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The BOE President is Not Answering Questions in Connection To Alleged Affirmative Action Investigation Involving the Superintendent

Over two weeks and still no response from the Board President on allegations involving an Affirmative Action Investigation In June, BHCW received verbal reports from various reliable sources within the District indicating that an Affirmative Action investigation involving the Superintendent was underway. All of these individuals denied being a party to the action connected to the investigation. On June 23,...
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Berkeley Heights BOE

2023 Town Council Candidates on 311 Springfield Avenue

Opposition leads council to tabling redevelopment study… 2023 Berkeley Heights Town Council Candidates Edmund Tom Maciejewski (R) and Margaret Illis (D) express their positions on the redevelopment study during the 06/13/2023 Town Council Meeting. This is an important issue for voters as the prior Mayoral Administration engaged in an Affordable Housing approach many residents felt was not effective for the...
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BHPSNJ Business Administrator Resignation Letter

06/27/2023 Letter of Resignation from The Business Administrator to the Superintendent Dear Dr. Varley: Please accept this as my formal letter of resignation as the School Business Administrator and Board Secretary of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Last night I was unanimously approved to lead the business and financial operations of a school district I believe is more compatible with...
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Berkeley Heights BOEBHPSNJ Staff Retention

Thank You Ms. Lim

Another talented, highly regarded Educator Leaves Our District The Berkeley Heights School District is a game of whack-a-mole, moving from the deconstruction of our languages programs to our sliding scores in math, science, and English Language Arts to where we are with this letter of recommendation brought to you by changes to our Music Program resulting in the loss of...
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Community Correspondence to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education – March through April 2023

Received from the OPRA Custodian 55 Days from the date of our Request Last year the BOE stopped reading Board Correspondence at BOE Meetings, robbing the community of important perspectives from parents, students, and teachers. This year the BOE stopped including this correspondence as part of the minutes, only orally reporting on the correspondence and often with a spin on...
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Berkeley Heights BOE

Questions to the Town Council Candidates – Question 1

First in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ Town Council Candidates Please provide residents with your qualifications for the town council (education, experience) and how you feel this background will benefit our community on the council. Please provide (at least) two very specific policy positions you plan to introduce or support during your tenure on the...
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