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Is Election Silly Season Creating a Stalemate on Superintendent Contract Renewal?

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The BOE voted 4-4 down party lines on a one-year contract extension, Republicans voting yes for one year and Democrats voting no, preferring a 2-year extension. The motion failed to pass. On a motion to extend the contract for two years, there was another tie vote down party lines. That motion also failed to pass. BOE chair Joe Kelly announced he would not be seeking another term in the November election and that was more reason for the superintendent’s contract extension to be one year, not two. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Amy Muth, Board of Education, Central Middle School, Christina Downey, Clare Kilgallen, Cody Kittle, David Lancaster

Greenwich Republicans Point Fingers at CMS PTA While PTA Calls Former State Rep’s Survey Misleading

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Tensions are mounting as the deadline to submit request or state grant money for CMS looms and cost estimates may exceed $67.5 million approved by BET. To qualify for the grant the funding must be “adequate.”
At Thursday’s BOE meeting, CMS PTA co-president Jen Behette said parents had been confused by a survey from former State Rep Harry Arora whose wife is on the building committee. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, BET, Beth MacGillivray, Board of Education, BOE, Central Middle School, Clare Kilgallen, Dina Urso

Community Update – Old Greenwich School Readies for Renovation

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There are numerous critical improvements to be made to Old Greenwich School and the OGSBC is determined to make them a reality. The BOE and the OGSBC have the bandwidth to get this project done now for our children and the community. We just need adequate/requisite funding.
Most importantly, we believe there should be no unnecessary delays in fixing the serious problems at OGS. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Alan Gunzburg, Barbara O'Neill, BET, Board of Education, Cristina Dawson, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Public Schools

Special Committee to Evaluate Options for Future Use of Historic Havemeyer Building

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The building features a theater with a proscenium just wasting away. A drop ceiling was installed in the disused theater to house the building’s HVAC systems. The proscenium arch over the original stage has a Latin inscription which roughly translates to, ‘For the Community and Its People.’ Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Amy Courage, Andy Duus, Bill Drake, Board of Education, Christina Downey