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Ridgewood BOE will Appoint Interim Business Administrator on Monday – Scott T. Bisig is Apparently Done

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Ridgewood NJ, this item is contained within the posted agenda for the Ridgewood Board of Education’s (BOE) Monday, 3/20 Public Meeting:

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Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting on March 20, 2023

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on March 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm for an Executive Session and 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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Shocker at Monday’s Ridgewood BOE meeting – Audit reveals $729k spent without knowledge of BOE members and “repeat” audit findings

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Ridgewood NJ, on Monday evening, 03/07, Mr. Andrew Parente, a partner in the Fair Lawn based financial auditing firm of Lerch, Vinci & Higgins, LLP, informed BOE members that $729k in BOE funds were spent during the 2021-2022 school year without their required approval (expenditures in excess of the $44k bid threshold require BOE approval via resolution). Breakdown of the “without approval” expenditures was as follows:

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Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) budget – 0% tax increase?

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Ridgewood NJ, during Monday evening’s BOE meeting, Interim Ridgewood Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Leonard Fitts hinted that this year’s proposed BOE budget COULD result in a 0% related property tax increase. Our readers no doubt recall that the municipal budget will likely result in a related property tax increase of 3.96% or more (Yikes!). It would appear at this point that BOE members will easily win this year’s Ridgewood Taxpayer Appreciation Award.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on March 6, 2023 at 6:00 pm for an Executive Session and 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on March 6, 2023 at 6:00 pm for an Executive Session and 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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Ridgewood Board of Education: Coffee & Conversation Monday, February 27: 1:30 pm

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Leonard Fitts, Interim Superintendent, and Ms. Hyunju Kwak, Vice President of the Board of Education, will be holding coffee and conversation events throughout the year. The events will take place on the third floor of the Education Center. All stakeholders are invited to attend and engage in open discussions.

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Ridgewood School Board of Education Special Public Meeting ,Late Start Presentation

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood School Board of Education meets on February 6th, 2023 7:00PM – 8:00PM for an Executive Session and Special Public Meeting.

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Tonight’s Special Public Ridgewood Board of Education Meeting Rescheduled

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Ridgewood Nj, tonight’s Special Public Board of Education Meeting has been Rescheduled
to Monday, February 6, 2023 at 49 Cottage Place – 7:00 PM.

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Ridgewood Board of Education and Parents : Some questions about the late start initiative

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Ridgewood NJ, there will be a meeting of the BOE tonight on January 30 at which the lazy start , sorry late start initiative will be the only agenda topic.  A couple of questions:

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Ridgewood Board of Education Special Public Meeting : Alternative Start Time Presentation

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Ridgewood NJ, The Board meets on January 30, 2023 for an Executive Session and Special Public Meeting 7:00PM – 8:00PM at 49 Cottage Place.

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Hostile & disrespectful behavior at Ridgewood Board of Education Meetings

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Ridgewood NJ, Is it just us, or has anyone else noticed the antagonistic, condescending, & unprofessional behavior exhibited by certain staff members during Board of Education (BOE) meetings? Specifically, many interactions between these staff members and elected Board members are quite frequently hostile to the point of being embarrassing.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, January 23, 2023 49 Cottage Place 7:00 PM

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, January 23, 2023 49 Cottage Place 7:00 PM.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education meets for a Special Public Meeting Thursday, January 12, 2023 49 Cottage Place 6:00 PM

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets for a Special Public Meeting Thursday, January 12, 2023 49 Cottage Place 6:00 PM.

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