>Ridgewood Schools notes
The next regular public meeting of the Board of Education will take place on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be a Public Hearing on the Budget. 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.”
Register to Vote by March 27 .Any Ridgewood resident who is a registered voter may vote in the Annual Election on Tuesday, April 17. Residents may register to vote through Tuesday, March 27. Full information on registering to vote and mail-in ballots may be found on the Bergen County website or by clicking here. Forms are also available at any Municipal Clerk’s office or other public agency. For further information, please call the Superintendent of Elections office at 201-336-6100 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The National Merit Scholarship Program has announced the 2012 Merit Scholarship Finalists: Chongsuh Chun, Jun Young Kim, Helen Peng, Lan Wang and Elizabeth A. Mattson. Scholarship winners will be chosen by professionals in admission and selected on the basis of the candidates’ academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
The scholarship winners will be notified in late March and April.
Sheila Brogan reported that this year’s Super Science Saturday was a success, with 170 student presenters and 50 adult presenters. Next year will mark Super Science Saturday’s 25th year.
Close to 90% of New Jersey school districts will move their School Board elections to November. Ridgewood’s BOE is one of 71 districts that did not support moving the election. Ridgewood voters will have the opportunity to vote on the school budget and for two Board of Education members on Tuesday, April 17. Polls will be open 7AM to 9 PM.
Boards of Education that decided to move the election to November were enticed to do so by the law’s provision that the school board, as long as the budget is below or at cap, would not be required to put their budgets out for a vote.
Public Presentations on the Budget
The Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Daniel Fishbein are offering the public opportunities to hear about the proposed 2012-2013 school budget prior to the Annual School Election on Tuesday, April 17. Please plan to attend one of the following presentations:
Tuesday, April 3 at Ridgewood High School Library Media Center at 7:30 p.m.
2012-2013 Proposed Budget
The following preliminary budget has been submitted for approval to the Executive
County Superintendent:
Budget Tax Levy
General Fund $ 90,653,862 $ 82,949,642
Special Revenue Fund $ 1,069,070 0
Debt Service Fund $ 3,693,173 $ 3,200,686
Total Budget $ 95,416,105 $ 86,150,328
The following question will be presented to the voters of Ridgewood Village for their approval on April 17:
There should be raised for the General Fund Tax Levy $82,949,642 for the ensuing School Year: (2012-2013).