Natasha Joly Has My Vote; Column 7-1!
I have know the Joly family for a few years, but have come to know Natasha very well over the last few months. We re-connected when the district announced it would abolish the French program -...
Author: LauraKap
DIPTI KHANNA HAS MY VOTE; COLUMN 1!
I am more than proud to support Dipti as she will bring civility, data-driven decision making and transparency to the Board. Dipti has been a vocal advocate for the needs of our children, our...
The Greatest Endorsement Of All Time
For Halloween, our treat to our readers and followers is our endorsement for Dimaio’s Bread. Dimaio’s bread has been featured previously on BHCW and there’s no tricks here - it’s the...
Angela Penna’s Struggle Continues
Angela Penna’s most recent response to TAPinto featured two of the following statements: “Within the school system I have worked at every level of the PTO and have consistently delivered on...
Vote Sai Akiri for BOE; Column 7-2
Sai has proven through her time on the Board that she has the patience, dedication and confidence to serve the needs of our children, our Educators while representing the members of our community....
ANGIE DEVANNEY; THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB!
I met Angie in 2016, as I walked into my first PTO meeting at Mountain Park. During her time as President she ran organized, detail-oriented and engaging meetings. There was not a hurdle she...
Angela Penna’s Candidate Statement v. Reality
I recently published a piece titled People Before Politics. In the spirit of meaningful slogans, I feel the need to discuss the misnomer of another slogan, "passion for education," recently coined...
Co-Teaching 2 different sections of Italian to 28 students IS acceptable…according to the district!
I received a response to my email regarding the unfavorable conditions being endured by 8th grade students (and single teacher) in Italian. You can read it in full below. Reasons provided why this...
Advocating for Equitable Education for ALL
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels: We’ve heard the word ‘equity’ used in at least a dozen different contexts over the last few years. I’m not quite sure what the district defines as...
People Before Politics
After reading the recent responses by Jeff Varnerin and Manny Couto on TAPinto, it is clear that politics takes precedent over people during election time. Both candidates also took the...