Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Students and faculty raised awareness for the second consecutive year
Students and faculty at Roosevelt School in River Edge donned blue on Tuesday to "Light It Up Blue" for World Autism Awareness Day and help shine a light on autism for the second year in a row. The day also had an added special meaning this year as 10-year-old Jack DeSavino accepted a proclamation from Mayor Sandy Moscaritolo and the borough council on Monday night. The proclamation declared April 2013 as National Autism Awareness Month. DeSavino, who is on the autistic spectrum, also raised awareness of autism last month when he asked guests to donate to Autism New Jersey instead of bringing gifts to his birthday party. Approximately 100 children and their parents from both River Edge and Oradell attended the celebration at Powerhouse …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Taxpayers can expect a $70 increase from River Edge school budget
Facing savings residents $4 per house, the River Edge Board of Education opted to place the additional $23,000 in state aid into the $15,658,231 budget on Wednesday night. The budget, which comes in at the 2% tax levy cap of $13,508,217, calls for a $70 increase to the average homeowner. Board members initially debated returning the additional funding to homeowners but felt that the $4 per taxpayer would not yield enough of an impact over setting it aside to help with the upcoming state mandated teacher evaluations. "I will say that when I came in here I was feeling that we should reduce the tax levy by that amount since we were ok," board member Mary Kay Buckley said. "We're never going to be fully funded. Personally if we were to not …
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 …
Monday, February 4, 2013
For the 2013-14 school year, the River Edge Board of Education is proposing a major building project for its school budget to either remove asbestos or replace some roofing.
Setting aside $475,000 , the River Edge Board of Education's "Plan A" 2013-14 budget calls for a major building project to either remove contained asbestos or replace a large area of roofing at Cherry Hill School. The Board presented its preliminary budget recently based on the district receiving the same $424,631 in state aid as in prior years. The estimated $15,638,260 budget remains at the 2% tax levy cap of $13,508,217. "We have two large maintaince items which have been postponed over thelast several years due to a lack of state aid and trying to keep eduation programs intact," Board Administrator Debbie Trainor said. "Now we'd really like to address one of two major maintenance projects at Cherry Hill." According to Superintendent Dr…
Monday, October 8, 2012
River Edge students participated in a variety of events all week to promote respect among one another
Last week, Cherry Hill school participated in a week of respect, drawing attention to being kind to each other and acting respectful. To conclude their week of activities, they had an enrichment last Friday with magician Jim Vagias. Vagias presented "Bully-Proof Your School" which used magic, humor, storytelling and audience participation to engage students imaginations and teach them life affirming messages. The program focuses on teaching students character traits that will not only make them better people, but will create an environment in school where there will be no room for bullies. Students also participated in School Pride Day, Make a New Friend Day, Go Green Day, Switch Day and Unique Day last week. Have photos from Respect Week …
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, October 1, 2012
Roosevelt and Cherry Hill youngsters will participate in a variety of events all week to promote respect among one another
All week long, students in the River Edge School District will be celebrating a "Week of Respect" with a different activity each day to make it fun for the children as they learn the importance of respect. "It's the importance of respect in our lives, at school and in our relationships with each other," school district pupil assistance counselor Tara Benevento said. Below are the schedule of events for the week Monday: School Pride Day. Wear your school colors (blue and yellow for Roosevelt, red and white for Cherry Hill and New Bridge). Tuesday: Make a New Friend Day. Wear a name tag.At lunch, students will sit with someone they don’t usually sit with (in their class of course) and make a new friend. When they make a new friend, they will…
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…
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The River Edge Board of Education signed off on a new contract for Superintendent Dr. Tova Ben-Dov resulting in a $3,000 raise for the 2012-13 school year.
With unanimous board approval and the approval of County Executive Superintendent Robert Gilmartin, River Edge Superintendent Dr. Tova Ben-Dov's contract with the K-6 district was approved to allow for a $3,000 base salary increase for the coming year. The raise, which brings her base salary to $177,000, is based on merit and the achievement of her 2011-12 school year goals. Her new salary is above Gov. Christie's Superintendent salary cap due to her hire prior to its effect. The River Edge School district has approximately 1,193 students as of the Oct. 2011 count. Based on the salary cap, a River Edge Superintendent's annual salary would be limited to $145,000 due to enrollment. Ben-Dov's contract is in effect until June 30, 2013 at which…
Friday, June 1, 2012
A breakdown of how the tri-district schools performed last year
The New Jersey Department of Education released report cards for the performance of every school in the state during the 2010-11 year Thursday. Overall, the tri-district schools are scoring higher than their District Factor Group (DFG) counterparts in Language Arts, but mathematics continues to be a struggle in some grades levels. Per-pupil expenditures are down but class sizes have increased at the same time. Oradell Public School reported spending $13,860 per student for the 2010-2011 school year. The Middle School was spending $18,428 per pupil with the high school averaging $18,429. Cherry Hill was spending $14,156 per pupil with Roosevelt's expenditures at $14,156. The cost includes district expenditures on classroom instructional …
Kathleen
9:55 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The Autism Awareness Day activities were organized by the staff of River Edge Schools and the Girl Scouts decorated the schools. This was truly a community event! Way to go, River Edge! more ›