Barbara O’Neill

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Board of Selectmen Install Peter Sherr as Board of Ed Chair; Laura Erickson is Out

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Democrat Drew Marzullo said parents of children in Greenwich Public Schools “don’t give a rat’s ass whether you have an R or a D affiliated with your name…. They believe in results. Who will best Lead. Who will keep their children safe. Who will work well with others,” he said. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Barbara O'Neill, Board of Education, Board of Seletmen, Drew Marzullo, John Toner, Laura Erickson, Lauren Rabin

Greenwich Board of Ed Votes 5-3 in Favor of Implementing School Start Change for Fall 2017

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A whopping 46 people, including many teenagers, signed up to speak for 3 minutes each at the Sept. 22 Board of Education meeting at North Mianus School. On the agenda was the issue of school start times. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Barbara O'Neill, Debbie Appelbaum, Dr. Gaetane Francis, Dr. Sal Corda, Greenwich Board of Education, Greenwich Public Schools, Jennifer Dayton

BOE Agrees: No Modulars for New Leb Kids. Keep Students in Existing School During Construction

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Tuesday night’s special Board of Education meeting, where New Lebanon School was added to the agenda, resulted in an interesting 7-1 vote to accept the recommendation of the New Lebanon Building Committee to avoid modulars. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Barbara O'Neill, Clare Kilgallen, Debbie Appelbaum, Dr. Gaetane Francis, Jennifer Dayton, Laura Erickson, Lauren Rabin

Superintendent’s School Start Time Recs: I Will Not Be Here. Someone Else Will Have to Do It… I Have Hope

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On Thursday Dr. McKersie’s school start time recommendations were mulled over by the Board of Education in their session at North Street School. “On June 14, as a board you have to decide: Are we going to move forward or not? Are you committed to this? Are you willing to move ahead?” McKersie said. “I have hope,” he said adding that Greenwich Schools had succeeded with another bold, expensive move: digital learning. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Parenting, Schools, Amy Badini, Barbara O'Neill, Chris Winters, Debbie Appelbaum, Gaetane Francis, Greenwich High School

Test Soil at Western Middle School? Marzullo’s Motion Fails to Carry

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At Thursday’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Drew Marzullo urged Mr. Toner and Mr. Tesei to ask the Board of Education to begin testing Western Middle School fields immediately. He made a motion toward that end, but neither of the Republican selectmen seconded the motion, and so it was not carried forward. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health, Schools, AECOM, Barbara O'Neill, Dawn Fortunato, Drew Marzullo, Greenwich Board of Education, Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility

Pointed Questions at GHS Student-Run Board of Education Candidate Debate

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The candidates had to think fast,as the questions kept coming, and coming. Each was given just 60 seconds to respond to questions that ranged from the value of student evaluations of teachers, race balance, achievement gap, dispersing New Leb students to other schools during construction, handling of teachers accused of impropriety, and impact to sports and extra-curriculars if start and finish time change at GHS. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Aaron Hull, Anthony Lopez, Barbara O'Neill, Board of Education, debate, Dolores Eslava

School and Presidential Primary on Same Day? Greenwich Registrars’ Warnings

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Greenwich’s two registrars urge BOE not to schedule school or professional learning the same day as a primary: Registered Sex Offenders have the right to vote, inadequate parking, difficulty policing no-campaign zones are some of the reasons. Though date is not set for next year’s presidential primary, the Board has not replied to the Registrars’ request. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Government, Barbara O'Neill, Fred DeCaro, Greenwich Board of Education, Registered Sex Offenders, Registrar of Voters, Sharon Vecchiolla