BHCW BOE DEBATE RESPONSES #1, #2 & #3
BHCW has one more question related to the budget and Board functioning out to BOE Candidates due in a couple of weeks but residents have been asking where they can find candidate responses to “tougher” questions than have been asked in other formats. Below is a one stop shop of responses to three of the four questions asked of Candidates...
NATASHA JOLY SHOULD BE ON THE BOE
One of my votes will be going to Natasha Joly, who I met while her husband was coaching my oldest daughter’s softball team last year. I got to know her more during the Berkeley Heights French Revolution. Natasha presents as poised, composed, and informed. The evidence of this exists on tape at BOE Meetings. On Zoom Meetings On Calls for...
Why I am voting for Mayor Devanney – Again.
In 2018 the community was battling the municipal complex. Residents who were against the building and opposed to the former Mayor’s Republican monopoly’s plan were ridiculed on social media by political operatives. I remember putting up an article that explained how the Mayor, at the time, appeared to be using a loophole to avoid a referendum and in my opinion,...
ONE MORE REALLY LONG ARTICLE ABOUT PROFICIENCIES AND METRICS
BOE Members and Residents have been discussing the issue of proficiencies for some time now, and the same is true for metrics. Proficiencies were part of the discussion during last year’s election season. They came up again in the public debate surrounding the Budget earlier this year, and then again three months ago during a BOE meeting as a result...
DR. Varley’s RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON 09/22/2022 BOE MEETING/POLICY CHANGES
From Dr. Varley to BHCW in response to FOLLOW UP TO DISTRICT POLICY CHANGES – BOE MEETING 09/22/2022 : “ll answer in summary form as opposed to line by line questioning. The majority of policies are mandated by New Jersey Code (i.e., law). The codes change often, thus needing updating on a regular basis. This is something that no Board of...
THE HOW MANY GENDERS GAME
I need you you take a deep breath here and hear me out. I’m writing this after sitting back and not reacting to what has been a two day series of events that has become quite predictable in our community as the private messages rolled into my inbox: “why is he in your Facebook group” or “why didn’t you like...
THE DISTRICT PUBLISHES OPRA REQUESTS ON WEBSITE
After shutting down comments on social media, stopping the practice of reading parent emails, changing the budget review process to a shorter time frame (and not providing the full budget for public review), attempting to silence BOE members on social media and trying to set a precedent that BOE Members providing an opinion on meeting minutes is unethical, the District...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS 2022 BOE ELECTION- CANDIDATE RESPONSES TO QUESTION 3
Since our last publication on responses to questions from BOE Candidates, several Candidates have dropped out of the race. Responses to our questions have gotten a good amount of traction and positive feedback from members of the community. Of the current field, we received responses from Natasha Joly, Dipti Khanna, Gale Bradford, Neil Herman, Sai Akiri and Doug Grober to our...
HEY BABY….WE GOT YOUR SEXualistic SEDUCATION CURRICULUM …WANT TO COME OVER?
Based on a parent’s request, we submitted an OPRA request for updated Phys-Ed Materials. Here is what we got back. 2020 State Standards by Gradeband (excel) Comprehensive Health And Physical Education K-5 (pdf) Comprehensive Health And Physical Education 6-8 (pdf) Comprehensive Health And Physical Education 9-12 (pdf):
DR. VARLEY, HIGH PRICED ATTORNEYS AND THE ANGRY SIX vs. SAI AKIRI
Merely weeks after being elected, Ms. Akiri attempted to fulfill one of her primary campaign promises on accountability and transparency by encouraging the BOE to follow their policies on interviewing an attorney-something the District has failed to do in almost two decades. Many residents were disgusted by the actions of the current firm for the following reasons: 1) Their defense...
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