Is it Time to Revisit Our Approach to Educational Inclusion?
For the Berkeley Heights School District, much fanfare has accompanied our efforts at inclusion for special education students, with administrators touting how other districts are looking to us as a shining example of what inclusion should be. I’m going to say something that will, for some (and maybe many), be an unpopular idea: we need to rethink whether inclusion is...
Potential Strategies to Improve Test Scores at Governor Livingston High School
Recent NJGPA score decline shows the need to look into current practices. -Written by a non-politically connected Educator in the Community In April 2024, U.S. News and World Report released their public high school rankings for the 2022-23 school year, which BHCW summarized and TAPInto published again recently. In the rankings, Governor Livingston High School (GLHS) ranked 90th, a ten-place...
A 2025-26 Berkeley Heights School Calendar
Proposing a calendar to expand on religious holidays and professional development. -Written by a non-politically connected Educator in the Community In a prior article, school calendars of 17 districts, including Berkeley Heights (BHPS), were analyzed on if/how they honor particular religious holidays (Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Eid) and how professional development for teachers is set in the calendar. The...
2025-26 Calendar Recommendations for Berkeley Heights Public Schools
How to expand on religious holidays and professional development -Written by a non-politically connected Educator in the Community School calendars from 17 school districts, including Berkeley Heights (BHPS), are analyzed to explore religious holidays (depending on community demographics) and professional development (to provide more time for educator training). Adding religious holidays to the calendar such as Diwali, Lunar New Year,...
Breaking Down The Recent BOE Mathematics Department Presentation
Recent BOE Mathematics Department Presentation Details BHPS on Right Track in Math -Written by a non-politically connected Educator in the Community There is no question that math instruction has been an area of discussion and even controversy at Berkeley Heights Public Schools (BHPS) over the past two school years. At the Monday, June 10th Board of Education (BOE meeting), Supervisor...
Pamela Stanley, Anthony Juskiewicz and Board Attorneys: Lessons Learned, or Rather, Not Learned
Following up on the recent article, which shows emails obtained via OPRA from the Berkeley Heights Board of Education that are related to the incident involving Pamela Stanley and resident Tom Maciejewski, it is concerning that Mrs. Stanley doesn’t grasp the concept of what is ethical and what is not. While taking the picture isn’t an ethical issue, posting...
Part 2: One possible solution to the BHPSNJ Busing Issue
Addressing follow-up questions and conversation regarding adjusting school start times to provide for more busing -Written by a non-politically connected Educator in the Community As questions and commentary arose on our first article regarding staggering school start times for Berkeley Heights Public Schools (BHPS), there are questions still to be answered. These are matters that should have been resolved from...
Shauna’s Notes on the 06/20/2024 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting
There were, perhaps, fewer fireworks during the latest BOE meeting, but plenty of anger and disappointment to go around. The good news is that despite the lengthy agenda, Board members moved through fairly quickly and on most items there seemed to be less that needed to be discussed and clarified before a vote. It does appear that things are moving...
Laura’s Notes on the 06/20/2024 BOE Meeting
We expect that remote participation will again be allowed during this meeting and that the public can comment via Zoom. Link can be found here. ADMINISTRATION E. Amend SI employment dates. Mr. Nixon will remain on his role as acting SI through September 30, 2024. F. Amend the acting principal role at GL. Ms. Bartlett will continue in her role...
Mr. Nixon – 3 Months In
BHCW Position Statement on Mr. Nixon’s Three Month Tenure as Acting Superintendent Over the past three months, Mr. Nixon has shown himself to be a capable Superintendent. He has been part of a six-month whirlwind that has been a golden age of transparency and change for the District. In partnership with the Board of Education, the District has accomplished the...
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