Laura’s Notes on the 01/06/2025 Berkeley Heights BOE Reorganization Meeting
The reorganization of the BH Board of Education set the tone for the year with displays of leadership, decorum and...
Laura’s Notes on the 12/11/2025 BHPSNJ Meeting
The last BOE meeting of the year was, dare I say, boring and ended at a reasonable hour. Perhaps this...
Encumbrances, Transfers and Missing Metrics: District Responds to the $100K Security Budget Discrepancy
After my article this morning on the $100k gap between the security budget presented to the public last spring and...
Final 2025 Agenda: BHPSNJ BOE to Approve Audit Showing $130K Security Surge, Following Last Year’s Control Failures
The Berkeley Heights BOE will meet tomorrow (Thursday 12/11/2025) for its last meeting of the year. This will also be...
Beyond the Referendum – Special Education Challenges, and Tensions Mark Marathon BHPSNJ Meeting
Laura’s Notes on the BHPSNJ BOE Meeting – Part II Following the town-hall-style Referendum session, the regular Board meeting continued....
Laura’s Notes on the Referendum Portion of the BOE Meeting: What the Board’s Decision Means for March 10
“This was a really terrible decision.” That was one of the many comments made by residents with concerns about the...
John’s Notes on the rest of the 11/20/2025 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting Agenda
Laura will be providing an update on the updated referendum questions later in the day as some of the language...
Laura’s Notes on the 10/16/2025 BOE Meeting
Another marathon meeting where tensions ran high between some members, while the majority showed signs that they can anAnother marathon...
John’s Notes on the 10/16/2025 BHPSNJ BOE Agenda
Continuing through the breakdown of the BOE Agenda we started yesterday… In addition to the Bond questions and Policy revisions...
Bond Questions and Policy Break Down-John’s Notes on the 10/16/2025 BHPSNJ BOE Agenda
The agenda for this Thursday’s Berkeley Heights Meeting is heavy and as much as I’d like to keep it all...