Gaetane Francis

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

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 →

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

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 →

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