NJ21st 11/17/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter opens with an in-depth analysis of the recently released 2025 US News & World Report rankings for elementary and middle schools. Notably, these rankings appear to be based on 2021-2022 proficiency scores, as indicated in the report. Next, we delve into a contentious discussion from the latest Town Council Meeting. Concerns...
NJ21st 11/09/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. Our newsletter opens with a major development: the recent OAL ruling against a former Board of Education majority that controversially used district funds to pursue an ethics complaint against a fellow BOE member and provides a brief summary of this ongoing, two-year-long case. Next, we delve into local...
NJ21st 10/25/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter begins with responses from Berkeley Heights BOE candidates Foregger, Behne, and Samson on our questions about academic achievement. We did not receive responses from candidates Debang, Moore, Terrero, Stanley, or Devanney. Next, we kick off a series examining the significant changes over the past ten...
NJ21st 10/15/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter begins with our Annual review of proficiency-driven rankings of schools in the 7-District Dashboard and reactions from John and one Candidate to Dr. Moore’s (EIC Ticket) Candidate Statement. We move onto Laura’s deep dive on OPRA requests to the District and find that former BOE...
NJ21st 10/07/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. Three BOE Candidates (Dr. Foregger, Mr. Behne, and Mr. Samson) responded to our questions on Budget, while Ms. DeBang, Dr. Moore, Ms. Terrero, and Mr. Devanney did not respond. We discuss a further slide in rankings (Niche) due to the sliding proficiencies under the prior Superintendent and former...
NJ21st 09/26/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter starts with responses from BOE candidates on transparency. Two Candidates running for two available three-year terms (Dr. Foregger and Matthew Behne) responded, as did Arik Samson, who is running for the available replacement seat left open when Angela Penna resigned. The Township is next, and...
09/24/2024 Town Council Meeting- Resolutions 9 & 4- Nokia Property and New Attorney with Higher Rates for Sewage Issues
Residents should pay close attention to a proposed Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Nokia Property, which involves the NJDEP Resolution #9 on the 9/24/2024 Town Council Agenda. The NJDEP is headed by Shawn LaTourette, who has been accused of using strong-arm tactics in connection with waterfront properties. Critics have argued that he places pressure on builders until the few preferred...
NJ21st 09/08/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter starts with BOE Representative Dr. Tom Foregger’s clear and comprehensive analysis of changes the State Department of Education is making in its approach to evaluating District Performance. BOE Representatives Joly and Akiri finally responded to the Tapinto Disinformation Campaign concerning BOE Meetings. We follow up...
My Thoughts on NJ Department of Education Changes to District Evaluations
Statement from BOE Representative Dr. Thomas Foregger On September 4 the New Jersey State Board of Education proposed changes to the way the instruction and program component of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) score is computed. A school needs to score 80 points in each component of the NJQSAC in order to be deemed a high performing...
NJ21st 08/20/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter begins with a breakdown of the 08/15/2024 BOE Meeting, which includes a fact check of the lawsuit narrative, the “friends” narrative …too many to list. More importantly, there are updates connected to proficiency, a plan on Math, and the controversial CMS Policy that allows staff...
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