BHCW 05/05/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. Our articles on busing this week (and for over a year) present all sides of the problem and an attempt to cut through the politicized,...
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Laura’s Notes on the 05/07/2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Agenda
2024 Budget, Busing, Administrative Positions on the Agenda for Tuesday SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT The resignation of Angela Penna from the Board of Education BUDGET The final presentation and...
Who benefits from Courtesy Busing?
-Virginie Delwart Who benefits from Courtesy Busing? That was the question lingering in my mind as I delved into the busing discussions in Berkeley Heights a few weeks ago. As of April 30th,...
Laura’s Notes on the 04/30/2024 Town Council Meeting
Recognition Town Council recognized the accomplishments and accolades for the Governor Livingston Marching Band and the Varsity and JV Ice Hockey teams. West Side Drainage Project There was a...
Fact Checking the Community Discussion on Courtesy Busing
-John Migueis, Shauna William & Laura Kapuscinski Assertion 1: The District is responsible for defining hazardous roads. From the NJ Dept. Of Education The Township, not the District, holds the...
BHCW 04/28/2024 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week…. In this week's newsletter, we start with the $34,000 the District spent to avoid responding to one OPRA request as a means of...
John’s Letter to the BOE on the Busing Issue
Good Afternoon, With all the money the District has put away, I am not clear as to why, for this year at least, we could not offer either Universal Busing or at least a deep discount to ALL...
Laura’s Notes on the 04/24/2024 BOE Meeting
4/24/24 BOE Meeting Recap Mr. Nixon is proving to the community what many already knew - he is an effective, mindful and respectable leader. It was a productive, albeit long, meeting with healthy...
Follow Up on Teacher Concerns Regarding Summer Curriculum Writing Rates
I published an article before the 4/18/24 Board meeting regarding a sidebar agreement with the BHEA proposing a flat $50/hour rate for summer curriculum writing. (Sidebar Agreement Article) Several...
2024 U.S. News and World Report High School Rankings Released
Governor Livingston High School in top quarter of N.J. High Schools but last in seven-district dashboard -Written by an Educator in the Community Earlier this week, U.S. News and World Report...