Proposed N.J. School Aid Dollars Released for 2024-25- Where We Are and Some Background
Berkeley Heights receives slightly lower amount of state aid -Written by an Educator in The Community Following the Governor’s budget address with a proposed increase of more than $901 million for public schools, Berkeley Heights Public Schools is receiving slightly lower proposed state aid in the 2024-25 school year than this current 2023-24 school year. Data for all districts can...
BHCW Night Watch Episode 28: Former BHPSNJ BOE Member John Sincaglia
John Sincaglia joins BHCW to give his perspective on the first two Berkeley Heights BOE Meetings of the Year, the Audit, the Courtesy Busing Controversy, and More… See All Night Watch Episodes
BHCW Responds to BHPS Administration’s Problematic Representation of NYT Article
Published 02/09/2024 on TapInto: In 2022, BHCW raised concerns about proficiencies directly to the BHPS Superintendent of Schools and received surface-level responses that did not address important questions. In 2023 BHCW provided an analysis of the most recent NJ DOE performance reports (released after our initial email) that demonstrated BHPS carried the highest per pupil with the lowest performance and most significant declines post-COVID. This...
Night Watch Episode 27: Mayor Angie Devanney
Mayor Angie Devanney joins BHCW to discuss OPRA, Land Ordinance, the CMS Field, the All-Inclusive Playground, and More See All Night Watch Episodes
Fact Checking Dr. Varley’s “Exciting News” Email on NYT Article and BHPSNJ Math Proficiency
BHCW received the following email from a parent to the BOE regarding an email Dr. Varley sent this morning with a NYT PDF. In this email, Dr. Varley appears to celebrate what the NYT data demonstrates. Here is a copy of the email text: Good evening,I’m deeply confused at what you have categorized as “exciting news” in your district-wide email...
NightWatch Episode 26: Laura Waters of NJ Education Report
Laura Waters of NJ Education Report joins us for an incredibly informative episode of NightWatch. We talk about the impact of COVID on education, changes to NJ Standardized Testing, Transparency, the state of American Education, and more. See All Night Watch Episodes
Potential Superintendent Candidates for Berkeley Heights Public Schools
Berkeley Heights Board of Education should look at familiar names nearby in searching for their next full-time Superintendent -Written by an Educator in The Community On December 26, 2023, Dr. Melissa Varley resigned as Superintendent of Berkeley Heights Public Schools (BHPS) effective June 30, 2024, if not sooner. Having said this, a search for a new Superintendent of Berkeley Heights...
Dr. Varley Resigns
In an email this morning, Dr. Melssa Varley resigned as Superintendent of Berkeley Heights Public Schools. We will not use the phony and false tactic of positively spinning her tenure simply because she is leaving – this is a welcome announcement for the families and students of this community. We wish her the best in her future endeavors and hope...
Preliminary Results on 2023 Proficiency for the Berkeley Heights Public School District- Math, Science, ELA and Algebra I
Results on the NJSLA have become recently available. Here is the text of the email I sent to the Board of Education on this data. I looked at the raw data on the NJSLA results for Spring this year and completed a year-to-year comparison. A few notes: This is a preliminary report of the data – I am not aware...
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
Questions on the District’s Data Collection Processes Involving Students Remain Surveys have long been used as a vehicle for collecting information for good. But surveys have, in recent years, become a hot-button issue in our District. During redistricting, stakeholders were promised a voice and to be included in a process that ultimately marginalized families in the name of full-day kindergarten....
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