UPDATE ON FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN TAX IMPLEMENTATION
December 21,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, In the most recent Ridgewood Public Schools rps.eNews the Ridgewood Board of Education delivered the news that due to “unintended consequences” of the state changing school elections to November, and also state budget software restrictions, the additional $929,800 tax increase approved on the full-day Kindergarten ballot question must be collected immediately.
To rectify, the district will then lower the 2017-18 budget by $929,800, and restore that budget amount in the third year and forward. Understanding that this situation is a consequence of not updating the state statutes and codes when the school elections were shifted to November, the state will now revise the laws to eliminate this issue for other towns going forward.
“To rectify, the district will then lower the 2017-18 budget by $929,800, and restore that budget amount in the third year and forward.” Does anyone believe that this will happen?
While many poster are fixated on what goes on at the Village Council no one seems to notices what happens at the BOED which is responsible for 2/3 of their property tax bill.
“due to “unintended consequences” of the state changing school elections to November, and also state budget software restrictions, the additional $929,800 tax increase approved on the full-day Kindergarten ballot question must be collected immediately.”
Oh and by the way its also Bush’s fault, Trump’s fault and Gabber’s. fault.
Her you go folks. Im sure they are all wishing all the residents a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year so they can taxes us more.
Board of Education
Contact the Board
Ms. Sheila Brogan, Board President
sbrogan@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Mr. B. Vincent Loncto, Vice President
viloncto@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Ms. Christina Krauss
ckrauss@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Mr. James Morgan
jmorgan@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Ms. Jennie Smith Wilson
jswilson@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
This did not happen overnight, did it.
Time for voters in the village to say no to the BOE in the next election, they just do not get it that the tax payer has had enough.
So let us get this straight: we will experience two years worth of a budget cut of $929,800 that will be restored the third year. The first year we will not be taxed the extra $929,800 but also not have the benefit of full day Kindergarten and whatever the $929,800 that was cut from the budget would have funded. The second year we will be taxed the extra $929,800, we will have the benefit of full day Kindergarten, but we will not have the benefit of whatever the $929,800 that was cut from the budget would have funded. Finally, in the third year we will be taxed the extra $929,800, and we will have the benefit of full day kindergarten as well as whatever it was that was worth $929,800 but was not funded the previous two years. The question is, where did the BOE go to find $929,800 worth of fat to cut from the budget for two years straight that nobody anticipated a need to cut? Are there other opportunities to do the same thing? Why not make the cut of $929,800 permanent?
@9:03, there is no saying no. What are you saying no to? They always run unopposed in case you never noticed.
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Ridgewood moves ahead with full-day kindergarten
Mark Krulish , Staff Writer, @Mark_Krulish 4:47 p.m. EST November 22, 2016
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Ridgewood will forge ahead with a full-day kindergarten program in 2017, school officials said Monday evening at the Board of Education meeting.
According to the results posted on the Bergen County Clerk’s website, 5,202 residents said yes to the new program while 5,022 voted no. The totals included mail-in and provisional ballots.
Superintendent Daniel Fishbein said the district had not received official notification from the county as of Monday night, but the administration is moving forward with putting together the program.
Proponents of full-day kindergarten believe it will give young students enough time to participate in the right amount of guided learning and unstructured playtime, as opposed to a shorter, more compact curriculum schedule.
However, many residents took issue with the tax increase associated with implementing the new program. The school budget adopted in April totaled $102 million.
An additional $929,800 will be raised for the Board of Education’s general fund. A home assessed at the village average of $693,904 is expected to see an increase of $111 next year, according to documents found on the Ridgewood Public Schools website.
With the passage of the referendum question, Ridgewood becomes the last town in Bergen County to implement full-day kindergarten. Voters defeated a similar ballot question in Wayne, leaving it as the only Passaic County town without such a program.
Board President Sheila Brogan thanked the public and the board for support in moving the initiative forward.
“I know there was high interest and over 10,000 people did cast a vote one way or the other for full day kindergarten,” said Brogan. “It is passed, we will be joining our peers in offering full-day kindergarten next September.”
Trustee James Morgan noted there were other towns in the area that did not have success in passing school-related initiatives, but village residents displayed dedication to the children of both the present and future in Ridgewood.
In Waldwick, a referendum question asking for approximately $460,000 to replace the high school’s turf field was rejected, as was a $1.14 million proposal to hire more teachers in Ridgefield.
“It shows the commitment of Ridgewood as a community, not just parents, but the whole community to the idea of excellent education, including kindergarten,” said Morgan.
Wait until the Aronson multifamily housing units are in full swing and we have an influx of a couple hundred new students. We will long back longingly at an increase of only $111 per household.
Just remember 11:22an it was also Big Al the Developers Friend and Valley Girl that went along with him.
Blame the fat asses who opposed the new taxation and sat at home and did not vote.this was a well broadcasted situation..humbug
9:03, are you thinking back to the days when we voted on the school budget? The BOE eliminated that when the state said they could. (So did a lot of other towns.)
Why don’t they use the $85.00 leaf collection fine that they mailed to so many of their residents right before Christmas to rectify this?
Why don’t they use the $85 leaf collection fines that they mailed to so many of their residents just prior to Christmas to rectify this?
Theres Fat in that number we should demand reduction to 80 percent.,the teachers were so gun ho..,.put your money up now..
I have decreased my extra donations to the schools my children attend so the impact on my pocketbook will be the same.
While we are at at, someone please tell Christina Krauss to remove the snow and ice from her sidewalk. It is 1. against the Village Code and 2. dangerous to the children in the School District that she represents.
If I had a dollar for every housewife how admitted AfTER the election that the REAL reason they wanted it was because they then wouldn’t have to pay for daycare, I’d be able to pay my tax increase and yours. Lazy parenting. Entitled shirt sighted half brains.