Fishbein Says He Plans to Stay After Contract is Up
The superintendent would face a pay cut of over $60,000 if he renews his contract in Ridgewood after it expires in summer of 2013.
The Ridgewood school board hopes superintendent Daniel Fishbein sticks around after his contract expires in summer of 2013, with school board president Sheila Brogan stating at a recent board meeting that the trustees unanimously feel Fishbein is the man for the job. The feeling appears to be mutual. "I am thankful to the RBOE for their confidence in me," Fishbein said in an e-mail to Patch on May 23. "At this point in my career I plan to stay." During his four-year tenure, policies have been updated, improvements made to teacher evaluations, a successful $48 million referendum nearing completion, along with "excellent" staff and administrators brought on to oversee new curriculum and programs, he said. Should Fishbein, a long-time …
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Bob Hutton
5:01 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Dan Fishbein is a man of total character. I am proud of the decision I was apart of four years ago to hire Dan Fishbein as our superintendent. The new mandate on superintendent salaries make it difficult for the BOE. The salary level due to the size of our district is set in relative stone. That value I believe is pretty much the same value offered to and accepted by the new principal at the high… more ›