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New President Takes Same Old Tactics To A Whole New Level – Notes on the 02/26/2024 BOE Meeting
Welcome to the Dysfunction of the 2024 Berkeley Heights BOE I initially set out to write a re-cap of the February 26, 2024 Berkeley Heights Board of Education meeting, but assuming no one wants to read an article similar in length to War and Peace, instead I want to focus on the overarching problems and take-aways from this meeting. There...
Resident Expresses Concerns on Potential BHPSNJ OPMA Violations and BOE Meeting Calendar
We received the following email chain for publication from Resident Matthew Behne regarding a potential Open Public Meetings Act violation on the part of the District, along with what was missing information on BOE Meetings on the District Website. The email starts with a message to the Berkeley Heights Public School Business Administrator: Good Afternoon Mr. Juskiewicz, Ms. Varley, and...
John’s Notes on the 02/26/2024 BOE Agenda: Transportation Presentation
The presentation document is a disappointment in two ways- the lack of detail in connection to recommendations and the lack of explanation in connection to questions the public has had for nearly a year surrounding the management of this program. I won’t spend much time on the first area as I’ll have more to say after the presentation. I will...
Laura’s Notes on the 02/26/2024 BOE Meeting: Board Appointments
Saying this meeting is stacked is an understatement of epic proportions. The Report of the Superintendent will include the Audit Presentation, a Transportation Consultant presentation (regarding bussing), the PowerPoint is available here AND Board Member Training from the NJ State Board Association. Following a third attempt at electing a Vice President, the Business Administrators report will include a presentation (the...
Legal Spending and Searchable Attachments for 02/26/2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting
The Current Board Set to Vote On Huge Legal Tab from Prior Board Our community continues to pay for the consequences of the prior Board’s decisions. This month’s legal bills total $28,320, of which the “legal firm” (lol) of Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs will receive $23,727. We have spent about $2,000 more compared to Feb and Jan of 2023,...
Question #2 on the BHPSNJ Budget and Audit: Enrollment Declines and Number of Positions
The following is the second in a series of articles about questions presented to the Berkeley Heights Public School District Business Administrator on the 2023 Audit submitted to the State of NJ before Berkeley Heights families and taxpayers could review the document and ask questions contrary to state statute and our historical process. Since 2019, enrollment in the Berkeley Heights...
2023 Audit & 2024 Budget Question 1: General Administration- Support Services Spending
Questions on the Berkeley Heights Public School Audit The following is the first in a series of articles about questions presented to the Berkeley Heights Public School District Business Administrator on the 2023 Audit submitted to the State of NJ before Berkeley Heights families and taxpayers could review the document and ask questions contrary to state statute and our historical...
Shauna’s Notes on the 2/13 BHPS BOE (postponed) Meeting Agenda
Audit, Superintendent Search & “XX” This will be a special meeting of the Berkeley Heights Board of Education, so there is very little on the agenda. What IS there is worth a look. William Swisher of Suplee Clooney & Co. will present the audit to the board. This is the audit that the State of New Jersey says should be...
Nothing Occurs in a Vacuum: A Short History Explaining Why The Berkeley Heights BOE Needs So Much Repair
The current Berkeley Heights Board of Education didn’t magically arrive where they are now. There have been a series of events and actions that have led to the situation that exists today, and while one could argue for going back decades, to this author a majority of influences began with the early extension of Dr. Varley’s contract and the reconfiguration...
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