They Could Take Our Last Tool For Transparency
Legislation being proposed at the state level casts a darkness on government business -John Leo, Jr. In four bills just last week presented to the NJ Legislature, A5613-5616, the mechanisms by which the public can gain public records are destined to be severely changed- some good, some bad. OPRA (Open Public Records Act) being the only tool we have to...
We Know the Report Did Not Exist – We Never Believed It Did
Gale Bradford, Pamela Stanley and The BOE Majority Continue to Gaslight Parents on Questions Surrounding the BHPSNJ Declines On 5/11/2023, Dr. Foregger and Ms. Khanna asked the Board of Education to instruct Dr. Varley to provide a report to the community on the Declines of our High School, Middle School, and Elementary School Students in the areas of Math, Science,...
Sai’s Notes on the 06/29/2023 Agenda
More Secrecy, More False Crises, More Potential Violations…….More of the Same Per our policy 0162 on notice for board meetings, a special meeting can be called for. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-9, upon the affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members present, the Board may hold a meeting notwithstanding the failure to provide adequate notice if: 1. Such meeting is...
Laura’s Notes on the 06/29/2023 BOE Agenda
What is Important For Families to Know about Tonight’s BOE Meeting… Report of the Superintendent I believe this is intentionally blank so we can, once again, be party to the theatre that will undoubtedly occur at tonight’s meeting. I don’t gamble, but I’d be willing to bet Dr. Varley will use this opportunity to make a statement attributing all of...
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...
Interesting Facts About Ridgewood, NJ
Answers to Questions the Community Had about Our Business Administrator’s new District. One question we’ve heard asked in the community – does Ridgewood have an information source similar to BHCW? This question came up in the community discussion surrounding news (that we broke) of the Business Administrator’s acceptance of employment in Ridgewood. The answer is yes- sort of. There are...
MKM Principal’s Resignation Letter to Dr. Varley and The Berkeley Heights Board of Education
Will they finally listen? BHCW has obtained the MKM principal’s resignation letter submitted to the BOE and Administration. It isn’t pretty: June 15, 2023 Dear Members of the Board and Dr. Varley, It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to inform you of my decision to retire from my position as school principal with the Berkeley Heights...
BHCW 06/25/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. Online Version PDF Version
Who Is Really In Charge of Our District?
Angela Penna Hands the 05/11/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting over to high priced attorneys as Robert Cianculli and Pamela Stanley are more than happy to jump on Board. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel
The Inclusion Delusion Continues
More evidence our Superintendent would rather double down on her delusions than collaborate with anyone but her small circle. During the budget process, after we saw teachers and Administrators speak out against the Superintendent’s plans to cut staff, BHCW put in an OPRA Request for emails. The subject of these emails pertained to Dr. Varley’s claims of collaborating with her...
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