‘Here is Where The Lying Begins In Earnest’
BHCW Video Presentation On The District’s Bizarre Attempt to Prevent Public Access To The White Wash of The BHPSNJ Declines Related Content: The Saga to Attain the Proficiency Analysis Report that “Doesn’t Exist” The Administration’s Response To Our District’s Declines Was Everything We Expected and Less! All of BHCW’s Video Presentations This Article Made Possible by OPRA…Learn How To Protect...
The Saga to Attain the Proficiency Analysis Report that “Doesn’t Exist”
The Administration’s Madness Continues There was a reasonable request from a BOE member at the May 11th BOE meeting for the Superintendent to do her job and present to the BOE possible reasons for the decline in rankings and proficiencies as well as a plan to address the declines. The timeline below details the saga that ensued. May 11th: At...
Good Luck Ms. Gardner!
Director of Special Services to become the fifth administrator to resign in the last two months… We want to wish Michele Gardner, BHPS Director of Special Services best of luck in her future endeavors. Ms. Gardner, who has been with BHPS for 14+ years is the 5th Administrator to resign in the last 2 months (2 Assistant Superintendents, Business Administrator,...
07/16/2023 Newsletter
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The Administration’s Response To Our District’s Declines Was Everything We Expected and Less!
The First of Two Articles on the District’s Presentation to the Curriculum Committee on the BHPSNJ Declines in Math, Science and ELA We finally received the presentation or work product from the curriculum committee that resulted from Ms. Penna attempting to protect Dr. Varley from having to answer questions the public had about our declining proficiencies. This was the document...
A Costly Gamble
The OPRA Custodian is missing the mark and it may end up costing the District more money. Many parents have received the following limited availability email from the designated OPRA custodian Mr. Hopkins: So the key question is, who is fulfilling the OPRA requests within the seven business day timeline in accordance with the Open public records act? Some parents...
Transparency is a Key Component to the Success of DEI
** Since the publication of this article, a community member pointed out that the individual I described as a Student may not be a student. I went back to the original documents I received from the District and it is not clear as to whether the individual who wrote the email referenced in this article is a student. Please keep...
BHPSNJ Business Administrator Resignation Letter
06/27/2023 Letter of Resignation from The Business Administrator to the Superintendent Dear Dr. Varley: Please accept this as my formal letter of resignation as the School Business Administrator and Board Secretary of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Last night I was unanimously approved to lead the business and financial operations of a school district I believe is more compatible with...
07/09/2023 Newsletter
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Do the Rules Even Matter?
In the clip below, Ms. Akiri points to the BOE’s continued policy violations under Angela Penna and Joy Young. These violations include interfering with a resident’s right to free speech (Angela Penna has consistently interrupted residents improperly while speaking about issues that are strictly related to District business and BOE actions), the Budget process, social media policy, and the continued...
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