The Board of Education has approved the submission of facility plans to the State Department of Education for review. The plans were revised from the facility plan proposed in the 2018 referendum. The new plans cut nearly $12 million dollars of projects from the original proposal. Due to rising costs including increased tariffs, the net reduction is $7.6 million making the local share of the proposed $45 million dollar project approximately $35 million. The DOE has 90 days to review plans. When the plans are approved by the DOE, the Board will decide whether or not to go forward with a second … [Read more...] about Facility Plans Update
Facilities Update
It was announced at the January 28th Board of Education meeting that a resolution asking the Board to approve the submission of revised facility plans to the New Jersey Department of Education would be on the February 25th agenda. That resolution will be placed on the March 18th Board agenda and not this Monday's meeting agenda. Jack Hurley Superintendent of Schools … [Read more...] about Facilities Update
School Facilities Forum
All are invited to attend a School Facilities Forum to be held in the Rutherford High School Auditorium on Tuesday, January 8 at 7pm. Following a brief presentation by Superintendent Hurley, the community will be able to voice their thoughts regarding addressing identified facility needs. … [Read more...] about School Facilities Forum
Facilities Plan Update
Superintendent Hurley will be reporting on his review of the District's facility plans during his "Report from the Superintendent" at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, December 10. The meeting is at 7:30 in the High School cafeteria. As always, the agenda is posted on the website. … [Read more...] about Facilities Plan Update
Referendum Rejected
Dear Parents, Students, Faculty, and Staff, The Rutherford community has voted to reject the proposed $53M referendum to improve our school facilities. While this is a disappointing result, we still need to provide adequate space for our growing enrollment and create environments to support our students academically. We will examine our plan to determine if there is a less encompassing alternative that could still give us more classroom space and make the district compliant with federal and state mandates, even if it does not fulfill all of our needs. Thank you to all of the voters who … [Read more...] about Referendum Rejected