of the Greek, but there may be more of a reset in store for these children.
The phrase “digital divide” dates back to the internet technology boom of the 1990s, a time when only wealthy parents and schools could put emerging information technology in the hands of children and hardly any downside could be envisioned.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Hawes Elementary School will transition to all remote learning tomorrow, Monday, November 30, 2020. In-person instruction will resume on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Hawes Elementary School students should not participate in out-of-school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Willard Elementary School will transition to all remote learning, Monday, November 30, 2020. In-person instruction will resume on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Willard Elementary School students should not participate in out-of-school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may alter this return date.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin in each school, Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School will transition to all remote learning , Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
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So, you were assigned to write another paper and have just realized that there is no way you can handle it on your own. There can be plenty of reasons for that. You might be struggling to balance between working and being a student. Another common reason is a lack of writing skills or knowledge of a particular subject matter. Or, it is just the deadline that is too tight.
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Ridgewood NJ, The N.J. Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently issued a notice concerning emergency regulations for remote meetings held during declared states of emergency. These regulations were issued pursuant to P.L. 2020, c. 34 enacted on May 15, 2020, and they apply to all public bodies of a county or smaller, including local boards of education. The regulations cover many different aspects of remote meetings, including those outlined below:
“From my perspective, it is time to close ALL the Ridgewood schools, not just GWM, for in person learning even if only for a temporary period while the second wave of the virus crashes upon New Jersey . At the last public BOE meeting Monday evening , Fish and Lembo were self congratulating each other for having kept the Ridgewood schools open while they openly admitted every other surrounding towns/districts have taken more proactive actions to protect the children and staff of their schools by going remote for x days.”
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, George Washington Middle School will transition to all remote learning tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Inperson instruction will resume on Monday, November 30, 2020. Please make sure that George Washington Middle School students do not participate in out of school activities during this time of remote learning.
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Ridgewood NJ, Stacie Poelstra Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum opened the presentation with the New Jersey COVID-19 Activity Level Reports at the Ridgewood Board of Education meeting, which show an increase in the case rate and percent positivity approaching the high activity level. All cases are investigated by the Village of Ridgewood Department of Health. There have been 24 cases in the district up to this point. To continue to make improvements to our plan, several things have been done since October 19. Elementary special education students were given the option to attend school in-person on a daily basis. Elementary teachers received equipment and training to begin the implementation of live streaming for students on their at-home day in the hybrid model.
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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday nights Ridgewood Board of Education meeting Ridgewood Board of Education President Mike Lembo provided a brief update on the superintendent search being conducted by R-Pat Solutions, LLC. The posting is currently available online, and it is printed in newspapers on Sundays. Mr. Lembo was told there are a large number of applicants including some from out-of-state. A survey to collect input from stakeholders is currently being formulated, and it will be going out to the community. Based on R-PAT’s timeline, the Board is anticipating that candidates will be narrowed down in January.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to health concerns related to COVID-19, the public cannot attend this meeting. The public is welcome to watch from home via the BOE Webcast on the district website or on Fios channel 33.
Public comments can be made by phone or via an online form during the public comment period of the meeting. A link to submit written comments will be available on the agenda during the meeting.
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Miami FL, Kim Ng, a Ridgewood High School graduate, has made history . The Miami Marlins Baseball organization has named Ng as the team’s new general manager, making her Major League Baseball’s first female General Manager, the team announced in a news release Friday.
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