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The Ridgewood Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Daniel Fishbein will host a series ofdrop-in coffees for residents over the upcoming months. Coffee and Conversation will providean opportunity for the public to meet with the Board and Superintendent in a casual setting andact as a public forum for meaningful conversation.
Two dates have been scheduled for Coffee and Conversation in the 2011-2012 school year:Tuesday, January 17 (snow date: January 24) and Monday, May 14. On those dates, the public isinvited to drop in at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, floor 3, from 7-9 p.m., where in an informal setting, Board members and the superintendent will engage in conversation, entertainquestions, and welcome comments and suggestions. The January and May meetings will beopen-ended. A third meeting in March will also be scheduled and will focus on the projected 2012-2013 school budget.
Board of Education Updates
Recap of 2010-2011 Audit Report
Assistant Superintendent for Business Angelo DeSimone presented a synopsis of the 2010-2011 audit report. To view the PowerPoint presentation, click here : https://tinyurl.com/7gzgz3m
2012-2013 Proposed Budgets
Assistant Superintendent for Business Angelo DeSimone presented information on the2012-2013 proposed, draft, budgets that were submitted by each school principal.
The resolution the Board accepted on December 5 is opposed to theOpportunity Scholarship Act. At the December 20 meeting the Board revisitedthis resolution. The vote, although tied, did not rescind the original vote on December 5 tooppose the legislation. It was incorrectly reported that the Board revisited its prior approval of the resolution and continues to support this legislation at this time
George Washington Middle School: The Board approved Change Orders #9-12 for theAddition at George Washington Middle School awarded to The Bennett Company, Passaic,NJ, in the total amount of $96,827 as listed below. Approval of these change orders brings
the total contract amount to $10,945,417.
Ridge School:The Board approved Change Orders #45-47 for the Addition at RidgeSchool awarded to Riefolo Construction Inc., Belleville, NJ, in the total amount of$14,951 as listed below. Approval of this change order brings the total contract amountto $3,290,802.
The next regular public meeting of the Board of Education will take place on Monday,January 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Board meetings may be viewed live on Optimum channel 77,FiOS channel 33 or via the “Live BOE Meeting” link on the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us.
After the live streaming event, Board meetings will be archived and can be found in the BOE
section of the website under “Board of Ed Webcasts
