Berkeley heights public schools

Oct 10, 2023

Laura’s Notes on the 10/12/2023 BOE Agenda

The BOE Majority is Starting to Pour Concrete into the Pipes Before a New Board Takes Office ADMINISTRATION A: DISTRICT BYLAWS/POLICIES/REGULATIONS – FIRST READING How much of these policy changes are about the kids? My takeaway is that these policy changes are about self-preservation and keeping the power in the current BOE majority. Any organization that seeks to inhibit the...

BOE Agendas and Meeting Summaries

Oct 7, 2023

Questions to The 2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Candidates – Question 2

The Second in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ BOE Candidates The Courtesy Bussing issue appears to be yet another scandal under this administration and a costly one at that. Transportation has been extraordinarily problematic under this administration. What factors do you believe have fed into the multitude of issue connected to Busing in the last...

Berkeley Heights BOE

Oct 6, 2023

Berkeley Heights BOE Committee Meeting Minutes for August 2023

Below are the Board Committee Meeting Minutes BHCW received for August through an OPRA request. Committee meetings are different than closed sessions – what is discussed during these meetings can very well be addressed by the Board in public meetings. The argument against doing so by one BOE member has been that it would prevent the BOE from accomplishing as...

Berkeley Heights BOE BOE Minutes

Oct 5, 2023

Berkeley Heights BOE Executive Session Minutes

01/2023 through 06/2023 Below is a link to Executive Session Minutes from 01/2023 through 06/29/2023. We may never know whether the contained redactions are appropriate. Although items related to negotiations once completed can be disclosed. We can reasonably guess that the negotiations listed in the minutes might be with the BHAA based on review of regular meeting agenda and minutes...

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Oct 4, 2023

Another Great Month for Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri and Jacobs

09/14/2023 Berkeley Heights Public Schools Bill List Below is a link to the most recent Bill list approved by the BOE during the 09/2023 Meeting. Parents should ask how BOE Members can approve their own legal bills while denying a BOE member a defense on a largely defunct ethics case the BOE Majority was responsible for creating. This presents a...

Berkeley Heights BOE BOE Agendas and Meeting Summaries

Oct 3, 2023

Community Correspondence to the Board of Education – August 2023

There was no meeting in July, and no correspondence to the Board in July- much of what was provided to BHCW was written to the Board in June. The District habitually does not give responsive documents, so if you wrote to the Board of Education in July, please let us know. Also, the OPRA Custodian continues redacting his name and...

Berkeley Heights BOE

Oct 1, 2023

BHCW 10/01/2023 Newsletter

What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… The BOE Majority voted to change election policies, with the final vote slated for October – one month before the election. This week, the reasons for these changes appeared clear to BOE Candidates who wrote to the Council requesting that an unconstitutional ordinance be revoked. The Majority also silenced a BOE...

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Sep 26, 2023

Letter From the Berkeley Heights Education Association To Dr. Varley and the BOE

Another Factor Impacting the BHPSNJ Teacher Retention Issues Under Dr. Varley While Schools across NJ are having issues keeping staff, BHPSNJ’s issue are a level above in yet another lottery no one wants to win. As BHCW has demonstrated in prior articles, we can make hard, straight lines on this issue to the many decisions made by this Superintendent and...

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Sep 24, 2023

BHCW 09/24/2023 Newsletter

What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… This weekly newsletter can be a meaningful example – a tale of two governing bodies. You already have a clear picture of how our BOE behaves, so I won’t rehash all that here. Our Mayor and members of the Town Council responded to and spoke openly about complex issues to members...

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Sep 23, 2023

The Retirement That Wasn’t

Marybeth Kopacz, the now-former Assistant Superintendent of BHPS, ends up in Roxbury Township Schools as Supervisor -Written by an Educator in the Community The “retirement” of Berkeley Heights Public Schools (BHPS) Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education and Intervention Marybeth Kopacz was one of six administrators to depart BHPS for various reasons over four months (April-July 2023). However, the departure of...

BHPSNJ Staff Retention

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