Ridgewood October 5, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 3 District hires teachers with federal funds by John Koster The Ridgewood Board of Education has hired new teachers whose salaries will be substantially subsidized by the federal No Child Left Behind program. Maria Sweeney had been hired as the District 1 Title Teacher at Ridgewood’s Title 1 schools -- Hawes, Ridge, and the George Washington Middle School -- at a salary of $111,977. The No Child Left Behind program will cover $102,157 of her salary. Jean-Anne O’Neill has been retained as a district staff developer at a salary of $83,630. Most of her salary, $69,279, will be paid by the No Child Left Behind funds. Lisa Glick, who was hired as a classroom aide in the English as a Second Language program, will be paid an hourly rate of $15.85, but part of her salary will be covered by $13,100 from the No Child Left Behind program. Paul Cronk was upgraded from a full-time art teacher at Ridgewood High School to a 1.1-time art teacher with an increase in salary from $78,330 to $86,133. Maria Maresciallo was upgraded from a 0.5-time special education teacher to a 0.8-time special education teacher with an increase in salary from $32,375 to $51,800. The board also accepted a donation of $3,500 from the Orchard School Home & School Association to cover transportation expenses for field trips, and DVDs valued at $57 from the Ridgewood High School TV Club. The Ridgewood Police Department has reported a large number of thefts from parked vehicles and has reminded residents to lock their cars, even when individuals are parking in their own driveways. On Sept. 22, a Franklin Turnpike business reported that a demolition saw had been stolen during the previous night. The saw was reportedly taken from a truck that had been parked inside a fenced-in yard. On Sept. 25, a Ridgewood resident reported that she had parked her vehicle at 1200 East Ridgewood Avenue and, when Police investigate thefts of items from vehicles she returned, she found that the passenger side window was smashed and her pocketbook and laptop had been stolen. The same day, a Garfield Place resident reported that during the night his vehicle had been entered and items were stolen. On Sept. 26, a Melrose Place resident reported that her vehicle was entered during the night and many items were stolen. Police urge residents to remove valuable items and keys from their vehicles and not to record key codes in the owner’s manual. J. KOSTER