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BOE Approves $2 Million Cuts to FY 26 Schools Budget, Including Job Reductions

The board did not vote on cuts to Transportation (bus routes) that would change school Start Time or changing the GHS House structure to eliminate 5 full time employees, citing the fact that 2 BOE members – Cody Kittle and Wendy Vizzo Walsh – were absent. They did vote to reject pay-to-play sports at GHS.

BET Republicans: A Stronger School Budget Starts with Oversight

“Public service requires tough decisions and careful stewardship — not soundbites. We stand by a budget that protects students and respects taxpayers. We believe that transparency, not fear, leads to better outcomes for students and taxpayers alike.” – Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Republicans David Alfano, Nisha Arora, Karen Fassuliotis, Harry Fisher, Lucia Jansen and Leslie Tarkington Continue Reading →

Bittman: Don’t Dismantle the Infrastructure that Helps Teachers, Support Staff & Administrators Ensure Student Success and Well-Being

“ONE job at Havemeyer (or $162,464 from professional development or from unnecessary consultants) would save ALL of the Learning Facilitator jobs from middle through high school. PLEASE reopen this discussion with some actual information about what we do and the detrimental effects it will have without learning facilitators in the middle and high schools.” – Franny Bittman, English and AVID teacher, English Program Assistant, and 2025 Distinguished Teacher Continue Reading →

HAHN: BOE Democrats “Calculated Power Grab”

“The RTC is outraged that Hirsh and Behette—a woman cosplaying as a Republican to mask her alignment with Democratic agendas—have co-opted the Board of Education. Their actions threaten the fiscal and educational integrity of our schools. The BET’s $4.1 million budget reduction, which Hirsh and Behette decry, was a necessary check on a Board that has lost its commitment to fiscal responsibility.” – RTC chair Michael Hahn Continue Reading →