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More Questions on The Berkeley Heights Public School Busing Controversy

Written by a Berkeley Heights Community Member and BHPSNJ Parent Volunteer The long awaited transportation presentation was provided to the public and the Board at the 2/26/24 meeting. Inconsistencies with our current transportation program were the key takeaway. Those inconsistencies mostly surrounded bussing routes and highlighted a need for an updated software program to tackle most issues surrounding the current...
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Team Notes on the 02/26/2024 BHPSNJ Audit Presentation – Big Questions Get Little Time and Explanation

​After the community discovered that the District submitted the Audit without a public presentation and BOE awareness, we finally had a presentation on the Audit.   Gale Bradford ensured the process was rushed, through the improper use of her position as president – BOE Members only had 16 minutes to ask about a $65 Million Spend. This is quite funny when you consider that at...
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New President Takes Same Old Tactics To A Whole New Level – Notes on the 02/26/2024 BOE Meeting

Welcome to the Dysfunction of the 2024 Berkeley Heights BOE I initially set out to write a re-cap of the February 26, 2024 Berkeley Heights Board of Education meeting, but assuming no one wants to read an article similar in length to War and Peace, instead I want to focus on the overarching problems and take-aways from this meeting. There...
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Letter supporting Dipti Khanna for BOE President

The following is an email received from Helen Gabara, Berkeley Heights Resident and Parent, to the County Superintendent Daryl Palmieri in Support of Ms. Khanna for BOE President. Mr. Palmieri’s email address is [email protected]   The majority of Berkeley Heights citizens who voted for BOE members in November have chosen new board members who vote mostly opposite of how Ms Penna ...
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Game Play is the New Normal

The Berkeley Heights Public School District’s Issues with Releasing Public Records Continues… A while back I wrote a rather difficult-to-follow article that attempted to outline the games being played with OPRA requests (and agendas, and determining which policies need to be followed, and creatively applying how board meetings are run) by our new Business Administrator, Anthony Juskiewicz. I (and others)...
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Dipti Khanna for Berkeley Heights BOE President

The following is an email received from Steve Mondragon, Berkeley Heights Resident and Parent, to the County Superintendent Daryl Palmieri in Support of Ms. Khanna for BOE President. Mr. Palmieri’s email address is [email protected]   “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”-SocratesIf there has ever been a...
Berkeley Heights BOEBoard President Endorsement 2024