MKM Principal’s Resignation Letter to Dr. Varley and The Berkeley Heights Board of Education
Will they finally listen? BHCW has obtained the MKM principal’s resignation letter submitted to the BOE and Administration. It isn’t pretty: June 15, 2023 Dear Members of the Board and Dr. Varley, It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to inform you of my decision to retire from my position as school principal with the Berkeley Heights...
The Inclusion Delusion Continues
More evidence our Superintendent would rather double down on her delusions than collaborate with anyone but her small circle. During the budget process, after we saw teachers and Administrators speak out against the Superintendent’s plans to cut staff, BHCW put in an OPRA Request for emails. The subject of these emails pertained to Dr. Varley’s claims of collaborating with her...
Add Music to the List of Casualties Under Dr. Varley’s Reign of Error
Dr. Varley Continues to Build on Her Incredible Record of Harmful Decisions -Ekin Najarian Instead of using the opportunity of two open Assistant Superintendent Positions to prevent further cuts and teacher transfers, the District has decided to compromise our Music Program. Ms. Lim teaches Music at Woodruff and Mary Kay and is highly regarded by families in both schools, The...
Failed Attempt to Host A Night of Celebration and Honor
Amid a Sea of Declining Proficiency & Teacher Resignations, the District Falls Short in Trying to Look Like it Cares The Following is an Email I sent to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education on the 06/05/2023 Educator of the Year Awards: I don’t expect a reply, indeed, not an apology, but for those of you who are unaware of...
Reassignments, Resignations and the Berkeley Heights Public School District’s Decline
The First of Several Emails I will be sending to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education Exploring the Reasons For the Decline and How to Reverse It Last week I wrote a series of emails to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education and published articles outlining the drop in proficiencies, their relation to our significant drop in the rankings, and...
Help A Teacher Out
Please consider writing to the Berkeley Heights BOE requesting that they change the date of the Educator of the Year awards ceremony currently scheduled for 06/05/2023. Having it on this date would require teachers and their loved ones to come to Berkeley Heights on their day off. Here is a graph explaining why this is a problem: Here is the...
What Teachers, Parents and Students Need to Prepare For
A BHCW Public Service Announcement During the last Night Watch episode, Shauna shared a comment a teacher made after the 03/30/2023 BOE Meeting: “Great…now they are going to pit teachers against Administrators.” The facts connected to the number of positions in the Superintendent’s and Business Administrators’ office discussed publicly, along with public demands at the last BOE Meeting that these...
Teacher’s Contract- Sign that Shit Already
Some of our sources reached out today to remind us that their contract still needs to be signed. You might remember this email and all the self-patting on the back that happened. Anyway the teachers that reached out to us wanted you to know that the contract isn’t signed but aren’t sure why. I’m pretty sure it has nothing to...
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