Thinking Classrooms and Parent Concerns
I was one of the parents who attended the information session on November 1st. I’ve had some parents reach out to me regarding this methodology but I was surprised at how many parents were upset with impact it’s having on their kids and how the administration treated their concerns. I was happy to see that the administration communicated that they...
HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE CURRENT THINKING CLASSROOM MODEL
I attended the Building Thinking Classroom session hosted at GL last night and wanted to share some thoughts and the questions I submitted online for the session. I will start with some of the positive aspects I took away from last night’s session. 1) The Thinking Classroom encourages students to think and behave outside of their comfort zone, pushes them...
DIPTI KHANNA HAS MY VOTE; COLUMN 1!
I am more than proud to support Dipti as she will bring civility, data-driven decision making and transparency to the Board. Dipti has been a vocal advocate for the needs of our children, our educators and their families over the last few years. Dipti understands that it is prudent to have quantifiable metrics to fully understand the successes of our...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS 2022 BOE ELECTION- CANDIDATE RESPONSES TO QUESTION 4
This is the last in a series of questions BHCW posed to BHCW Candidates. We received responses from Gale Bradford, Natasha Joly, Neil Hemman, Doug Grober, Sai Akiri and Dipti Khanna,. We would like to thank all the Candidates who responded to our questions throughout this series- taking the risk of putting their thoughts in writing for the public to...
Dr. Thomas H. Foregger Endorsement of Sai Akiri
Dear Editor, I am writing as a member of the Berkeley Heights Board of Education but the views expressed are mine and not those of the Board. I have been pleased to have Sai Akiri as a fellow member of the Berkeley Heights BOE. She ran on a platform of improving the quality of education for all students in the...
CLARIFICATION ON GUIDELINES FOR WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE Part MMM
BHCW will post ALL endorsements on the Private and Public Page. That does not mean I or whoever is posting endorses that candidate. BHCW believes it is essential for every resident to have a say in this and every election. BHCW will not hide or shield people who come to our site from information we may disagree with. Elections should allow for all...
Angela Penna’s Struggle Continues
Angela Penna’s most recent response to TAPinto featured two of the following statements: “Within the school system I have worked at every level of the PTO and have consistently delivered on goals to raise funds, support ideas, and help bridge the communications between the parents and the faculty. This is something I have clearly loved to do. Nobody does this,...
Sai Akiri is a Hero.
There is an old story about Salazar, a former Dictator in Portugal, my dad told me when I was a kid. One day he was riding around in his car with an advisor when he noticed a young girl eating grass at a park. He commented on it, and his advisor responded, “the people are hungry, Antonio.” Salazar then had...
Why there needs to be a change in the Board of Education
John Sincaglia I have been a resident of Berkeley Heights since 1988. I had the honor to serve as a Board member from 2004-2016. Both before and during my tenure, the Board functioned collaboratively , even though there were often significant differences of opinion. We always were willing to listen and respond to members of the public, whether it be...
Vote Sai Akiri for BOE; Column 7-2
Sai has proven through her time on the Board that she has the patience, dedication and confidence to serve the needs of our children, our Educators while representing the members of our community. Sai has engaged with residents, parents and stakeholders. Sai not only responds to emails made to the Board but she reaches out to residents to listen to...
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