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Ridgefield Park board adopts 2025–26 budget as state begins process to end monitorship
Summary
The Ridgefield Park Board of Education unanimously approved the 2025–26 school budget and heard that the state monitor has initiated the process to release the district from state monitorship after roughly a decade.
The Ridgefield Park Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to adopt its 2025–26 school budget, and board leaders said the state monitor has initiated the process to release the district from state oversight.
President Martinez told the public the state monitor "could not be with us today, but he has reviewed and agrees with the budget proposed for a vote tonight." The board then approved resolutions 13‑01 through 13‑32, including resolution 13‑08 to adopt the 2025–26 budget, on a roll-call vote with every trustee voting yes.
The vote finalizes a budget the board and administration presented after county review. During committee reports Trustee McNeil said the county approved the preliminary 2025–26…
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