Is it Time to Revisit Our Approach to Educational Inclusion?
For the Berkeley Heights School District, much fanfare has accompanied our efforts at inclusion for special education students, with administrators...
Examining the Actions of the “Community” and “Inclusion” Ticket
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase ‘work together’? The thesaurus lists cooperate, collaborate, tend, contribute, join, aid,...
Pamela Stanley, Anthony Juskiewicz and Board Attorneys: Lessons Learned, or Rather, Not Learned
Following up on the recent article, which shows emails obtained via OPRA from the Berkeley Heights Board of Education...
Shauna’s Notes on the 06/20/2024 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting
There were, perhaps, fewer fireworks during the latest BOE meeting, but plenty of anger and disappointment to go around. The...
Inclusion in Academics – Update on the Collaborative Consultative Model
In the past few years, Berkeley Heights Public Schools has been making an effort to be more inclusive of special...
Academic Goals: Shauna’s Notes on the 05/30/2024 BOE Meeting
Academic Goals -this is what is at the heart of every district, and there has been a lot of recent...
A Response to Town Council Member Poage’s Letter to the Editor
Unity Means More Listening and Less Labeling Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is important when it comes to our schools....
The Good, the Bad, and the Less-Than-Attractive: 9 Recent Events
Let’s start with the bad, ‘cause I’m that kind of person. (My husband has at times referred to me as...
Shauna’s Notes on the 03/18/2024 BOE Agenda- The Lack of Clarity on Courtesy Busing Continues
Why is getting straight answers on Busing so difficult? Following the presentation of the transportation consultant at the last Berkeley...
Pam Stanley, Incompetent Attorneys and Improper Motions
Sometimes watching the discussion portions of BOE meetings is like watching C-SPAN. Like, what is going on, and why am...