
Laura’s Notes on the 06/29/2023 BOE Agenda
What is Important For Families to Know about Tonight’s BOE Meeting… Report of the Superintendent I believe this is intentionally blank so we can, once again, be party to the theatre that will undoubtedly occur at tonight’s meeting. I don’t gamble, but I’d be willing to bet Dr. Varley will use this opportunity to make a statement attributing all of...

The Inclusion Delusion Continues
More evidence our Superintendent would rather double down on her delusions than collaborate with anyone but her small circle. During the budget process, after we saw teachers and Administrators speak out against the Superintendent’s plans to cut staff, BHCW put in an OPRA Request for emails. The subject of these emails pertained to Dr. Varley’s claims of collaborating with her...

Does The Middle Matter?
The Berkeley Heights Public School District Continues to Fail At Equity where it Matters For years now, Berkeley Heights Public Schools has had a language problem. That can be taken a couple ways – communication from our Superintendent is one-way and self-serving, and the Business Administrator orchestrates conversations to set up her own agenda – but in this case we’re...

BHCW 06/19/2023 Newsletter
What’s important to know about Berkeley Heights this Week… Online Version PDF Version Prior Newsletters

Thank You Ms. Nardi
Email to Ms. Nardi cc’d to the BOE. This email was intended to thank Ms. Nardi for the incredible job she has done for our District and as a cue to our Superintendent and our Board on the qualities of an effective leader of institutions that serve children and families. Good Morning Ms. Nardi, I wanted to thank you for...

Have You Had Enough Yet?
It’s Time that EVERYONE in our District face the facts, for the sake of our students. It’s a busy time of year; graduations, moving-up ceremonies, clap-outs, parties, luaus, and more. This year, it’s also a time to reflect on what the hell is happening to our district and start to talk about what needs to be done. For starters, we...

MKM Principal Resigns From Her Position
The District Continues to Bleed Experience and Talent Under the Current Administration and BOE Majority Ms. Annie Corely, Principal of MKM and recognized in 2021 by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as a National Distinguished Principal has resigned. The District is bleeding experience and talent to keep Dr. Varley and 5 BOE members and their strange vision of...

Dr. Varley’s Resume And Rankings
Rankings Matter… Sometimes It has been nearly two months since NJ released its performance reports, and Berkeley Heights and Mountainside residents discovered GL’s significant drop in rankings and the underlying drop in proficiency across ELA and Math. Berkeley Heights residents had more bad news as the proficiency in Math, Science, and ELA dropped across every school and was outperformed by...

Add Music to the List of Casualties Under Dr. Varley’s Reign of Error
Dr. Varley Continues to Build on Her Incredible Record of Harmful Decisions -Ekin Najarian Instead of using the opportunity of two open Assistant Superintendent Positions to prevent further cuts and teacher transfers, the District has decided to compromise our Music Program. Ms. Lim teaches Music at Woodruff and Mary Kay and is highly regarded by families in both schools, The...

BHCW Night Watch Episode 18
Resignations, Concerns About Asst. Superintendent Replacement And More… All Night Watch Episodes