The Collaborative Model – Part Three
The Final Article in the Series on the BHPSNJ Implementation of the Collaborative Model As mentioned in Part Two, more...
The Collaborative Model – Part Two
Continuing with Kotter’s Model of Change, let’s take a look at step six: Ensure Short-Term Wins. Below is the list...
The Collaborative Model – Part One
Is the Berkeley Heights Public School District Maintaining Fidelity to the Model? Inclusion. It’s one of the three principles in...
Time to Put Student Needs Ahead of Lawyers and Petty Politics
Political Vendettas and Unethical Behaviors are Harming our Students Here’s a little test. Ten months ago, five of our eight...
Shauna’s Notes on 03/30/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Budget Meeting
Before I get into Shauna’s Notes, I want to thank the families, teachers, and Administrators of Berkeley Heights for showing...
Admin Steps in it Again?
Dr. Varley’s recent email about the AP Class Controversy tells an interesting story. Update: A parent just contacted me to...
A Quick Agenda Overview For the 3/30/2023 Special (Budget) BOE Meeting
Were the Administrative cuts mentioned at the last BOE Meeting nothing more than Smoke and Mirrors? The agenda is out...
How Many Administrators Can Fit on a Fiscal Cliff?
After writing about Ms. Kot’s interesting version of why we are nearing a “fiscal cliff,” (just as we are approaching...
Fiscal Cliff? Or Money to Burn?
Our financial issues have nothing to do with teachers or special needs students. At the most recent Board of Education...
Eighty-Eight Percent: How The Berkeley Heights School District’s Legal Bills Nearly Doubled in a Year
It’s not entirely possible to pinpoint a single moment in time when things shifted in our school district, but it’s...