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For 2021-2022 School Year Masking Polices Will Be Up to Local School Districts

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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Murphy, New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) Acting Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today announced a series of coordinated recommendations and guidance documents to assist school districts and educators as they develop local reopening plans for the 2021-2022 school year. All public school districts in New Jersey are expected to provide full-time, in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year. Documents released today will be critical as districts plan for full-time instruction and continue the pathway to recovery from COVID-19.

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Ridgewood Students Excel at 2021 National History Day Contest

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Left to right: Isabel Lee, Alice Zhang, Isabella Harelick, Paul Nasr, and Corrina Moss-Kelle

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Ridgewood NJ, Isabella Harelick, Isabel Lee, Paul Nasr, and Alice Zhang, students at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, recently competed in the National History Day® (NHD) National Contest, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, June 13-19. They were named as a top ten finalist group in the Senior Group Documentary category.

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Ridgewood Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gorman: How the Pandemic Transformed My School Experience

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Two years ago, many of us could not have imagined that a pandemic would strike and instantly change so many aspects of our lives without warning.  As educators and students, this crisis transformed how we taught and learned.  The educational experience has been vastly different over the last 15 months. While this journey has been riddled with challenges, there have also been opportunities for self-discovery, growth, and reflection. The words of the RPS community tell this story.

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Congratulations Ridgewood High School class of 20-21!

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Ridgewood NJ, after a slight delay due to rain, the  Ridgewood High School class of 20-21 held its graduation ceremony . Like the rest of the year the graduation did not come easy for the class of 20-21, but the rain subsided enough and the event proceeded.

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A Big Thank You to Village of Ridgewood Crossing Guards

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Department thanks all the Village crossing guards and wants residents to help them thank the crossing guards that make walking to school safe and fun everyday. Find your favorite guard and give them a shout out.

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NJ lawmakers approve plans for $300 Million of upgrades for schools across the state including, Ridgewood, Glen Rock and Ho-Ho-Kus

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Ridgewood NJ, Legislative plans have been approved to spend more than $300 million in state bond proceeds on school projects throughout the state, including upgrades at county colleges, K-12 schools and vocational-technical schools.

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Ridgewood High School Honor Student Receives West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award

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Ridgewood NJ, Stephen Kalish, former Army Officer and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, presented the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award on behalf of the West Point Society of New Jersey, an organization of graduates and friends of West Point who live in New Jersey. Each year, the West Point Society of New Jersey sponsors the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Awarded at approximately 100 high schools throughout New Jersey.

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Ridgewood Public Schools Expected to Receive Approximately $1.1 million from the American Rescue Plan

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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday’s Ridgewood Board of Education meeting, the requirements for the American Rescue Plan Federal Grant were presented. The ARP (American Rescue Plan) Act provides $122 billion in funding to states and school districts to facilitate the reopening and safe operation of schools. The portion expected for Ridgewood Public Schools is approximately $1.1 million. How the grant can be spent is still being determined by the federal government. As more information about allowable uses of these funds becomes available, plans will be developed with community input and communicated.
The first step in acquiring our allocation is to provide information to the state and federal government on specific areas of our operation (Safe Return Plan), allow public comment, and then include these summaries on the first phase of the application. The Safe Return Plan template addresses eight (8) areas of operation, which are as follows:

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Ridgewood Parent ,Teacher, and Student Survey Recommends a high school engineering program

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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday nights Ridgewood School Board meeting, Ms. Taylor, Supervisor of Science, presented the 6-12 Science Curriculum and Program Review. After reviewing the timeline and research study process, Ms. Taylor explained the district’s vision and mission, as well as curriculum alignment to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

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Ridgewood Teacher Recognition Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 15 at 7 PM

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Public Schools is pleased to honor ten outstanding educators in the 2020-2021 school year. The Teacher Recognition Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 15 at 7 PM in the Benjamin Franklin Middle School Auditorium.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting June 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Education Center

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on June 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM for an Executive Session and 7:00 PM for the Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.

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The RHS InvenTeam Invites the Entire Ridgewood Community to Celebrate with them at the Lemelson-MIT EurekaFest

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Ridgewood NJ, At the conclusion of the Lemelson-MIT grant cycle, the RHS InvenTeam has accomplished so much, well beyond expectations, especially in a pandemic year. They successfully invented a 3-in-1 Solar Aqua-Tech water bottle that provides safe drinking water without chemicals leaving no chemicals and is entirely sustainable. The RHS InvenTeam also shared their invention journey at Super Science Saturday, a Board of Education meeting, a Ridgewood Town Council meeting, the NJ STEAM Tank Challenge, and most recently, to over 200 eighth-graders at the George Washington Middle School.

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NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS DECIDE HOW TO SPEND FEDERAL FUNDS, VOTERS STATEWIDE DEMAND INCLUSIVE, TRANSPARENT PROCESS

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Ridgewood NJ, As the New Jersey Department of Education recently announced grant amounts to school districts from the American Rescue Plan, Newark-based non-profit Project Ready commissioned a poll by Change Research of 1,215 New Jersey voters to understand how residents want to see the funding used and how they’d like to see school districts engage community members to inform local decision making. By a large margin, parents want school districts to engage in an inclusive, transparent process.`

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Rutgers-Eagleton Poll : Majority of New Jerseyans Support Fully Reopening Public Schools in Fall

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New Brunswick NJ, as vaccination rates increase and prospects of normal life return more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, New Jerseyans differ on various aspects of this “new normal” and how comfortable they feel, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

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