Resident Letter to BOE on Courtesy Busing
The following is an email provided to BHCW from Berkeley Heights Resident and Parent Michael Leblond to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education. Dear members of the Berkeley Heights Board of Education, Like many of the issues that have plagued this district for years, the bussing discussion continues to revolve around one main problem, secrecy. Instead of releasing all the...
04/18/2024 BOE Meeting Agenda – Legal Bills
Overall Costs Remain Stable Yet the Law Firm of CLeary, Giacobbe, Alfieri and Jacobs Get a Bigger Cut Compared to Last Year Despite being at a slightly lower spend from where we were last year on total legal spending (83k v. 86k), the law firm of Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs is on track to make more money. At this...
John’s Notes on the 04/15/2024 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting
Attorney RFP Passes while Zoom Access for Families Gets Shut Down by Two BOE Reps Who Promised they Would Work to Make it Happen…. Last night, during the special meeting, the BOE re-opened the RFP process for attorneys. Ms. Stanley’s argument against it ranged from “it will increase costs” (which is not true – the BOE can negotiate a per-diem...
Laura’s Notes on the 04/10/2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting Agenda
The April 10 Board meeting will begin at 6:45PM. The purpose of this meeting is solely to interview 3 Superintendent search firms (in addition to NJSBA which was interviewed earlier this year). The search firms are: McPherson & Jacobson, Kathleen Helewa Educational Consultants and 4M Consulting. The interviews are slated to be conducted from 7-8:30PM allowing for 30 minutes for...
BHCW Position on the Berkeley Heights BOE Selection of Robert Nixon as the Acting Superintendent of Berkeley Heights Public Schools
We are cautiously optimistic in the selection of Mr. Nixon as the Acting Superintendent of Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Our community is seeking stability and leadership from someone who knows our schools, has had the time to develop personal relationships with students and staff, and is looking to run the District well rather than making a name for themselves outside...
Response from District on Mice at Governor Livingston
Teachers and Students have informed us of a mouse infestation at Governor Livingston. We reached out to the District with the following questions: (1) What is the severity of the issue (2) What is the cause of the issue (3) What steps have been taken to remedy the situation (4) What steps are being taken to ensure the health and...
Team Notes on the 03/18/2024 BOE Meeting: The Courtesy Busing Controversy Continues
So, we have three items we wanted to point out about the vote on the transportation policy. The Transportation Coordinator and Ms. Stanley both held the routes determined as hazardous by the consultants as the final word on the matter. Given the consultants ‘ expertise, they argued, we did not need to see the rubric or data. Here is a...
Laura’s Notes on the 03/18/2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting Agenda
Monday’s Board Agenda, what’s important: First up are Board Goals. The agenda setup does not convey that there will be a discussion or vote on these as the roll call for the meeting occurs below the listed Goals. The tentative Budget will be introduced on Monday night. Presentations have yet to be posted for public review. However, there is a “highlight” sheet embedded...
Proposed N.J. School Aid Dollars Released for 2024-25- Where We Are and Some Background
Berkeley Heights receives slightly lower amount of state aid -Written by an Educator in The Community Following the Governor’s budget address with a proposed increase of more than $901 million for public schools, Berkeley Heights Public Schools is receiving slightly lower proposed state aid in the 2024-25 school year than this current 2023-24 school year. Data for all districts can...
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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