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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the Governor’s Executive Order 104 citing the CDC’s recommendation for cancellation or postponement of gatherings of fifty or more people, the Regular meeting will be held utilizing videoconferencing.
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Ridgewood NJ, after the recent protests in Ridgewood several readers suggested that Ridgewood Schools set up and exchange program with the Paterson Schools system . If “rich white kids” want to protest and speak for African Americans who are struggling what better place to spend some quality time than Ridgewood’s neighbor “Silk City” or Paterson . We are sure a two week immersion program will do wonders .
Continue reading Reader Suggest Two Week Exchange Program with Paterson Schools for Ridgewood Kids
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“All this protesting etc is not doing any good at all. I am a senior citizen and seeing this all happen makes me very sad because I see minds being infiltrated with disbelief and critical thinking removed. Only recently when visiting I saw in the window of the Little Skye Children’s Boutique small shirts stating “Black Lives Matter.” How very sad. How does one explain to small children that only black lives matter. What happened to all lives matter. The beauty of small children is that they do not see the difference . They enjoy each other as children should. This should not be something that they need to process. As small children they need to know that there is no difference. The color of skin makes no difference. This is insulting. What has happened to trying to understand that we do not all have the same beliefs, the same color of skin, the same backgrounds, etc. But, we are all human beings. And, where are the parents that need to teach this?”
“This movement needs to be actively discussed at the village hall and with BOE, officially. We can’t pretend that the woke religion isn’t a serious issue. It is very serious, ask residents in burned down, boarded up neighborhoods across the country.
While I respect individual parents’ decision to raise their kids in their own way, the village must vocally and unequivocally reflect values that vast majority of residents espouse. And I have no doubt that includes respect for the flag, freedom of speech and critical thinking.
All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing.”
“The event was organized by Join Organize Lead Teach (JOLT), a Ridgewood-based nonprofit that was created after the Women’s March last year.
“This is a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions,” Cathy Brienza, JOLT’s founder and president said ”
From their Facebook page :
“Thinks that, had this season of protests come before the Ridgewood District sent all of its students home, our high school Principal Gorman would have been fairly tripping over himself to pause academic instruction and authorize and encourage a walkout and a rollicking good BLM protest by the maximum number of RHS students during the school day, all fully covered by prog-friendly media outlets. Because powder keg, dontcha know.”
On this day, 244 years ago, the Second Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence. Even though they had already declared independence two days earlier, the American people were so moved by the Declaration that thereafter July 4th became our birthday. Happy Birthday America!
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the Governor’s Executive Order 104 citing the CDC’s recommendation for cancellation or postponement of gatherings of fifty or more people, the Regular meeting will be held utilizing videoconferencing.
June 26, 2020
Dear Ridgewood School Community,
In a news conference this afternoon, Governor Murphy announced that the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is releasing its guidance regarding the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year. At this time, schools will be able to open in some capacity for in-person instruction; however, each district will develop plans to best meet its needs with the priority being the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff.
Continue reading Superintendent Plots Reopening of Ridgewood Schools
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the Governor’s Executive Order 104 citing the CDC’s recommendation for cancellation or postponement of gatherings of fifty or more people, the Regular meeting will be held utilizing videoconferencing.
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Ridgewood NJ, We have now received all the state, county, and local permits required to move forward with the soil remediation project at the Orchard School. The only reason for not moving forward earlier was the failed budget. The project was included in the 2020-2021 budget, but we were not permitted to send the purchase order for the project to the contractor until the budget was approved. We now have a budget and can move forward. I anticipate seeing progress on the project no later than July 1, 2020. The Orchard Remediation website has been updated to include all permits and pertinent documentation.
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Ridgewood NJ, newly elected Ridgewood Board of Education member Saurabh Dani has announced that he will no longer be group administrator for Ridgewood Moms and Dads With Free Speech and It Takes a Ridgewood Village. The announcement was made in both Facebook groups on Saturday June 6th .
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Village Council agrees to cut $630,000 from the defeated Ridgewood Board of Education budget .Councilwomen Bernie Walsh commented that the curriculum and programs would not be impacted or result in any layoffs . She suggested the BOE put out a list of line items of what was actually cut . Deputy Mayor Knudsen stressed no impact on programs or quality of education and called it a win/win.
Mayor Ramon Hache said state school aid would be cut $447,000 ,and according to Deputy Mayor Knudsen was actually less than anticipated and factored in .
This means overall about $1.1M cut to the school budget. Murphy announced a cut of about $447,000 last week, in state aid. The Council resolution stated last night that as per school administration, this will not affect any programming.
The council approved the cut in a 4 to 1 with Councilmen Voigt as the lone dissenter.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ms. Kwak shared that the BOE Budget Committee has had constructive, collaborative discussions with the Village Council on the defeated budget. They are thankful to Dr. Fishbein and Ms. Kelly for identifying opportunities that will allow us to continue to deliver programming and address the curricular needs of the students. She thanked everyone who has been involved in this process. Ms. Brogan noted that the Village Council will be discussing the budget at their meeting on Wednesday. Dr. Fishbein added that some of the areas identified for reductions included capital and maintenance. Since some of the maintenance budget would have been used for the additional expenses related to the reopening of schools, other areas of the budget will need to cover those costs.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the Governor’s Executive Order 104 citing the CDC’s recommendation for cancellation or postponement of gatherings of fifty or more people, the Regular meeting will be held utilizing videoconferencing.
