Response from the Business Administrator on Concerns Regarding the Berkeley Heights Public School Audit
Question from BHCW: Good Evening, I noticed that the 2022-2023 ACFR is on the DOE website however it is my understanding that, by statute, prior to submission a presentation to the Board and Public is required. Was there a presentation on this report to the Board that the public did not have access to? https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0310.pdf Response From Mr. Juskiewicz,...
Why Does the State of NJ Have Our Audit Report Before The Presentation to Our Community & BOE ?
The disregard BHPSNJ Administration has for our Community Continues…. On January 18th, Shauna informed the community that the District was late on its Audit. She also cited N.J.A.C. 18A:23-5 which states: Within 30 days following the receipt of the report of the annual Audit the board of education of the district shall, at a regularly scheduled public meeting, cause the recommendations of the auditor...
BHPSNJ 2024 Budget Prep Part 1:Enrollment, Cost PP, Administration, Instruction and Legal Spending
ACFR Analysis on the Seven District Dashboard There are some pleasant surprises in connection to the District’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for 2022-2023 and some areas of concern. It is important to take this summary with a grain of salt as the taxpayers guide has not yet reported on actuals for 2023 and they are another definitive source. This article is...
Quick Note On the 01/18/2024 BOE Meeting- Jordan Hyman Gets it Done
While there is certainly a contingent that is going to try to spin last night’s meeting as “too long” or “chaotic” it’s important to note that if one considers all the important material the BOE had to vote on last night – several hours is an appropriate amount of time. This is NOT a rubber stamp BOE anymore. Those days...
What We Can Do to Reverse The Berkeley Heights Declines in Math, Science, and ELA Part 1: The Budget
The First in a Series of Articles on How Berkeley Heights Can Repair the Damage under Dr. Varley’s Leadership Since BHCW’s analysis of the Berkeley Heights School District’s declines in Math, Science, and English came out, I have had many conversations with different parents, teachers, and other school staff in the community on how to reverse them. In the second...
Putting It All Together – Rankings, Ratings, Proficiency and Budget
Exploring a connection between proficiency, rankings and budget… I emailed the Berkeley Heights Board of Education and Superintendent the following summary (excuse typos): I would like to share with you the ratings and rankings themselves along with the Budget. I’ve written about this before and I’m pretty certain you’ve read what I’ve written, however, it didn’t seem like you had any recollection of...
Laura’s Notes on 04/27/2023 Budget Portion of BOE Meeting
Dr. Foregger and Ms. Khanna Vote “No” to Cut Supervisors But It Wasn’t Enough Below are Laura’s notes. I want to thank Tom and Dipti for supporting teachers and supervisors by voting no. Dr. Varley incredibly made this a choice between Supervisors and Teachers and not once considered her or the Business Administrators staff as a means of reducing costs....
2023 BHPSNJ Budget Pre-Meeting Wrap Up
Overview of Snap Shots and Where We Can Go From Here So I covered several areas that would be important to families, teachers, and principals to the best of my ability. The first item comes down to very big questions on the Benefits account that Sai brought to the public’s attention. We possess the documentation (through OPRA) other Districts used...
Nj Education Report PublisheS New Information ON BHPSNJ BudGet…..And It Doesn’t Look Good
NJED Report Op-ed from BHCW Contributor Uncovers a Potentially Significant Problem on Medical Benefits in the BHPSNJ Budget NJ Education Report published an Op-Ed from Sai Akiri alleging significant distortions in how the Budget is being presented to the Public. The article states the District is inflating the cost of Medical Benefits and that dollars budgeted for Medical Benefits are...
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