Berkeley Heights Resident and NYC Educator Letter to BOE on Data Breach, Facilities and BOE President
Michael Leblond, a resident of Berkeley Heights, is a parent of children in the District and a NYC Educator Dear Members of the BHBOE, Welcome to 2025 and the midpoint of the 2024-2025 school year. The start of 2025 already finds the Berkeley Heights Public Schools facing three major challenges that could have significant, long lasting impacts on our school...
Considerations for Selecting a BOE President
For the second year in a row, the Berkeley Heights Board of Education has been unable to agree on election of a member to serve as BOE President. Last year County Superintendent Daryl Palmieri chose Gale Bradford for the position. With the choice in his hands again this year, a look at the tenure of Mrs. Bradford over the year...
The 2025 Berkeley Heights BOE Reorganization Meeting: Sanity V. Spectacle
The Berkeley Heights Board of Education’s reorganization was so dramatic it could qualify for an Emmy. Next time, perhaps we should aim for a Tony—because honestly, the only way these marathon meetings could be bearable is if the endless contentious debates were performed as a musical, complete with high-energy dance breaks from the Administration. But on a serious note: We...
Johns Notes on the 01/07/2025 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting
Last night’s BOE meeting made it abundantly clear that the board remains deeply divided into two factions: one that seeks to advance change through evidence-based reasoning and thoughtful debate, and another that seems more intent on politicizing every. single. issue. The evening featured the Business Administrator’s perplexing defense of sending documents—already publicly released—for yet another attorney review to determine if...
Laura’s Notes on the 01/07/2025 Berkeley Heights BOE Reorganization Meeting Agenda
The Reorganization Meeting of the Berkeley Heights Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, January 7, starting at 6:45 PM. For those familiar with local politics, this coincides with the Town Council Reorganization meeting, creating a scheduling conflict for those interested in both events. Tuesday’s Board of Education agenda appears relatively standard, with no major surprises expected. The meeting...
Ten Most Read Articles of 2024
NJ21st had another strong year as traffic to the site and subscriptions topped the prior year across all platforms. Here are the ten most-read articles of 2024… (10) No….The Township Does NOT have a CFO, and the Proposed Solution Should Raise Concerns The CFO position for the Township has been a revolving door, with the last former CFO raising numerous...
A Tale of Two BOE Meetings: Policy, Hypocrisy and Professionalism
Notes on the 12/12/2024 BOE Meeting Let’s take a trip down BOE memory lane to gain some much-needed perspective on the hypocrisy surrounding the outburst by incoming Berkeley Heights BOE member Terrero during the December 12, 2024, Board of Education (BOE) meeting. Reflecting on the December 15, 2023, BOE Meeting One year ago, at the December 15, 2023, BOE meeting,...
11th Hour Revisions to 12/12/2024 BOE Meeting Agenda
The former BOE hired the current Business Administrator, who has largely continued the practices of their predecessor. The prior BA operated under the misguided belief that the District could act with minimal public input or oversight. This approach led to multiple lawsuits related to OPRA violations and numerous embarrassing incidents for the former BOE and administration, exposing both incompetence and...
Shauna’s Notes on the 12/12/2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting Agenda
On the agenda for the Berkeley Heights Board of Education meeting tonight are readings of policies 0155, 0132, and 6421. These policies were discussed during the new business portion of the previous meeting, and there is a significant amount of contention about the Board’s approach. Look for more heated discussion tonight. There are a total of 11 HIB cases on...
The “Work Together” Group’s Approach to Committee Appointments and the Berkeley Heights BOE
With elections over, and a new Board of Education to be sworn in at the beginning of the year, we should take a look at what happened last year at this time. It would be nice to think we could avoid some of the same mistakes, but based on the November 14th meeting it appears we’re in for another rough...
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