Reader I guess the BOE has not heard of the “New Normal”
I guess the BOE has not heard of the “New Normal”. None of us get the raises we used to get or for that matter get payed as much as we used to .
The fact is taxes are raising and going to continue to raise ,while salaries shrink and Ridgewood will just have to do without an over priced superintendent .
The district’s potential ability to pay a salary up to 15% over the capped salary level, which is $170,000. In this day and age that more than adequate.
According to some readers its not about about an “increase” or “raise” and it’s not in reference to Dr. Fishbein’s current $220,000 salary.Its about the state interfering with the BOE’s ability to do its legislated job, which is to make decisions that the locally-elected officials feel will provide the best possible education for the town’s children. The fallout from this arbitrary cap will negatively affect the state’s schools through extremely high turnover among superintendents and a shrinking pool of experienced educators, yea right ,do it for the children.
Interesting that the BOE only complains about state intervention when it comes to pay raises for staff but never with it asks for state aid? The state is always a handy excuse while the board pisses away money and fails to prepare children for the future . Sorry folks sending a kid to Bergen Community is not worth $90 million a year.
Ridgewood’s School rank has dropped in recent years and and we have fared poorly on state standardized tests people need to be held accountable .
Well said. Come talk to us if/when the economy gets better and Ridgewood’s schools get back to what they once were.
Brogan has to go. She keeps pushing for these “feel good” initiatives without ever looking at facts or figures. Can she show us a single fact that says a 15% raise for the Sup’t will equate to better test scores, SAT scores, educational value? No. That would require logic!
Why is Lenhard pressing the issue? Fishbein said he would accept the pay decrease.