Political Vendettas and Unethical Behaviors are Harming our Students Here's a little test. Ten months ago, five of our eight BOE members (to be joined by a sixth member a month later) chose to start...
Before I get into Shauna's Notes, I want to thank the families, teachers, and Administrators of Berkeley Heights for showing up to the meeting. Representative Government only works when the rooms...
Dr. Varley's recent email about the AP Class Controversy tells an interesting story. Update: A parent just contacted me to direct me to the last BOE meeting on 3/13. At timestamp 1:32:15 Mrs....
Were the Administrative cuts mentioned at the last BOE Meeting nothing more than Smoke and Mirrors?The agenda is out for this coming Thursday's Board of Education meeting, and it's notable both for...
After writing about Ms. Kot's interesting version of why we are nearing a "fiscal cliff," (just as we are approaching Budget review and approval for the District), I thought it might be helpful to...
Our financial issues have nothing to do with teachers or special needs students. At the most recent Board of Education meeting on February 9th, there were (as usual) more bits to be talked about...
It’s not entirely possible to pinpoint a single moment in time when things shifted in our school district, but it’s impossible to deny the mistrust and division that has been growing for the...
There are currently 118 individual screenshots of OPRA (Open Public Records Act) requests, from June 2022 to the present, on the district website. In an effort to parse this out and make it easier...
While it was clear at the end of 2022 that the Berkeley Heights Board of Education was not going to address calls to look into hiring a different law firm, it was still disappointing to see the firm...
We've heard this from our Superintendent recently in conjunction with parent concerns over Building Thinking Classroom methods and the impact it is having on students. Our administration, across the...
