Saturday, April 27, 2013
Patrick Fletcher says that the district is well on its way to meeting the goals he set forth when he arrived seven years ago.
When Superintendent Patrick Fletcher took the helm of River Dell schools seven years ago, he immediately set forth progressive goals that would raise the standard of education for the approximately 1700 students he was responsible for, while at the same time ensure that the education being provided reflected the real world that these students will be entering upon graduation. According to Fletcher, the district is well on its way to meeting the goals he initially set forth. He sat down with Patch to discuss the progress that has been made and continues to be made. Increase overall student performance: At the time of his arrival, students’ performance on statewide assessments were compared across demographically similar school districts …
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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 …
Dr.Doom
9:46 pm on Friday, April 26, 2013
is that a joke? Re: on its way to meeting the goals - was the goal to be one to last in the DFG by NJ monthly Rating, also somewhere at the end based on the NJ DOE ratings (for the DFG)? more ›