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Reader says , “Living near a school requires a person to put up with a number of things”

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“If I lived on the neighboring streets, I would be gathering neighbors together to fight this asap. Living near a school requires a person to put up with a number of things, things that you understand before you purchase the home. I am sure none of these people signed up for living within a few hundred feet from a performing arts center. We all know that to keep it running, it will have to be constantly rented out. The traffic through the neighborhood is bad during normal school times and if I lived near there I would not want to add any additional congestion. I hope that people band together to stop this craziness. “

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Ridgewood Schools Delayed Opening

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Storm Schedule Notice:

All Ridgewood Schools will operate under the DELAYED OPENING schedule on Tuesday, December 3.

Under the delayed opening schedule, the school day will begin two hours later than usual.

School bus schedules will operate two hours later. For students who are walking to school or to bus stops, please allow extra time and use caution.

Elementary school children who have not ordered lunch must bring a bag lunch to school. There will not be sufficient time for children to go home for lunch when there is a delayed opening.

Thank you and please be careful.

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Ridgewood High School What a difference a decade makes…

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by Steve Kim

Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School went from #7 in 2008 (Dr.Fishbein took over that year) to #36 in 2018. He says the drop is because we have high academic standards, not because quality has declined. I don’t get that nonlinear explanation – sorry. Someone remind him that ranking is a relative measurement, not absolute.

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RHS Student Recounts his Experience as a Student Page on the US Senate floor

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SUMMER SENATE PAGE EXPERIENCE

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Riidgewood NJ, at the November 18th BOE meeting RHS Student Representative Laurence Fine recounted his experience as a student page on the US Senate floor this summer. The program was established in 1829; it involves delivering documents and facilitating business by assisting the senators. The slide portion of the presentation may be viewed here.

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RHS Football captures back-to-back North 1 Group 5 Sectional Champions

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Ridgewood NJ, Congratulations to the RHS Varsity Football Team. With a 10 – 7 win over Passaic Tech, RHS Football captures back-to-back North 1 Group 5 Sectional Champions. This was their 5th appearance in the finals in the last 7 years.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, November 18, 2019 49 Cottage Place 7:30 p.m.

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next Regular Public Meeting on Monday, November 18, 2019. The Board meets at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Floor 3 at 6:30 p.m. (Executive Session), followed by the public meeting at 7:30 p.m.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting, or to watch from home on Fios channel 33 or Optimum channel 77. Meetings are also streamed via the “BOE Webcast” tab on the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us.

Meeting webcasts are immediately available on the district website.

https://www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us/UserFiles/Servers/Server_207516/File/Our%20District/Board%20of%20Education/Board%20Business/11-18-19.pdf

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No architect of repute would mess up fire code and ADA compliance

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by Steve Kim


LAN is completely, totally utterly incompetent.

Don’t believe me? Read the minutes…

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No architect of repute would mess up fire code and ADA compliance. Why was there no plan review? Why wasn’t their allowance set up for subflooring or other potential surprises?

LAN owes the town for this botch up.
Why are Dr.Fishbein and the BOE letting these guys get away with this? Meanwhile Dr.Fishbein is picking on EI for its past lapses?

BOE: If you are reading… Please get another architect, don’t let these guys work on the multi-year, multi-million dollar project.

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If the $70 million referendum is passed, Ridgewood will then become one of the most indebted School Districts in NJ

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Steve Kim ,”Ridgewood School’s debt limit is $256 million.”

Kim says, “If the $70 million referendum is passed, we will be nearly halfway there. Ridgewood will then become one of the most indebted in NJ, and there are many operating repercussions that come with excessive debt – none positive.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Meeting Tonight

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The Board of Education meets
Monday, November 4, 2019
49 Cottage Place
7:30 p.m.

The agenda is posted below
The Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next Regular Public Meeting on Monday, November 4, 2019. The Board meets at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Floor 3 at 6:30 p.m. (Executive Session), followed by the public meeting at 7:30 p.m.

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New Jersey Students Lose Ground in Reading and Math

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Ridgewood NJ, Results from the semi-annual National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released this morning.  The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), first administered in 1969, is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, and writing.  The results of NAEP are released as The Nation’s Report Card, and are available for the nation, states, and in some cases, urban districts.  Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess progress and develop ways to improve education in the United States.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Moves Forward on Massive School Spending Referendum

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Fishbein reported that facility projects are starting to be planned for next year. He showed slides of projected bathroom renovations at GWMS and BFMS. The finances will come out of the Capital Fund and perhaps other funds depending on this year’s budget expenditures.

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New Jersey Is 2019’s 2nd Best State for Teachers

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Ridgewood NJ, With World Teachers’ Day around the corner and teaching among the lowest-paid professions that require a bachelor’s degree, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States for Teachers as well as accompanying videos.

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Reader says ,”It’s clear Saurabh Dani is the right choice”

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“I watched the 10 interviews. It’s clear Saurabh Dani is the right choice. Mary Micale kept repeating she’s a good fit because she’s good at completing what she’s told to do. Then, when asked if she had a conflict of interest her reply was…”well, not really.”

We don’t need a puppet or personal assistant on the Board. doing what your told, being a gopher, isn’t a fit. “Not really” having a conflict is the most suspicious thing a person can say.”

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NJEA Owns Governor Murphy

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Trenton NJ, “Dark money” group New Direction New Jersey (NDNJ) is no longer quite so dark. Some nine months after promising to disclose its donors, NDNJ finally did last week. But only after the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey (SPCNJ), POLITICO and the Bergen Record dug up the major sources of its funding. And only after lawmakers passed a new disclosure law (now under legal challenge). The gig was up and NDNJ knew it.

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