Monday, April 12, 2010

In Print: End of the Line for Garwood's Washington School

Trenton's cuts leads to the closure of borough school.

Garwood school board approves budget, shuts Washington School
By
Leslie Murray
April 10, 2010, 8:55AM
GARWOOD— Calling the proposed budget the best that could be developed with significant state aid reductions and under a tight timeline, the Garwood Board of Education approved the introduction of the school budget which including reducing teaching positions and shuttering Washington School with a split vote on April 1.

Before an audience of about 60 people, the board presented an $8.2 million budget that would increase taxes on a home assessed at the borough average of $100,000 by $125.

Superintendent of Schools Teresa Quigley said that decisions to close one of the district’s two schools and cut back on some programs were out of necessity.


SCHOOL SHUTTERED

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