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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on April 17, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education announced at Mondays Special Public Meeting that the District has found its new Superintendent of Schools , Mark Schwarz . Schwarz with begin his duties on August 1st of this year .
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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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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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can you say sleeping at the switch ?
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Ridgewood NJ, as previously reported on the Ridgewood blog the Ridgewood Board of Education voted to push the school day back 35 minutes at Ridgewood High School, beginning next fall.
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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 NJ, lost in the hubbub surrounding the BOE decision to implement late-start for the High School in September is another item that was voted into policy on February 13, 2023.
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(February 12,2020)
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Ridgewood NJ, Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12 in 1809. He lived for a time in Indiana before moving to Illinois. He worked on a farm, split rails for fences, worked in a store, was a captain in the Black Hawk War, and worked as a lawyer. He married Mary Todd and together they had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity.
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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 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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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Leonard Fitts, Interim Superintendent, and either Ms. Hyunju Kwak, Vice President or Mr. Michael Lembo, 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 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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