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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Agenda for BOE 12/8 meeting

You can read the entire agenda for Monday night's meeting by clicking here, but here are a few highlights:

The RHS madrigals are going to give a performance at the opening of the meeting.

Dr. Fishbein and Mr. DeSimone will give a presentation of the elements which are currently included in the proposed referendum. This will include the building additions at GW, Ridge, Willard and Hawes, as well as renovations and capital projects throughout the district, and a discussion of possible field renovations.

Mr. Lorenz and Mr. Nyhuis will discuss courses being added to the high school. One of my favorites is Finance class designed to teach real-world things like managing money, saving, mortgages, investing, etc. There are several more new classes listed in the full agenda.

We will have discussion on the budget process and on the possibility of independent athletic play in 2010-2011, joining other districts in protesting the new league alignment within the NJSIAA.

There's plenty of other topics on the agenda as well. These are just a few highlights. See you Monday night!

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