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 Ridgewood Board of Education  Tonight at 6pm !

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Ridgewood NJ , the Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next public meeting tonight Monday,  June 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Education Center, located at 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood.

Residents are encouraged to attend and participate during the public comment periods, held at the beginning of the meeting and just prior to adjournment. Additional opportunities for public input may be provided at the discretion of the presiding officer.

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Ridgewood Schools Superintendent: “The cost of changing out all of the water filters is exorbitant. Send your students with water if you’re concerned [about PFAS].”

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Ridgewood NJ, Translation: The Ridgewood Board of Education would rather spend money on athletic field upgrades ($80k of funding being provided to Village of Ridgewood for lighting at Vets Field and additional funding set aside to address reconfiguration of athletic field at Benjamin Franklin Middle School) than improving water quality at school drinking fountains.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education Approves a New 2.95% Salary Increase

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education approved a new four-year contract agreement with the Ridgewood Education Association, which includes a 2.95% salary increase and some enhanced benefits.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting

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Ridegewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education will be holding a regular public meeting April 8th at 6 pm . The meeting will be held at the Ed Center at 49 Cottage place .

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Ridgewood Board of Education Executive Session and Regular Public Meeting on December 18, 2023

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on December 18, 2023 at 6:00 pm for an Executive Session and 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting on November 20, 2023

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education  meets on November 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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Ridgewood School Board Moves to Realign School Board Elections With Legal Requirements

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Ridgewood NJ ,the transition from the “one village one vote” referendum, shifting the school board election from April to November, presented a unique challenge. Following the advice of the school board attorney, the board decided to skip the November 2022 election. However, an unintended consequence emerged as all three members who had run in November 2021 were elected for three-year terms, instead of having one member serve a one-year term to maintain the required annual school board election cycle under New Jersey law. To rectify this, there is a proposal to hold an election in November 2024, with one seat for a one-year term and two seats for three-year terms, thereby reestablishing a more balanced 2-2-1 election cycle, which aligns with the state’s requirement for annual school board elections. This adjustment aims to ensure a fair and consistent election process for the school board moving forward.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education Executive Session Meeting and Regular Public Meeting on October 16, 2023

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education Executive Session Meeting and Regular Public Meeting on October 16, 2023

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Executive and Regular Public Meeting for the Ridgewood Board of Education October 2, 2023

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on October 2, 2023 at 5:00 pm for an Executive Session to discuss confidential legal matters. and 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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Ridgewood Board of Education Candidate Comments on Budgets, Facilities, and Sustainability

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Dear Ridgewood Neighbors,

I would like to address the critical topics of budgets, facilities, and sustainability, which are of utmost importance to our community. In my bid for the Board of Education in 2020, I encountered a situation where the prior board was advancing a $96 million bond referendum, a substantial portion of which (38-40M) allocated funds toward replacing HVAC systems with sources of energy that are depletable.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education Schedules Two Meetings, August 28th and 29th

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on August 28, 2023 at 5:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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UPDATE: The Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, July 24, 2023 5:00 PM

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on July 24, 2023 at 5:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.

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Questions Arise Over Ridgewood Board of Education’s Bidding Process for “Before/After Care Program”

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education met on Friday, June 30, 2023. The meeting was supposed to be an endorsement  of the current vendor AlphaBest for Before/After Care Program. Proponents Hyunju Kwak and Sheila Brogan failed to make their case and the board did not approve the current vendor.

Questions have now arisen over the fairness of the process with accusations of favoritism toward the current vendor . Several vendors have complained that the Request for proposal (RFP) failed to disclose some of the elements the Evaluation Committee used for scoring the bids and the June 30th meeting seemed to confirm that .

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Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting on June 12, 2023

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Ridgewood NJ, The Riodgewood Board of Education meets on June 12, 2023 at 6:00 pm for an Executive Session and 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
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