04/16/2024 Town Council Notes: Township Administrator to Take on Role of CFO
The Town Council voted to appoint the Township Administrator to the role of CFO during the 04/16/2024. Mayor Devanney indicated that the appointment was short term. During the meeting, Councilman Paul Donnelly indicates that his consent was not sought in adding the appointment of the Township Administrator to the CFO position on the agenda. He also indicated that his requests...
BHCW 04/21/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. In this newsletter, we go super deep into the BHPSNJ Transportation Controversy. We cover potential policy solutions the District can implement, dispel myths and disinformation spread throughout the community this week and provide a review and analysis of the BOE Meeting on 04/18/2024, which also includes a sidebar agreement that teachers...
04/18/2024 BOE Meeting Agenda – Legal Bills
Overall Costs Remain Stable Yet the Law Firm of CLeary, Giacobbe, Alfieri and Jacobs Get a Bigger Cut Compared to Last Year Despite being at a slightly lower spend from where we were last year on total legal spending (83k v. 86k), the law firm of Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs is on track to make more money. At this...
Former BOE Member Robert Cianculli Misrepresents BHCW’s Position ….Again
Former BOE Member Robert Cianculli Misrepresents BHCW’s Position on The Transportation Policy Here is a post from former BOE Member Robert Cianculli: First, BHCW is a local website where anyone can state their positions. Mr. Cianculli is welcome to submit his articles supporting Ms. Stanley’s policy. Secondly, what those who have written are opposed to is a Transportation policy...
BHCW 04/14/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. This week’s newsletter starts with the BHPSNJ BOE Special Meeting slated for tomorrow, tackling areas the public has long expressed concerns about – Lawyers and Zoom Access. The BOE will also be interviewing interim Superintendents. We move on to the resignation of the township CFO, who stepped down at a critical...
Zoom Participation Added to 04/15/2024 BOE Special Meeting
The Special Notice for the 04/15/2024 BOE Meeting has been updated to include a discussion of allowing community participation in meetings through Zoom. Ms. Joly and Ms. Akiri have been the most vocal advocates of this change, and this is consistent with Mr. Nixon’s and Ms. Bradford’s pledge to improve transparency and family involvement in the District. During COVID, families...
What’s Important to Know About NJ This Week – 04/13/2024
Majority Opposed to OPRA Bill, Students in Failing Districts Deserve Choice, Prisons Remove Phone Contact, A Decision on County Line Appeal Coming Soon, Cherry Blossoms in Bloom Overwhelming Majority Against Gutting OPRA NJ Spotlight Some 81% of registered New Jersey voters do not support proposed legislative changes to the state’s Open Public Records Act, according to a new FDU Poll....
BHPSNJ Announces Special Board Meeting for 04/15/2024
Interim Superintendents To Be Interviewed and Attorney RFP’s To Be Discussed on 4/15/2024 BHPSNJ announced a special BOE Meeting on 04/15/2024 to interview Interim Superintendents. We hope that candidates will also present to the public. Interim Superintendents are typically retired, so there should be no concern about their employers finding out about seeking a new position. One resident asked us...
BHPSNJ Releases Its First Budget Survey
After years of controversial and closed budget decisions related to BHPSNJ, the finance committee, headed by newly appointed Chair Dipti Khanna, has released the first survey asking families for their input on the 2024 -2025 Budget. Increasing family input was one of several recommendations made by BHCW last year in connection to the BHPSNJ Proficiency Declines. The District has already...
BHCW 04/07/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. This week’s newsletter starts with coverage of the recently released 2022-2023 NJ DOE School Performance Report results. An Educator in our Community provides an overall report card comparing Berkeley Heights to other Districts, including the six other schools on our Dashboard. We move on to a closer look at the Dashboard...
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