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Reader says Not having to place the school budget before the voters seems to mean that they now think they can do anything

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Not having to place the school budget before the voters seems to mean that they now think they can do anything they want as there is no way to vote the budget down. That was a sneaky way to get control when all the town wanted was to save some money and get more voters out by combining the school board with a general election

Regular Public Meeting 
February 5 2018 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Location Board Room, 3rd Floor, Education Center

Board Announcements

2018 Official Election Results

Candidates for Board – Three Year Term
Sheila Brogan: 2,766
Christina Krauss: 2,394
Personal Choice: 53

Total School Election Votes Cast: 7,175

2017-2018 School Calendar is Approved

Click here to open the 2017-2018 School Calendar, approved by the Ridgewood Board of Education on March 7, 2016.

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Reader says Ridgewood Residents have never had a tax increase they didn’t like

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Yes , everyone payes taxes but it is the long time residents who are burdened with the annual tax increases. Were you around when Ridgewood had the bright idea of adding a pool to the high school so the snowflakes did not have to travel to the YMCA? Fortunately, common sense prevailed and the pool was voted down. Not everyone has a bottomless bank account.
Take a look at the curriculum and see where some non-essential classes could be eliminated.
The all-knowing Board of Education eliminated shop class and an auto mechanic class a number of years ago because the residents thought these classes were below “Ridgewood educational standards ” and “decreasing enrollment”. These career paths can lead to financial independence as young adults. But I digress…

Final thoughts…Ridgewood never had a tax increase they didn’t like and they definitely don’t believe in the term ” budget neutral”.

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Superintendent and Board of Ridgewood Schools to Host Coffee and Conversation

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Superintendent and Board Host Coffee and Conversation on March 29
Ridgewood Nj, The Board of Education and Superintendent will host residents for Coffee and Conversation on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The public is invited to drop in at the Education Center at 49 Cottage Place, floor 3, any time between 7 and 8:30 p.m. to ask questions and share suggestions and concerns.

The remaining date for Coffee and Conversation this school year is Tuesday, May 24, 2016.

The consensus of the Board is to proceed with Full day Kindergarten recommendation.

Click here to view the presentation given at the March 21, 2016 Board of Education meeting of the preliminary School budget

 

 

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RIDGEWOOD BOE MEETING AUGUST 24th, 5PM

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RIDGEWOOD SCHOOL BOARD MEETS ON AUGUST 24, 2015

The  Ridgewood Board of Education will hold a Regular Public Meeting on Monday, August 24 2015 at 5 p.m.

The public is invited to attend the meeting at the Ed Center, 49 Cottage Place, Floor 3. The meeting will be aired live on FiOS channel 33 and Optimum channel 77. Or it may be viewed live via the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us using the “Link in Live” tab.

Click here to view the agenda and addendum for the July 20, 2015 Regular Public Meeting.

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Its that time of the Year Again : Its ‘for the kids’

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Its that time of the Year Again : Its ‘for the kids’

Just in case anyone here doubts it…the majority of our ‘temporary residents’ don’t give a shit about the finances here or the taxes, since they will be leaving the rest of us once their latest offspring graduates RHS.(my neighbor just said this again and they were here for 3 yrs so far!)
They THINK paying more for teachers means their dumb kid will get into a better college.
And they ‘suck it up’, pay the taxes, then beat feet out of here.
I have a proposal, and it should be applied to property taxes STATEWIDE, just as is done in Florida.
You pay property taxes based upon the assessment or purchase price when you bought it.
It protects long time residents from tax increase from the whims of newbies.
Keeping long time residents who actually CARE about the community is why the newbies like it enough to move here.
And if you’re dumb enough to pay an inflated value for the perceived benefits…be my guest. Just don’t stick me with the tab.