Former BOE President John Sincaglia comments on the Berkeley Heights Public School District Budget
Former BOE President John Sincaglia wrote us on our last Night Watch Episode. “I watched your recent night-watch session and want to let you and your group now about the cap budget threshold and budget voting.. Remember, any district that still votes for the “budget” is only voting on the tax levy not the budget as a whole. Districts like...
NJ Education Report on Berkeley Heights Public School Budget COncerns
NJ Education Report, ” a non-partisan, nonprofit platform dedicated to providing insight into education news, policy and politics on a local and statewide level” published an article on the Berkeley Heights Public School Budget based on the concerns of former BOE Member, Local Resident and BHCW Contributor Sai Akiri… Link to Article
Copy of Berkeley Heights Public School Budget
BHCW requested a copy of the full budget and received the pdf file below today. We converted the file to excel and included it on this page. I don’t believe there are any errors but if you find any discrepancies between the pdf and spreadsheet let us know. Link to Excel Version PDF Version
Stop the Insanity!
Is common sense and transparency really too much to ask? We find ourselves again at the mercy of an Administration unwilling to engage with the community and an ineffective board that cannot or will not be the voice of the community. The latest budget meeting is just another example. The detailed budget was sent to the Board on a Thursday...
BHCW 03/19/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. Online Version of News Letter PDF Version of Newsletter: There are three ways to get BHCW content delivered to your doorstep: (1) Sign-Up for our weekly/bi weekly newsletter. This is the most popular option so far. Subscribers will get email with articles published for the time period in between. (2) Subscribe to our...
BHCW Night Watch Ep. 9: BHPS Budget, Bradford Votes, District Publishes OPRA Responses (sort of), Town Budget
In this episode of Night Watch, we discuss the ongoing circus of the BOE Budget, fight about Gale Bradford’s vote, discuss the District Publishing ONLY the cover letter to OPRA responses (but not the actual material), and the Town Budget. All Night Watch Episodes
Dipti Has Questions
This clip reviews Dipti Khanna’s questions and comments during the 03/13/2023 Budget Meeting. Here are some of the highlights (video at the end). Courtesy Bussing- Dipti questions the impact of removing bussing – the added impact of the decisions connected to this budget onto Berkeley Heights families and the increase in traffic on an already problematic traffic situation. OPRA Custodian...
We Got What We Voted For
Another Embarrassing Process And Budget Was this year’s tentative budget meeting better than last year’s? In short, yes. We had 3 Board members asking insightful and important questions. Deliberation and discussion are healthy, and how a successful Board should always operate. The issue, however, is the process. The Administration and the Board continue to fail to recognize that the more...
How To Be A BOE Member During a Public Discussion of the Budget.
What a Discussion on the Budget Should Sound Like During this clip, Dr. Foregger asks pointed and relevant questions of the Business Administrator, who, for the most part, demonstrated a strong recall of the reasoning behind the numbers with a few notable exceptions. Legal Costs are skyrocketing, and the Business Administrator does everything she can not to mention the specific reasons...
Notes On The Tentative 2023 Berkeley Heights Public School Budget
Proposed Tax Increase, Legal Costs, Administrative Costs, Safety and Public Feedback on the Radar -Natasha Joly My summary from the budget presentation: 1. Ms. Bradford offered strong suggestions as to what to review to see where we can further cut expenses to save teachers’ jobs. While I support the goal and further review, I do not support the 3.19% tax increase...
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