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“The legal fees for this lawsuit are on track to be over $700,000, and there is no end in sight. Court motions continue to be filed, and a trial date is set. At this pace, Greenwich is on the hook for a million dollars plus. Painful? Yes. But made even more painful because of the very serious budget cuts that were being made to our schools at the same time that this lawsuit was escalating.” – Emily Goodman and Jenna Lowe, The Voting Moms Continue Reading →
A May 4 Request to Amend Plaintiffs’ complaint includes an amended list of judicial declarations, one of which is related to stripping legal indemnity from the “BOE Defendants.” One notable court filing occurred in February 2026 when attorneys for the Greenwich Board of Education filed a new motion to dismiss and asked the court for a ruling for an award defendants’ attorney fees from the BOE’s appropriated funds. Those attorneys have not been paid. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich school board met briefly on Monday night in a hybrid format with a single action item on the agenda, which was to vote on two new Republican Board of Education members. Both new members were voted in unanimously 6-0. Continue Reading →
The board voted unanimously on an action item concerning a lawsuit between First Selectman Fred Camillo and the Board of Education. Continue Reading →
As of the end of March, $192,644 in legal fees from the First Selectman have been paid out of the law department budget, and $304,002 in school board legal fees have been invoiced but not paid. The town attorney, who per town charter is the one to approve legal bills, has recused herself. Continue Reading →
Ben Branyan talked about relocating staff from Havemeyer. He said one proposal was to connect to town hall. He talked about moving the district’s Facilities to the modular buildings in the Horseneck Parking lot.
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Given almost all the interest in CMS open enrollment originated from Western Middle School students, new board member Paul Cappiali suggested the superintendent seek a legal opinion on whether enrollment might be limited to Eastern Middle School students. Schools chief Dr.Jones said there was a possibility of Western moving to the “pending” racial imbalance category if students move to the CMS in the fall. Continue Reading →
Jones said as a result of an agreement with St Paul’s Church on King Street, the district was able to remove buses from Julian Curtiss School where staff had been parking in the grass. Also, a portion of the buses parked at Western Middle School – about 25 – will relocate to the church parking lot for the remainder of the school year. Continue Reading →
“When I started eight years ago, Greenwich had inconsistent results with frequent superintendent turnover. Together, we created an environment of stability, professionalized the team, and delivered strong academic outcomes for our students. They say 90% of the job is showing up. In eight years on the Board of Education, I never missed a meeting.” – Kathleen Stowe Continue Reading →
Thursday morning’s Board of Education candidate debate at Greenwich High School was organized by Aaron Hull’s We The People team of students, who came up with the list of questions that included budget cuts and school start times, class size, student absenteeism/ICE, cell phone policy, and the quality and cost of Cardinal Café food. Continue Reading →