John’s Notes on the 02/26/2024 BOE Agenda: Transportation Presentation
The presentation document is a disappointment in two ways- the lack of detail in connection to recommendations and the lack of explanation in connection to questions the public has had for nearly a year surrounding the management of this program. I won’t spend much time on the first area as I’ll have more to say after the presentation. I will...
Berkeley Heights Resident Takes on State DOE to Unpeel BHPSNJ Busing Controversy….and Wins
Another Win for Transparency In Court Cases Demanding information about BHPSNJ Practices In a massive win for transparency, Attorney Walter Luers represented a Berkeley Heights resident in an OPRA case connected to a request for information surrounding Berkeley Heights Public School Transportation services. School busing has been controversial in Berkeley Heights as residents discovered some parents were required to pay...
BOE Document Drop for December 2023: More Questions on Transportation
Berkeley Heights BOE Committee Meeting Minutes for December 2023 and Team Notes Questions and Comments on Finance and Facilities & Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes from the Team: Finance and Facilities: Why wasn’t the transportation report in the agenda on Jan 18th and why if it was to be ready for Jan 18th, is the public not able to see it?...
Three Clear Examples of Why Change is Needed – 01/18/2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting
There are three points in time Berkeley Heights and Mountainside families can look at during the last meeting to understand why many in our community have very strong concerns about Ms. Penna becoming BOE President – aside from an apparent conflict of interest involving largely defunct ethics claims against another BOE Member (Ms. Akiri) and several SEC validated claims against...
More Questions Remain on the BHPSNJ Improper Transportation Survey
At the last meeting, Mr. Juskiewicz said there was no board correspondence since the previous meeting. I pointed out the exchange regarding the transportation survey. He apologized for the oversight. I wanted to share this exchange as I think it highlights the administration’s lack of attention to detail when it comes to collecting data from our kids and the inability...
Berkeley Heights Superintendent and BOE Remain Silent on Nepotism and Busing
Questions that have been asked multiple times over the course of Months Remain Unanswered Below are two email chains from BOE Candidate Sai Akiri to the Berkeley Heights BOE on questions connected to the costs of the Superintendent’s Nepotism case and the Busing Controversy that represented hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. The email chain on the Nepotism...
Candidate Remarks During Comment Portion of 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
The clip below includes remarks from Natasha Joly and Sai Akiri during the comments portion of the 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting. Natasha discussed the following items: Initiatives connected to targets on proficiencies emailed to parents from the Superintendent Building Thinking Classroom Courtesy Busing Lack of Board Oversight on Budget Sai discussed the following items: Lack of comparisons on cohorts and strategies...
The Berkeley Heights Public School Busing Controversy Is Not Going Away
-Jessica Lesperance I’m sharing another email that I sent to the entire BOE, Dr. Varley and Ms. Sheehan on August 23rd regarding busing. Not surprisingly, I did not receive a response. At the board meeting this week a few people asked about courtesy busing and inquired as to what the plan was, and the response was that they are trying...
The 08/10/2023 Bill List – Another Concerning Snapshot
More questions about how District Funds are Being Used Arise….. -Sai Akiri, 2023 Candidate for Berkeley Heights Board of Education BHCW submitted the following OPRA request on 08/07/2023: Please provide under OPRA and common law right to know the following documents: Bill list for August 10, 2023 Board meeting Treasurer report for June and July 2023 Cash report for June...
08/10/2023 BOE MEETING: 2023 BOE Candidate Questions & Remarks
Sai Akiri & Natasha Joly 08/10/2023 There are two seats open in the upcoming 2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Election. Two BOE Candidates were present for the 08/10/2023 Meeting. Topics discussed included: -The secretive process surrounding the hiring of the New Assistant Superintendent -The $300,000 Busing Controversy -Ms. Stanley’s denial of a District Proficiency Report Follow Us on YouTube
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