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The Ringwood Board of Education
has its most difficult job in front of it. We must try to produce
a balanced budget with less funding than we ever expected. The
boroughs 2010-2011 cut now totals about $1,250,000 of lost funding over
the last three years. Medical
payments for the 2010-2011 year went up by more than
$500,000 with significant adjustments expected for the following two
years. That puts us in a $2,000,000 hole before the board sits
down to
discuss budgets. In addition, the board will be restricted to a 2%
cap on increasing taxes. There is a very good chance that the
number of teachers will decrease and class sizes will increase.
This is the last thing that any school district wants to see, but we may
not have any other choice.
During the new November election for board of
education members, there seems to be a dearth of candidates to take the
available board seats. It will be interesting to see the direction
education takes in Ringwood over the next couple of years.
This is old news, but so
important for board members to grasp:
“So many dreams have been brought to your doorstep.
Don't let them lie there - Don't let them die there.”
I've had that statement on this web site since its
inception. There is really not much more that can be said to
Ringwood Board of Education members. All the educational dreams of the
parents and the community rest on the shoulders of the Ringwood
board members. Their decisions make or break the system.
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