Motion to Dismiss filed by BOE Attorney Rejected In It's Entirety by School Ethics Commission At a meeting of the New Jersey School Ethics Commission (SEC) on October 17th, a decision was rendered...
With Berkeley Heights elections coming up in just a few weeks on Nov 8, I have been following the Berkeley Heights Board of Education. Recently it has been a chaotic and dysfunctional...
BOE Members and Residents have been discussing the issue of proficiencies for some time now, and the same is true for metrics. Proficiencies were part of the discussion during last year's election...
The quest for a response to emails continues..... Over the last few weeks (and for the BOE, months) I have had my emails and requests for answers to questions not only go unanswered but completely...
Given the number of policy updates in recent months during BOE meetings, and with a questionable decision about the League of Women Voters ability to host a candidate debate at Governor Livingston,...
The historical trend of Governor Livingston High schools Math proficiency scores shows a disturbing pattern, and Science also appears to be in troubled waters. Many parents in the community are...
Metrics should be embraced, not feared There has been much discussion recently about goals, metrics, and student performance in the community as well as at the Board of Ed meetings. After reading...
In late August, I received legal bills from the district for May 2021-June 2022. I found the statements overly redacted and nearly impossible to decipher or begin to understand the mounting legal...
The dictionary lists the definition of the word "goal" as "the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result." "Budget" is "the amount of money needed or available for a...
I joined the Board of Education because I wanted to help provide the best education possible for our students. Unfortunately, the incivility and rancor among board members has distracted us from our...
