Berkeley Heights 2023-2024 NJ School Performance Report Drill Down
How each Berkeley Heights School measured up on the 2023-2024 NJ Performance Reports The recently published 2023-2024 NJ School Performance Report reveals a mixed academic recovery for Berkeley Heights, shaped not only by the pandemic but also by years of inconsistent leadership and problematic board governance. Student proficiency in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) has shown modest improvement—Math rising...
2025 7-District Dashboard – NJ School Performance Report Comparisons
NJ School Performance Report Comparisons for Berkeley Heights, New Providence, Millburn, Westfield, Chatham, Madison and Summit. The following analysis draws on the newly released New Jersey School Performance Reports for the 2023–2024 school year. It highlights trends in student proficiency across English Language Arts, Math, and Science, while also examining other key indicators such as student growth, chronic absenteeism, and...
Fewer Borrowers, Heavier Load: New Jersey’s Student Debt Paradox
When it comes to student debt, New Jersey paints a complicated picture—one that’s often overshadowed by larger states like California and Texas. While New Jersey has significantly fewer borrowers overall, the average burden each borrower carries is among the highest in the country. Based on US DOE Data, New Jersey reports approximately 1.23 million student loan borrowers, far fewer than:...
7-District Dashboard: Proposed 2025 State Aid Numbers Come Out
2025 Proposed State Aid for Chatham, Millburn, Madison, Berkeley Heights, New Providence, Westfield and Summit Last week, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his fiscal year 2026 state budget address, which covers the 2025-26 school year. The budget calls for a record-breaking $12.1 billion in funding from the state to N.J. public schools. The proposed state aid below is calculated based on...
Dr. Feltre Responds to NJ21st Questions on Referendum and Parent Concerns on School Closings
John received the following response from Dr. Feltre to his article on the referendum published last week. Good Afternoon Mr. Migueis, Thank you for your thoughts and insights. Your first question “A referendum for what?” is part of the reason for the meeting on February 26th, but the next step in the process. When I started in January, I navigated multiple...
Follow Up To GLHS GPA College Admissions Concerns
Follow Up To GLHS GPA College Admissions Concerns We received an update from Daniel Brown, who has been actively following up on the Governor Livingston GPA issue as it relates to college admissions. His original email to the District and Board can be found here. He recieved a reply from Dr. Feltre, who is new to the District and appears...
Three Berkeley Heights Myths About Special Needs Students
The following is a response to myths in our community that have been advanced by BOE Representatives, Candidates, their Operatives and problematic Administrators over the Years who have tried to pawn off responsibility for their decisions onto students. These arguments come out any time the Budget Process approaches, NJ DOE Performance Reports get published or poorly informed candidates are running...
Solution to GLHS GPA Issue Potentially Impacting College Admissions
As a result of concerns and questions our community had in connection to our article on Governor Livingston/College GPA Conversion, Dan created a tool that demonstrates: How your GLHS Student’s Grades could look like to colleges today How Students from other High Schools with Similar Grades would Look How your Students Grades would Look under Dan’s 4- point Scale that...
GPA Conversion Penalizing BHPS Students & Affecting College Admission?
Email from Daniel Brown, a Berkeley Heights Resident and Parent with Children in the District, to the Berkeley Heights BOE and Administration I am writing to express my concern about the 4.5-point GPA scale currently used at Governor Livingston High School and how it may be inadvertently disadvantaging students in the college admissions process. When colleges convert GPAs back to...
A Closer Look at Proficiency on the NJ 7-City Dashboard
Third contribution in a series to NJ Education Report on seven urban districts in NJ: A Closer Look at Proficiency on the NJ 7-City Dashboard
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