In a brief discussion
this evening with Evan Lerner, President of the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of
Education, he indicated that he is calling a previously unscheduled meeting for
Monday evening, July 18, at the Wade Administration Building in
Martinsville. The time is tentatively set
for 8:00 PM.
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| Board members Lynne Hurley & Evan Lerner in a moment of levity, as Assistant Superintendent Cheryl Dyer addresses a retiring educator on June 14, at the High School. (Bergeron Image) |
That amount is over and
above the original school aid which was included in the budget adopted by
voters on April 27th.
Prior to this evening’s
announcement, the next meeting had been scheduled for Tuesday, July 26. However, as Mr. Lerner pointed out, that is
too late to resolve the use of the $1.3 million in unanticipated, additional
state aid.
School budgets have
already been cast and approved by voters, and it’s getting very late in the
season for the finalization of the school tax rate for the communities of
Bridgewater and Raritan.
Mr. Lerner provided no
indication as to how the Board might act to allocate use of the $1.3 million. Meeting in its entirety (the technical term
is “meeting as a whole”) the Board
has to deliberate that question and make the final decision.
Between now and Monday
night, it’s likely that alternatives will be put together and, if past practice
holds and time permits, an information packet may go out late Friday afternoon
to each Board Member for their individual study over the weekend
Let’s see how all this
shakes out Monday night.
Thanks for reading. I hope that you are enjoying the cooler, dry
weather. It’s mid-summer, and the season
is tightening up. Enjoy it. There is another searing heat wave predicted
for late next week.
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