DEI: An Opportunity to Improve Our Schools and Our Strategic Plan
In November of 2021, I met with Dr. Varley and a School Administrator in connection to DEI. I explained that part of the community push-back on DEI connects to a lack of clarity on goals and activities. That the District, community and the initiative would be better served by providing clarity on DEI. After that meeting, the Administrator emailed me...
Our First Newsletter
We are happy to present our first news letter. BHCW is a source of information and advocacy for Berkeley Heights, NJ. We are a collective that seeks to inform Berkeley Heights, NJ residents with policy updates about local government – with specific attention to our School District. Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3wyz2pA (please download and share with your neighbors)
Questions are still unanswered – Canned responses from Dr.Varley and Mr.Reinstein
The fact that our superintendent STILL doesn’t have answers to most of these questions and others that are now arising connected to what is turning into the ironic outcome of an obvious inequity at Hughes and Mountain Park is disturbing. If the plan is supported by education experts and research they shouldn’t have to “dig”, and should know the answers....
What HAPPENED to a “Phased Approach”?
In her 2018 Candidate Statement Ms. Angela Penna stated: “This topic has come up through the years, and in the latest presentation in March of this year, our professional team which included Mrs. Corley-Hand (MKM Principal) and Mrs. Gardner (Director of Special Services) laid out the educational case for full-day kindergarten. In their research, it was discovered that adding three...
All the Facebook: Social media announcements by the district CONNECTED TO BERKELEY HEIGHTS RECONFIGURATION CONTROVERSY (updated 06/25/2021)
Below are links to the Berkeley Heights Public Schools social media announcements in connection to reconfiguration. These links contain communication from the district on reconfiguration, parent and resident comments as well as meeting agendas. “AN UPDATE FROM THE BERKELEY HEIGHTS BOARD OF EDUCATION: BOE Responds to Baseless ‘Violations’Doug Reinstein, President – Board of Education, Michael D’Aquila, Vice President – Board...
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