Thursday, February 21, 2013
In the wake of the Newtown massacre, schools coping with upgrading security without going over the 2 percent cap may get relief from pending legislation.
In the wake of Newtown, schools everywhere are performing security audits and collaborating with local law enforcement to implement new security intitiatives. The River Edge School district, which presented a preliminary budget in early Feburary, intends to install additional indoor secutiry cameras in the schools. Neither the Oradell nor River Dell Boards of Education have presented their potential 2013-14 school budgets at this time. However, the question being asked by many Superintendents is how to implement new security measures and still stay within the 2 percent cap. There is a bill pending in the Assembly, A3814, that would allow schools to go over the 2 percent cap for securiity expenditures without having to go to the voters for …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Compare district's report to past year's and those of nearby districts
The Violence and Vandalism Report for the 2011-2012 school year shows that the two elementary districts have few reported incidents while the regional district has a handful of violence and vandalism incidents and 18 HIB related reportes. The State Department of Education released the results of the survey for school districts across New Jersey Tuesday afternoon. The results showed statewide, the total number of reported incidents is up about 50% from 17,386 in 2010-11 to 26,139 in 2011-12, the report said. The state attributed the increase to better reporting mechanisms, as 2011-12 was the first school year during which districts were required to report confirmed incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying. According to the state …
Monday, August 20, 2012
The River Edge Yeshiva of North Jersey leads with over 100 votes
Back to school is just around the corner. In River Dell, classes start September 5. But, before students return to the classroom, you can help their schools earn valuable Target gift cards. From now to September 8, locals can help their schools earn money by visiting the Give With Target website and voting for which local school they want to receive the gift cards. For every 25 votes, Target will send the school a $25 gift card. Voting is free and is done via registration with Facebook. Each eligible voter is only permitted to vote once per week and must be 13-years-old or older to vote. As of Monday, August 13, St. Charles School in Staten Island had the most votes - 2,080. The totals, so far, for schools in RiverDell are: Follow Patch on…
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12:07 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
If you would like to question the school budgets,which are made available to the public, then you should really attend some board of education meetings in whichever town you live in and therefore can ask questions if you see something approved in the budget that doesn't meet your qualifications for security measures. more ›