Laura Explains the Importance of OPRA and Why We Need to Act NOW….
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What’s Important to Know About NJ This Week – 03/09/2024 – Defend the Open Public Records Act
We will take a different approach with this week’s State Matters and focus on bills from State Assemblyman Danielsen and State Sarlo that seek to destroy OPRA. Haven’t you heard about it? You aren’t alone, as they are trying to cram these changes through at the speed of light. Here is a timeline of events that occurred this week leading...
BHCW Starts Petition To Stop State Senator Sarlo from Ushering in an Age of Darkness
State Senator Sarlo sponsors the second Bill Intended to Destroy the Open Public Records Act in Under a Year and We Need Your Help to Stop Him Senator Paul Sarlo is Sponsoring a Bill that Would Destroy the Open Public Records Act. According to the Jersey Vindicator, some of the Provisions of this Bill include: -The bill guts fee-shifting by...
More Questions on The Berkeley Heights Public School Busing Controversy
Written by a Berkeley Heights Community Member and BHPSNJ Parent Volunteer The long awaited transportation presentation was provided to the public and the Board at the 2/26/24 meeting. Inconsistencies with our current transportation program were the key takeaway. Those inconsistencies mostly surrounded bussing routes and highlighted a need for an updated software program to tackle most issues surrounding the current...
Proposed N.J. School Aid Dollars Released for 2024-25- Where We Are and Some Background
Berkeley Heights receives slightly lower amount of state aid -Written by an Educator in The Community Following the Governor’s budget address with a proposed increase of more than $901 million for public schools, Berkeley Heights Public Schools is receiving slightly lower proposed state aid in the 2024-25 school year than this current 2023-24 school year. Data for all districts can...
BHCW 03/03/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. The week’s newsletter thoroughly analyzes Gale Bradford’s first meeting as BOE President and yet another crammed agenda. Residents will learn how Ms. Bradford’s autocratic and probably illegal method of running a meeting collided with three substantial presentations crammed in one meeting, led to a “by design” inability on the part of...
What’s Important to Know About NJ This Week – 03/02/2024
NJ Schools Best in Nation?, Blood Tests for DUI, Apprenticeship Programs Get 8 Million Dollar Boost, Many Districts Win Big & Others Lose in Budget, Kevin Walsh Up for Another Term at OSC Are NJ Schools Really “Best In Nation” ? NJ Education Report As you can see from the graph, from 2003-2013, the era of NCLB [No Child Left...
Team Notes on the 02/26/2024 BHPSNJ Audit Presentation – Big Questions Get Little Time and Explanation
After the community discovered that the District submitted the Audit without a public presentation and BOE awareness, we finally had a presentation on the Audit. Gale Bradford ensured the process was rushed, through the improper use of her position as president – BOE Members only had 16 minutes to ask about a $65 Million Spend. This is quite funny when you consider that at...
Gale Bradford’s Power Trip In Under 5 Minutes…
A BHCW Presentation Context To Video Related Notes on the 02/26/2024 Meeting: Audit Presentation Transportation Presentation BOE Members on Time Limits BHPSNJ Continues to Confuse Public on Access to Meetings Read All Articles on BOE Agendas and Meetings Subscribe to BHCW For Free
BHCW 02/25/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. This week’s newsletter begins with our story on a Berkeley Heights resident who took the NJ Department of Education to court on an OPRA case concerning the Berkeley Heights Public School bussing controversy and won. We then move on to the 02/26/2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting Agenda and cover concerns on...
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