Why I am voting for Sai Bhargavi Akiri for Berkeley Heights Board of Education, column 7-2.
Tisha Mannino My husband and I moved to Berkeley Heights with our two young children 12 years ago largely for the great schools. While we have had many fantastic teachers in the schools, we started to become concerned when we saw that our rankings were declining versus some of the schools in the surrounding area. This prompted me to start...
IS THE DISTRICT’S TOP LEADERSHIP SEEKING TO INFLUENCE THE ELECTION?
It has come to my attention that a post is circulating on the internet which involves an email from Julie Kot, BHPS Business Administrator, to Melissa Varley, BHPS Superintendent. The date of this email was 10/26/22 at approximately 3:45PM. The subject of this email was about “wasted funds” on a hotel room for a BOE Member who was unable to...
This Years Budget Process was NOT Normal
John Sincaglia I recently posted an article on Facebook where I criticized some of the recent actions of the Board of Education. Perhaps the most important job of the Board is the approval of the annual budget. I was quite dismayed at the way that process was conducted this year and sent an email to the 2 Board officers explaining...
Dipti Khanna- Time to MOVE FORWARD!
We moved here 6 years ago and made a choice to call Berkeley Heights our home. Our decision was rooted and focused primarily for the schools and secondly for the town and location. As a mother of 2 children in the district who both started in PreK I believe Dipti Khanna is the Board of Education candidate that will bring...
Teacher’s Contract- Sign that Shit Already
Some of our sources reached out today to remind us that their contract still needs to be signed. You might remember this email and all the self-patting on the back that happened. Anyway the teachers that reached out to us wanted you to know that the contract isn’t signed but aren’t sure why. I’m pretty sure it has nothing to...
Natasha Joly Has My Vote; Column 7-1!
I have know the Joly family for a few years, but have come to know Natasha very well over the last few months. We re-connected when the district announced it would abolish the French program – and from that moment on we have seen Natasha become a strong and vocal advocate for families, educators, our children and our community. Natasha...
Thinking Classrooms and Parent Concerns
I was one of the parents who attended the information session on November 1st. I’ve had some parents reach out to me regarding this methodology but I was surprised at how many parents were upset with impact it’s having on their kids and how the administration treated their concerns. I was happy to see that the administration communicated that they...
HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE CURRENT THINKING CLASSROOM MODEL
I attended the Building Thinking Classroom session hosted at GL last night and wanted to share some thoughts and the questions I submitted online for the session. I will start with some of the positive aspects I took away from last night’s session. 1) The Thinking Classroom encourages students to think and behave outside of their comfort zone, pushes them...
My Thoughts on the Thinking Classroom Information Session
I attended the Building Thinking Classroom session on Mathematics at GL last night and am sharing some insights from the session. The turnout was so large that the district changed the venue from the cafeteria to the Auditorium. The session was informative but primarily focused on the model’s positive aspects and did not mention issues with the program, lessons learned,...
DIPTI KHANNA HAS MY VOTE; COLUMN 1!
I am more than proud to support Dipti as she will bring civility, data-driven decision making and transparency to the Board. Dipti has been a vocal advocate for the needs of our children, our educators and their families over the last few years. Dipti understands that it is prudent to have quantifiable metrics to fully understand the successes of our...
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