Laura’s Notes on the 09/12/2024 BOE Meeting
District Goals, Cell Phone Policy, Inaccurate TAP-Into Article, Visitor Scans, Superintendent Drama & More Mr. Nixon provided a presentation on District Goals. I will summarize, but watch the presentation for yourself, please – I am not going to do it much justice here: Goal #1 Student Achievement in grades 6-12 with a strong emphasis on improving the Math program. Goal...
No, BHPS Does Not Need An Assistant Superintendent…
But it should be Mrs. Nardi if we insist on having one. In reality, we don’t need an assistant Superintendent. But if we are to hire people for these positions, the logical choice would be to select an internal candidate. Someone who knows our District inside out, wants to be here (for the right reasons) and has proven successful. For...
Does BHPS need an Assistant Superintendent?
Given A Bloated Budget and a Need to Repair Math & Science, is there a need to employ a full time Assistant Superintendent? -Written by a non-politically connected Educator in the Community The past three years, Berkeley Heights Public Schools (BHPS) has been through four Assistant Superintendents. Two of these candidates were only in the role for one year each....
BOE Representative Natasha Joly Responds to Inaccurate TapInto Article
Statement from BOE Representative Natasha Joly The recent article in TapInto regarding unpaid bills by the Berkeley Heights Board of Education has a number of inaccuracies. In the subtext of the title, it states that, “Board of Education Faces Over $80,000 in Unpaid Bills”. Further in the article it states, “At the Board’s August 15 meeting, it was reported that...
Regarding TapInto’s Coverage of “Unpaid Bills”
Statement from BOE Representative Sai Akiri In a recent article by a for-profit information outlet, Ms. Bradford commented on some outstanding bills. This information was inaccurate, related to Board Business, and did not have the consent of the full Board of Education. Additionally, TapInto did not reach out to me or other BOE Members for their perspective. Some of the...
My Thoughts on NJ Department of Education Changes to District Evaluations
Statement from BOE Representative Dr. Thomas Foregger On September 4 the New Jersey State Board of Education proposed changes to the way the instruction and program component of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) score is computed. A school needs to score 80 points in each component of the NJQSAC in order to be deemed a high performing...
Potential Strategies to Improve Test Scores at Governor Livingston High School
Recent NJGPA score decline shows the need to look into current practices. -Written by a non-politically connected Educator in the Community In April 2024, U.S. News and World Report released their public high school rankings for the 2022-23 school year, which BHCW summarized and TAPInto published again recently. In the rankings, Governor Livingston High School (GLHS) ranked 90th, a ten-place...
Laura’s Notes on the 08/15/2024 BOE Meeting
Following a near 2-hour executive session the meeting opened up with a senior class representative making a formal request to the Board for Open Campus for seniors at Governor Livingston High School. Mr. Nixon then conducted his Superintendents report with an update on the 2024 NJ GPA (Graduation Proficiency Assessment) scores. The majority of our students are “graduation ready” with...
Is Gale Bradford Sabotaging the Superintendent Search to Influence the Election?
We are hearing from credible inside sources that Ms. Bradford is making impactful decisions on the superintendent search independent of the BOE majority. She has allowed remote interviews for candidates but is preventing BOE members from conducting Superintendent interviews remotely to advance candidates she and Ms. Stanley favor. Check that. She is only allowing remote interviews for three BOE...
Examining the Actions of the “Community” and “Inclusion” Ticket
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase ‘work together’? The thesaurus lists cooperate, collaborate, tend, contribute, join, aid, assist, participate and unite as possible synonyms. Over the past two years, the Berkeley Heights Board of Education has become embroiled in a series of attacks against select members starting with the ill-advised and very public motion to file ethics...
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