Dr. Melissa Varley’s Contract Renewal: All the Articles
This is a collection of TapInto Articles on the controversy surrounding the BOE’s decision to consider extending Dr. Melissa Varley’s contract one year prior to expiration with a 20+% raise. Dr. Melissa Varley was responsible for the mass reconfiguration of Berkeley Heights schools and defended the position that parents should not have been involved in the planning twice publicly in...
OPRA: The Final Line OF Defense
During the 06/10/2021 meeting, Mr. Reinstein made it a point to highlight that over 20 OPRA requests came from one parent (https://bit.ly/3vJ3p9v). This event occurring nearly one year after the BOE (under his leadership) implemented the practice of listing OPRA requests received by the District on Board Meeting Agendas. Additionally, District staff who receive OPRA requests from parents cc Mr....
copy of complaint filed with the nj attorney general
Updated 06/02/2022 The following is a multi page complaint alleging numerous violations in connection with the Berkeley Heights BOE’s actions surrounding reconfiguration. This complaint was filed a day prior to the 06/10/2021 BOE meeting where the public was informed that the plan the BOE voted on was likely not to occur. During this meeting, the public was informed that the...
A response: Open letter to Boe members
It’s rare to get a reply from anyone when you email the entire Board of Ed. So, when you do, it’s like opening up candy in the dark on Halloween. You know it’s a treat, but you’re not quite sure if it will be a malted milk ball or peanut M&Ms. It is my opinion that this reply from Ms....
No Soup for you!
In April I was presented with a plan which proved to have many gaping holes. This plan is affecting all families with elementary students in the entire Berkeley Heights community. So many questions arose from the presentation and many still remain to be answered. Below is the second of two email replies I received from Superintendent Varley, both with the...
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