Latest Elementary and Middle School Rankings Not Encouraging For Berkeley Heights
The decline in rankings continues under Dr. Melissa Varley as Superintendent -Written by an Educator in the Community The following...
My Notes on the Berkeley Heights BOE 11/16/2023 Meeting
-Natasha Joly Three main topics stood out for me at last night’s meeting. The elimination of Mr. Hopkins’ role as...
Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs Has Over 86,000 Reasons to Be Thankful for Berkeley Heights
I should start out by acknowledging that our District has taken a small step in the right direction by publishing...
Thank You
I’d like to say a heartfelt “thank you” to the Berkeley Heights community for your support. The fact that so...
BHCW 11/12/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… This week’s newsletter includes a parent exchange with Dr. Varley on...
How Concerns over Present and Future Class Sizes & Increased Hiring of Administrators Turned into A Lesson On Parental Belittlement
-Michelle Phillippi My first inklings of something feels off this school year began in August. When my first two children...
A Small Step Forward
For the first time in a long time I am feeling hopeful. In my 15+ years as a BH resident,...
Illis/Machado Take Council, Joly/Akiri take BOE
It appears, based on the tickets we’ve seen, there was a “behind the scenes” write in campaign to take votes...
Sai and Natasha – The Informed, Assertive Leaders We Need on the Berkeley Heights Board of Education
-Amy Peterson I completely agree with many others who have written about the lack of civility many of our elected...
Endorsement for Natasha Joly
This year, for BOE, I am supporting Natasha Joly. She is a fantastic human being as she has an ability...