Berkeley Heights Public School Budget: All (maybe most OF) The Articles
How many times will Robert Cianculli snicker or Angela Penna whine this year when serious BOE Members raise concerns? The BOE is poised to vote on the Tentative Budget this Monday and the public has yet to receive a copy of what the BOE will be looking at nor has there been any announcement of a public Finance Committee Meeting...
BHCW 03/05/2023 NEWSLETTER
What’s Important to know about Berkeley Heights, NJ this week…. Online Version of Newsletter PDF Version of Newsletter: There are three ways to get BHCW content delivered to your doorstep: (1) Sign-Up for our weekly/bi weekly newsletter. This is the most popular option so far. Subscribers will get email with articles published for the time period in between. (2) Subscribe to our...
Deja-vu All Over Again
More information comes out about the OPRA Custodian Vote…And it is More of the Same -Natasha Joly It was about the same time last year that the decision to eliminate French was announced without any analysis to support the decision. Ultimately, the decision was reversed after parent and student pushback with supporting metrics and information. At the February 9th BOE...
Business as Usual: Still No Budget and Waiting on the Promise of a Public Meeting
It’s business as usual, with the current school district budget for 2023-24 – A state secret that can’t be released to the public. -Sai Akiri Last year the business administrator Ms. Kot, superintendent Dr. Varley, along with Previous Board President Mr. D’Aquilla and then Vice President Penna, denied sharing the complete tentative budget with the entire Board until the budget vote....
How Much More Should We Be Expected to Tolerate?
The ongoing saga of our BOE, Dr. Varley and Julie Kot is Harming Our District -Sai Akiri It has been almost two years since parents became aware of the mass transfers of teachers in preparation for redistricting and reconfiguration in 2021. Parents, the key stakeholders, were not informed until the nth minute, they were not offered a seat at the...
BHCW 02/26/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to know about Berkeley Heights, NJ this week…. The School Budget Approval Process Is Approaching Fast -It is Time to Get Informed and Involved Attorney Walter Luers Discusses OPRA (Open Public Records Act) and OPMA (Open Public Meetings Act) in connection to the Berkeley Heights Public School District and the State of NJ. The School District’s War on...
the Budget, Stupid.
Berkeley Heights, NJ Should Go Back to Having a Public Vote on The School Budget You are part of a group of investors that provide a Company 60 million dollars annually. You hire a new CEO and CFO, and within a few years, the Company’s legal bills increase 88%, the quality of your core services is reduced (math proficiencies declining, kids...
Identifying Identity Politics
Our District’s Myopic Approach To The Issue of Identity May Be Creating More Harm Than Good John Leo Jr Trying to branch out, ground myself, or feel a little relief again, I found an interview with a UMASS professor (below) attempting to unravel what is happening at the public schools. The summary of the interview is this: fringe right parents...
How Many Administrators Can Fit on a Fiscal Cliff?
After writing about Ms. Kot’s interesting version of why we are nearing a “fiscal cliff,” (just as we are approaching Budget review and approval for the District), I thought it might be helpful to compare the Central Office Staff of New Providence and the Berkeley Heights (NP has approximately the same size district as we do – about 2,400 students...
BHCW 02/19/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to know about Berkeley Heights, NJ this week…. Business Administrator Julie Kot Leaves Out Some Inconvenient Truths in Her Report & Dr. Varley Refuses to Answer Questions About Her Nepotism Investigation The District Continues to Burn Money and Resident Access to Public Information Episode 5 of Night Watch: John Sincaglia – the man, the myth, the legend –...
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