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
Berkeley Heights Public Schools Lacks a World Language Program in Chinese (or Asian) Studies
Where is the “inclusion” and “diversity”? – An Educator in the Community Shares A Second Article on our World Languages Program Berkeley Heights Public Schools (BHPS) is the only surrounding district that does not have – nor considers – a Chinese/Asian World Language program for high school students. Following up on the first article where Columbia Middle School (CMS) students...
Addressing the BOE Majority Narrative on the Busing Issue
The BOE Majority narrative is that the reasons behind the secretive process on who gets free busing, who has to pay and who gets nothing connect to safety. Here are the facts: (1) During the reconfiguration, the District went on and on about how there were no hazardous roads in town – even as parents wondered out loud as to...
John’s Notes on the 08/10/2023 BOE Meeting Part III
On the NJGPA Portion of the 08/10/2023 BOE Meeting At the last BOE meeting, residents might have gotten a different impression of the District’s proficiencies than reality. That may be because the District was required to present on the NJGPA, which only tracks rising seniors. BHCW has been reporting on data on all grades in all schools within the District. The reason I bring this...
BOE Candidate Email Points to Discrepancies in Busing Controversy
Contradiction between public statements by BOE Members and reported numbers to the State on Courtesy Busing If you have yet to pay attention, the issue is that some families with Subscription busing (those that pay for busing because they don’t qualify based on their distance from the home to the school of 2 miles) are having their services canceled by...
Additional Thoughts on the 06/29/2023 BOE Meeting
BOE Candidate Sai Akiri Responds to Gale Bradford’s Speech -Sai Akiri At the special board meeting called on June 29, 2023, two key administrative positions were appointed with zero community input while the entire board was not present. This calls attention to the critical need for more regularly scheduled board meetings. According to state laws, bills cannot be approved at...
Parent Questions to Angela Penna on Busing Cuts
Email exchange between a parent and the BOE President on the controversial cuts to subscription busing. -Jessica Lesperance With the recent notice about subscription busing, I thought it would be helpful to share correspondence that I started with administration regarding courtesy busing back in March. As you will see, I eventually got one response but never any follow up after...
BHPSNJ BOE Committee Meeting Minutes: January 2023 through April 2023
Based on experience, residents should take the accuracy of these minutes with a large grain of salt.….multiple large salt chunks. Regardless, these are still useful for the public to see. One interesting note is that Dr. Varley is under the impression that BHPSNJ staff names can be redacted – we don’t believe this is true, and it is a practice that...
BHCW 08/07/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… Online Version PDF Version See All Newsletters
From Our Inbox: 08/06/2023
Will CMS no longer offer sewing or cooking classes? Recently a Community Member sent us the following message: I am wondering if the middle school parents have been informed that there will no longer be any sewing or cooking classes offered to students? I know Top Chef was a big hit in the past. Based on our sources this is...
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