BHCW 04/09/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to know about Berkeley Heights, NJ this week…. Online Version 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...
The Price of Student Success
The Hidden Educational Costs Families Face It’s impossible to argue how much is “too much” to spend when it comes to your kids, especially when his or her success at school is on the table. And, let’s face it; raising kids is expensive. What has become troubling to me, over the years, are the costs parents are expected to absorb...
Questions About the Berkeley Heights 2023 School Budget Remain
At the last BOE meeting on March 30th, the Board decided (correctly) not to eliminate supervisor positions. However, Dr. Varley followed the vote with a warning (or threat) that the decision would result in cuts to teaching staff. Not once did the option of reductions in the Superintendent’s office or the Business Administrator’s office ever come up. Later in April,...
2023 Budget Questions- What did Dr. Varley’s Nepotism Defense Cost Berkeley Heights?
Related Content: BUDGET, NEPOTISM & TEXTBOOKS DR. VARLEY’S NEPOTISM SETTLEMENT AND CONCERNING QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD ATTORNEY DR. VARLEY’S LEGAL TEAM TRIES TO PREVENT RESIDENT FROM ATTENDING HEARING ON NEPOTISM ALLEGATION DR. VARLEY’S NEPOTISM INVESTIGATION
What Teachers, Parents and Students Need to Prepare For
A BHCW Public Service Announcement During the last Night Watch episode, Shauna shared a comment a teacher made after the 03/30/2023 BOE Meeting: “Great…now they are going to pit teachers against Administrators.” The facts connected to the number of positions in the Superintendent’s and Business Administrators’ office discussed publicly, along with public demands at the last BOE Meeting that these...
Time to Put Student Needs Ahead of Lawyers and Petty Politics
Political Vendettas and Unethical Behaviors are Harming our Students Here’s a little test. Ten months ago, five of our eight BOE members (to be joined by a sixth member a month later) chose to start a chain of actions in bringing about ethics charges against a fellow board member. Those actions resulted in several opposing ethics complaints by town residents....
The Penna Bloc Shows A Crack
Laura’s Notes from the 03/30/2023 Budget Meeting The 3/30/23 Board meeting was a thing of beauty. People were passionate, and the Board majority voted in a way that reflected some glimmer of compassion for those who spoke. Okay, it had some embarrassing and dark moments. But we saw some resistance to the Administration, so I’ll take any movement in the...
Community Correspondence to the Board January through March 2023
Last year the BOE stopped reading Board Correspondence at BOE Meetings, robbing the community of important perspectives from parents, students, and teachers. This year the BOE stopped including this correspondence as part of the minutes, only orally reporting on the correspondence and often with a spin on the subject matter. This is an example of how the Business Administrator is...
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