Endorsement for Natasha Joly
This year, for BOE, I am supporting Natasha Joly. She is a fantastic human being as she has an ability to bring opposition together in a productive way. This is a need on our BOE. When Natasha speaks at BOE meetings (and in personal conversation) she is concise in her language and authoritative without being aggressive. Her candor gives us...
Join me in Voting for Sai for Board of Education
– Daniel Bartiromo I met Sai Bhargavi Akiri Several years ago when running for Berkeley Heights Board of Education. Sai’s desire to learn about everyone she meets is enviable. Sai asks questions when others don’t. As a lifelong resident of Berkeley Heights, I have always been confident in the quality and curriculum structure within our schools…until recently. When I learned...
Board Goals – A Chance to Make a Positive Change
Shauna’s Notes on the 11/02/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting At a special meeting on November 2nd, the Berkeley Heights Board of Education met to set goals for themselves as a governing body. Attending were all board members except Joy Young, the interim Business Administrator, and New Jersey School Board Association (NJSBA) representative Patricia Rees. After an opening presentation by Ms....
My Responses to TapInto- Part 1
Sai Bhargavi Akiri who is running for Berkeley Heights Board of Education, who has lived in Berkeley Heights for 11 years. -Sai Bhargavi Akiri Introduction Name: Sai Bhargavi Akiri # of years lived in town: 11 years What skills do you bring to the office? Work Experience As a Program Manager with 20 plus years of project management experience in strategy and...
10/12/2023 Bill List: More of Our School’s Dollars go to Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs
The link below is the bill list approved during the 10/12/2023 BOE. As expected, this month’s legal bills are lower; we suspect how bills are approved is a matter of optics. The first bill list of 2023 (January) totaled a whopping $31,467 spent on legal services– recall this was month one of two new BOE Members joining the Board, one...
2024 Niche “Best School Districts in New Jersey” Released
Berkeley Heights Public Schools bottoms out in local seven-district data dashboard but ranks highly statewide. -Written by an Educator in the Community Niche has released their “2024 Best School Districts in New Jersey” rankings. A total of 390 school districts were ranked. The full list for New Jersey can be found here. Additionally, a Patch article can be found here....
The 48 Hour Rule
Is this new policy simply another mechanism designed to restrict BOE Members who want change from expressing an opinion? This change to BOE Policy 0164 requires that any new business be brought to the Board’s attention at least 48 hours before being brought up at a public meeting. According to Board President Angela Penna, it was advanced to help ensure...
“They Just Want to Tear Things Down”
Another thread of misinformation running from the very top of the BOE throughout the community is the lie that we seek to tear our schools down. So, let’s look at the facts of just the past few weeks: Our most prolific contributors (in writing and helping with research) are coaches, are members of parent organizations that support our schools, and...
BHCW 10/15/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… This week’s newsletter includes articles and community reactions to the news that School Administrators were spreading misinformation about parents with concerns about the High School’s Math issues behind closed doors to other parents with BOE Members present. You will also read updates on the election policy we’ve been discussing and information...
10/12/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting – Laura’s Notes
The opinions, comments and questions below are my own, they are not on behalf of or a reflection of any community or organization in which I am a member. I did not watch the entire 10/12 Board meeting. But, I watched enough to pose the questions below to the Board of Education. My main takeaways from the meeting, in which...
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