Dear Parents and/or Guardians,
Dr. Michele Borba, author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World, joins us on Tuesday, October 2 for a book signing and talk. We hope you can join us for this fantastic event.
Bookends Bookstore will be on-site at George Washington Middle School for the book sale and signing, which will begin at 6:15 pm. Dr. Borba will be available for a limited time at the conclusion of the presentation. If you would like to pre-order your book, please stop by Bookends located at 211 East Ridgewood Avenue and be sure to mention the event when ordering.
Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Department of Education today announced comprehensive guidance to help school districts ensure a supportive and nondiscriminatory environment for transgender students.
Sad fact is many of the ‘speeders’ in the morning are parents taking their kids to school. The peak for speeding is 7:45-7:55. Facing the possibility of being late for GW, they avoid the traffic light by cutting over to N Hillside and then crossing over W Ridgewood to get to S Hillside and the entrance to the West Side Pres. parking lot. They sometimes take the bump on S Hillside so fast I can hear the car scraping on the ground. Every single day this happens and there is never a cop to witness it. Only a matter of time before there is an accident. Drivers need to slow down and walkers need to cross the street with caution and with their cell phones put away.
I would recommend the author of the post to take a walk near Ridge and GW schools between 7:15-8am on any week day. An honest observation will lead to the conclusion that the 25 mph speed limit is generally ignored. North Monroe is a speedway.
I support a Village wide 25 mph limit because slower is better in tight quarters. I would like to see greater enforcement of such. Claims that state that more accidents happen at 25 mph are more likely wishful thinking than fact. While I don’t have the stats to say its wrong,t logic tells me that higher speeds are more dangerous in tight quarters. With that said, I feel the author only proves my point (that being slower is better) as there is very little compliance with the 25 mph limit anyway.
Ridgewood NJ, Mark your calendar for the first Coffee & Conversation of the school year on October 10. Invitation to meet informally with the Board of Education and superintendent to discuss school-related topics of interest. On Wednesday night, October 10, the coffee will be brewing at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, from 7-8:30 p.m. for the first of two Coffee and Conversation nights this school year. Residents are invited to drop by on October 10 with your questions, suggestions and concerns.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Maroons got the better of a fumble exchange in the fourth quarter to overcome a 13-10 deficit and pull out a 24-13 win over Passaic Tech. The win was the 270th win for Ridgewood coach Chuck Johnson’s 41-year career (235th at Ridgewood) and the Maroons improved their record to 2-1 on the season and also picked up their first division win after playing two independent games. eer Wins as Ridgewood will look to get a third straight win next Friday when they head to Bauerle Field in Paterson to take on Eastside.
The RHS principal put a great deal of personal sweat equity into the numerical success of that “nineteen minutes hate” session on the front lawn of the school last year. As the event was transpiring, he was milling about with the assembled journalists and videographers, childishly urging them to report the fake news “official number”, i.e., that fully 1,000 students refused to take instruction and skipped out on class en masse to bash the second amendment right to keep and bear arms.
Ridgewood NJ, according to the NJ Department of Education since 2008 Ridgewood High School’s ranking has declined from number 7 over all to number 36 . In the same 10 year period the Ridgewood school budget has nearly doubled to a whopping $110,000,000.
Ridgewood NJ, longtime RHS girls lacrosse coach Karla Mixon, has resigned leaving Ridgewood’s top girls lacrosse program. She stepped down after 18 seasons at Ridgewood. Mixon took over the varsity squad in 2001 leading to a 337-59 career record, Mixon sent dozens of players to the Division I level and produced several All-Americans. Under Mixon the Maroons won six state championships under Mixon and won all 14 Bergen County titles since the event began.
Mixon also led her team to a pair of wins in the Tournament of Champions in 2010 and 2011 and this past June, the Maroons reached the Tournament of Champions final and ended the year ranked No. 21 by US Lacrosse Magazine. Mixon leaves Ridgewood as the Number 1-ranked team with seven returning starters and at least nine college-bound players.
Trenton NJ, Gov. Phil Murphy would have us believe he struck a tremendous blow for taxpayers with this new “deal” he negotiated behind closed doors with the NJEA and other public sector union heads
The deal is no bargain for taxpayers. Although there is more evaluation that needs to be done, it is clear from what we know that the alleged savings of $500 million over two years represents a tiny drop in the bucket of the $3.4 billion that state taxpayers spend for employee health care in a year.
The reported savings by the administration and the NJEA by moving retirees from traditional Medicare supplements to Medicare advantage, is supposed to save school districts $162 million next year and $110 million in 2020. That’s virtually nothing.
Trenton NJ, With changes slated for the PARCC test as part of the plan by the Murphy administration to transition to a different statewide assessment, the Assembly and Senate Education committees held a joint hearing on Monday to hear from the commissioner of education about the proposed changes to ensure they do not interfere with the delivery of education in the state.
The committees invited New Jersey Commissioner of Education Dr. Lamont Repollet to discuss the department’s current policy on statewide assessments, its plans to transition into a new generation of tests and the use of student test scores to evaluate teacher performance.
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood School Board has announced its advanced placement scholars. One hundred fifty-six RHS students have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Examinations. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the students’ performance on AP exams. At Ridgewood High School:
Ridgewood NJ, during the Budget Time table discussions at Mondays School Board Meeting it was apparent that the Ridgewood Board of Education is looking to take taxpayers right to vote on the now $110,000,000 school budget .
RPS Business Administrator Antoinette Kelly reviewed the draft schedule for the 2019-2020 school year budgeting process, which begins in October and ends with the school election in April. The Board also passed a resolution to revisit the Village of Ridgewood Council vote to restore the April election. The Board will invite the Council to discuss the issue, as well as offer public hearings on the topic this fall.
