On The BOE Agenda: School Budget Hearing, Vote on Superintendent Contract Offer

A public budget meeting and a vote on the contract offered to interim school superintendent Richard Kuder is scheduled for the Wyckoff Board of Education meeting tonight at the Eisenhower School at 6:30 p.m.

The agenda for tonight's meeting can be found here.

Earlier this month The Wyckoff Board of Education presented a preliminary $35.9 million budget which would represent a $156 property tax increase based on the average assessed home value of $810,000 in the township.

Wyckoff is scheduled to receive $324,057 in school aid for 2011-2012 under Gov. Chris Christie's budget proposal. The previous year the township received no school aid. In presenting the preliminary budget Kuder said the impact of announced aid was reflected in the budget proposal.  “In these times of fiscal restraint we’re not looking at a budget that’s reaching out significantly,” Kuder said.

Kuder, the former Principal of Eisenhower Middle School, was selected as interim superintendent in June. Approximately 25 people, including Kuder, applied for the job to lead the K-8 district after the school board to lead the search and instead . 

The Department of Education regulations state that districts with enrollment of 1,501 to 3,000 pupils can offer superintendents up to $155,000. The Wyckoff School District educates approximately 2,380 children. Kuder currently earns $180,000 annually as interim superintendent.