2023 Town Council Candidate Questions & Comments During the 07/18/2023 Council Meeting
We encourage residents to watch the entire meeting as there were excellent discussions with community members on Lone Pine and other topics during the session. Agenda Material on Lone Pine All Content Connected to the 2023 Town Council Election
Why Are We Flooding?
Increased Flooding and What We Can Do. I’ve addressed it all in my own short time in this region: standing water after a “sort of” wet monsoon, flash flooding from tropical storms, and basement flooding. We have to ask, why are we flooding? There are a few reasons, but perception is the first thing to consider. We are hyper-aware of...
Expanding World Language Programs Nearby Leaves Berkeley Heights’ Students Behind
An Educator in the Community Offers Insight into Our World Languages Program At this moment, a seventh grade student taking World Language (Spanish, French, Italian) at Columbia Middle School (CMS) only receives half-year of instruction. Whereas for the remaining half of the school year, CMS students take another elective or in many cases, an unstructured study hall in a noisy...
Questions To The Town Council Candidates – Question 2
Second in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ Town Council Candidates Please explain how you see your role within the context of the Town’s Master Plan. Please identify one goal within the plan and expand on how you would go about advancing this goal in detail. Identify and explain one or more item(s) you would change,...
BHCW 07/31/2023 Newsletter
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What it Would Look Like if We Put Students First
Words are cheap; lawyers and high-level administrators … not so much. -Ekin Najarian Yesterday Ms. Stanley went on a social media parade on behalf of the BOE majority, pretending to recruit new BOE members. As per usual, Ms. Stanley did not use a disclaimer that the thoughts, opinions, and inherent attacks on residents sharing their own personal thoughts, were her...
What We Can Do to Reverse The Berkeley Heights Declines in Math, Science, and ELA Part 1: The Budget
The First in a Series of Articles on How Berkeley Heights Can Repair the Damage under Dr. Varley’s Leadership Since BHCW’s analysis of the Berkeley Heights School District’s declines in Math, Science, and English came out, I have had many conversations with different parents, teachers, and other school staff in the community on how to reverse them. In the second...
Another Resignation and More Key Positions Appear to Be Filled without Community Feedback
The District Bleed Continues and The Superintendent appears to be taking Full Advantage of her “Summer Powers” to hire key staff without Community Feedback or Board Approval On July 21, a job for Woodruff reading specialist was posted, we wish Mrs. Zackowski best of luck in her future endeavors. In other news, the position of Business Administrator and Payroll specialist...
BHCW 07/23/2023 Newsletter
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