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Open letter to BOE, BET and RTM:  A Blueprint to Save School Start Times.

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“I believe a solution exists: a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the BOE, BET, and RTM. While not legally binding, MOUs are common tools for bridging gaps between commitment and legal execution. They offer good-faith, public assurance that all parties intend to act in a specific, coordinated way. They are reliable because the signatories make clear, unambiguous public representations – and any breach is highly visible and reputationally costly. In my experience, while not legally binding, MOUs have proven to be binding in every other respect in providing virtual certainty.” – Jim Healy Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, BOE, Greenwich Public Schools, Jim Healy, RTM

FENTON: About That BET Republican Last-Minute Proposal to Cut School Budget by $4.05 Million

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“The argument to “cut the approved budget because enrollment is down from the peak” reflects a lack of basic analysis of how the ‘business’ of Greenwich Schools has been operated…Please email the BET asking them to fully fund the School Budget.” – Doug Fenton Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, BOE, Doug Fenton, Greenwich Public Schools

Mercanti-Anthony: The Problem of Cell Phones

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“So concerning is the addictive nature of social media in teens that last year the US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, called for a warning label on social media platforms, similar to what we see on cigarette cartons.” – Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, Ed.D Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Opinion, BOE, cell phone use, Greenwich Public Schools, mental health, Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony

BOE May Hire Attorney for Second Opinion on Wetmore ‘Section 99 Memo’ Delaying CMS Timeline

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BOE members balked at being advised they couldn’t seek a second opinion. Meanwhile, the building committee did not want to “pause” to focus on just the MI approval process, but rather to proceed with both design documents as part of the “study and survey” process and the MI approval. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Barbara Schellenberg, BET, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, BOE, Central Middle School

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

Janet Stone McGuigan: I cannot put my name to the budget that is being put before the RTM

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“The budget process that began prior to the pandemic was a public affair that was noticed well in advance of meetings, with documents explaining what would be discussed and decided upon. The final decision day was not.” – Janet Stone McGuigan Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, BOE, budget, Greenwich Public Schools, Janet Stone McGuigan, RTM