Thursday, March 29, 2012
The $10.4 million budget calls for a $62 increase for residents
With an increase in state aid to Oradell Public School, the district approved $10,475,410 budget allows for new technology to be installed and the implementation of a full-day kindergarten program. The tax levy of $9,846,269, a 2% increase over the prior year, calls for a $62.19 increase on the average household of $531,810. The proposed technology plan calls for a potential WiFi pilot initiative, installation of Easi-Teach Technology throughout the building and the replacement of computers. "This budget maintains all current staff levels," former interim superintendent Dr. Maria Nuccetelli said prior to leaving the district. "We will have a continued support of Language Art series, the new Mathematics and Science standards, social studies…
With no April election this year, the finalized school budget received approval Wednesday night
With the elimination of an April school budget vote, the River Edge Board of Education formally approved the $14.6 million budget for the 2012-13 school year. The budget calls for an increase of $68 per household on the average assessed value of $436,000. Initially the district first presented a preliminary budget at the end of January which called for the elimination of two teaching positions, but following an increase in state aid the positions were restored and approximately $75,000 is proposed to be set aside for capital reserve projects. "This enables us to restore one full-time position [a discovery room teacher] and in addition allows us to restore a part-time gifted and talented position," Superintendent Dr. Tova Ben Dov said. The …
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River Edge School District
410 Bogert Rd, River Edge, NJ
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Program and staff cuts could be restored, River Dell looks to hire eight teachers.
For the past few years, River Dell budget hearings were held in the high school cafeteria to accomodate the overwhelming number of residents and students in attendance. Last night, the Board approved its budget before its smallest crowd to date - one single resident. Because the district chose to remove the public vote on the budget, the Board of Education won't have to worry about whether the $30 million budget could be defeated or not. Instead with a $26 million tax levy and $632,193 in state aid, River Dell will be looking to hire eight additional teachers. According to Superintendent Patrick Fletcher, the district will focus on restoring some of the programming and staffing cuts from three years ago. "The overall goal is to redce class…
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River Dell Regional School District
230 Woodland Ave, River Edge, NJ
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Friday, March 2, 2012
While levy reaches 2% cap, tax impact on residents is .91% following loss of debt service
For the first time in several years, the River Dell Regional School District will be looking in to bring in a substantial number of new teaching positions, a total of eight, under the proposed 2012-13 school budget. A vast difference from two years ago when the Regional district lost all of its state aid, River Dell is expected to receive $632,193 in state aid. Another difference in the proposed $30,064629 budget and $26,016,756 levy is a drop-off in the district's debt service which will reduce the tax impact on residents. "The levy is at the 2% cap, but the overall impact on the taxpayers is .91% due to debt service falling off," Board Administrator Thomas Bonfiglio said. "The direct impact on residents is a 1.9% increase." With debt …
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9:48 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
What is the point of going now, as long as they stay within the cap, the budget is automatically approved. Christie took away our right to vote no, so what is the point? more ›