Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The governor has no plans to acquiesce the Ridgewood BOE's request to skirt a salary cap that would lighten its superintendent's wallet considerably.
If you were expecting Gov. Chris Christie to change his stance on superintendent pay caps, you might not want to hold your breath. Responding to the Ridgewood school board's efforts to have the caps lifted or at least to allow for a higher salary, Christie at a press conference Monday offered a simple "sorry." “Everyone is being asked to make some sacrifice here,” said the governor, who passed the law in 2010 without action of the legislature. “I think a lot of people in New Jersey think $165,000 is a perfectly acceptable salary to be superintendent.” The NJ Department of Education estimates annual savings from the superintendent caps – which limits salaries from between $125,000 and $175,000 – at about $10 million. Detractors argue, …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Residents can chat with the Ridgewood superintendent of schools on Nov. 14.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Bring a cup of joe and chat education matters with Ridgewood Superintendent of Schools Dan Fishbein on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Residents can head to the Education Center at 49 Cottage Place between 7 and 8:30 p.m. The informal gathering is designed to allow residents to ask questions, make suggestions and share concerns in a casual setting.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Charlie Reilly, who resigned in November, says BOE newcomer Jim Morgan can't be objective regarding his view on Ridgewood Superintendent Daniel Fishbein's performance and should 'remove himself' from contract discussions.
In a letter to the editor of The Ridgewood News, former Ridgewood school board trustee Charlie Reilly continued his criticism of new member Jim Morgan, this time calling for Morgan to avoid any contract negotiations with Superintendent Daniel Fishbein. In the letter, published Friday, Reilly says Morgan is unable to be "objective" regarding any possible contract extension to Fishbein, whose stay is up at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. "Mr. Morgan’s participation would be a violation of the Code of Ethics for school board members," Reilly wrote. He later added that before taking office in April, Morgan has said Fishbein is not "trustworthy," citing the RHS footbridge disputes. Morgan did not respond to several requests for comment. …
chele
12:57 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
If CC wanted to make significant, lasting, worthwhile cuts, he should have started with the police, firefighters and teacher's UNIONS (any and all, including our sacred cow, the library)...NOT the superintendents (who are non-union). Makes an interesting headline for about two minutes and then...well, it's not much of anything at all. How about making it impossible to collect more than ONE … more ›