“They Just Want to Tear Things Down”
Another thread of misinformation running from the very top of the BOE throughout the community is the lie that we seek to tear our schools down. So, let’s look at the facts of just the past few weeks: Our most prolific contributors (in writing and helping with research) are coaches, are members of parent organizations that support our schools, and...
BHCW 10/15/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… This week’s newsletter includes articles and community reactions to the news that School Administrators were spreading misinformation about parents with concerns about the High School’s Math issues behind closed doors to other parents with BOE Members present. You will also read updates on the election policy we’ve been discussing and information...
Dr. Tom Foregger has been selected as a Senior of Distinction by Congressman Tom Kean
Berkeley Heights BOE Representative Dr. Tom Foregger is a recipient of this year’s Senior of Distinction award. This award goes to Seniors who distinguish themselves through contributions they have made to the community- “hard-working passionate individuals who live a life of public service, whether that be through their professional, personal, philanthropic or volunteer efforts”. Congratulations, Dr. Foregger, and Thank You...
John’s Notes on the 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting – “Misinformation” Edition
There’s a lot here to unpack and I am not going to get to it all in one article. The first thing that struck me was Ms. Bradford’s comments about District Administrators talking about parents spreading misinformation about Building Thinking Classroom and Dr. Giordano’s response to my comments that parents made it seem that BTC was being applied to the...
Berkeley Heights Superintendent and BOE Remain Silent on Nepotism and Busing
Questions that have been asked multiple times over the course of Months Remain Unanswered Below are two email chains from BOE Candidate Sai Akiri to the Berkeley Heights BOE on questions connected to the costs of the Superintendent’s Nepotism case and the Busing Controversy that represented hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. The email chain on the Nepotism...
Board of Education Turnover Continues in Berkeley Heights
Seven Board of Education members have decided not to run for reelection since Dr. Melissa Varley took the helm at BHPS -Written by an Educator in the Community According to “Union County Votes,” the official election website of our county, two Berkeley Heights Board of Education (BOE) members are not running for reelection this year. As of the filing deadline,...
Candidate Remarks During Comment Portion of 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
The clip below includes remarks from Natasha Joly and Sai Akiri during the comments portion of the 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting. Natasha discussed the following items: Initiatives connected to targets on proficiencies emailed to parents from the Superintendent Building Thinking Classroom Courtesy Busing Lack of Board Oversight on Budget Sai discussed the following items: Lack of comparisons on cohorts and strategies...
BHCW 10/08/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… This week’s newsletter contains responses from Town Council Candidates on matters connected to transparency, access, and inclusion while BOE Candidates tackled questions about the District’s busing controversy. We talk about the money that the Law Firm of Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs is raking in as the BOE Majority continues to...
Questions to The 2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Candidates – Question 2
The Second in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ BOE Candidates The Courtesy Bussing issue appears to be yet another scandal under this administration and a costly one at that. Transportation has been extraordinarily problematic under this administration. What factors do you believe have fed into the multitude of issue connected to Busing in the last...
Berkeley Heights BOE Committee Meeting Minutes for August 2023
Below are the Board Committee Meeting Minutes BHCW received for August through an OPRA request. Committee meetings are different than closed sessions – what is discussed during these meetings can very well be addressed by the Board in public meetings. The argument against doing so by one BOE member has been that it would prevent the BOE from accomplishing as...
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