Admin Steps in it Again?
Dr. Varley’s recent email about the AP Class Controversy tells an interesting story. Update: A parent just contacted me to direct me to the last BOE meeting on 3/13. At timestamp 1:32:15 Mrs. Stanley mentions seeing other towns have to cut programs. In response, at timestamp 1:33:05 the Superintendent says, “For 6-12 we have some classes that operate below five,...
Julie Kot Continues to pretend the Budget is Classified Information
Access to the Budget Shouldn’t Be This Difficult. -Sai Akiri It’s March 29, 2023, almost two weeks since the preliminary budget meeting on 3.13.2023. The public saw the preliminary budget as a mere presentation for the very first time during the last board meeting. The presentation by the business administrator Ms.Kot should have been posted on the district website ahead...
Save The Trees…Seriously.
Are local politics causing Berkeley Heights to go under Water? -John Leo Jr. Our town faces losing over 200 trees with a single five acre development project and your elected officials allow it to happen. In October of last year, I penned an article about the significance of a decaying township tree canopy. Many residents are beginning to make the...
A Quick Agenda Overview For the 3/30/2023 Special (Budget) BOE Meeting
Were the Administrative cuts mentioned at the last BOE Meeting nothing more than Smoke and Mirrors? The agenda is out for this coming Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, and it’s notable both for what is being eliminated and what isn’t mentioned. “Effective immediately following June 30, 2023, the following supervisory positions hereby are abolished: a. District Supervisor of Math /...
Petition claims that cuts to AP Classes are Looming for Governor Livingston
UPDATE: Cuts to classes with low enrollment have been confirmed. How many classes being cut is unclear A petition entitled “Governor Livingston High School Budget Cuts to AP Courses” indicates that “The planned budget cuts by the Board of Education will remove AP courses such as AP Physics and AP Italian from the Governor Livingston High School curriculum.” We are...
Natasha’s Comments During the 03/13/2023 BOE Meeting on Building Thinking Classroom and the OPRA Custodian Position
In this merge of two clips from the 03/13/2023 Booard of Education meeting, Natasha Joly challenges Ms. Stanley’s continued invalidating spin on Building Thinking classroom. In addition to parents having to subsidize the District’s failure by paying for outside math tutors, Natasha discusses her concern in hearing feedback from parents that students are simply dropping out of math or taking...
BHCW 03/26/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. Online Version Download PDF Version: There are three ways to get BHCW content delivered to your doorstep: (1) Sign-Up for our weekly/bi weekly newsletter. This is the most popular option so far. Subscribers will get email with articles published for the time period in between. (2) Subscribe to our Substack which will deliver articles...
BHCW Night Watch Episode 10: Liza talks Budget, Westminster Development, and more.
Town Administrator Liza Viana joins us on this episode of Night Watch to discuss the Budget, the Westminster Development, life after the reappointment debacle, OPRA, and John Leo’s announcement that he is related to Elvis. All Night Watch Episodes
Town Council, Budget – What A Difference.
What a better process looks like… Here is a clip from the last Town Council Meeting (public comment on the budget). Residents should compare this 15-minute clip to the clip we published yesterday of the most recent BOE Meeting where the tentative District Budget was discussed and voted on. It’s a good side-by-side exhibit of open, receptive, civil government (Town...
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