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Letter: Greenwich Schools Late Start/Late Dismissal = Taxes & Sleep or Program Cuts & Sleep

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“Our concerns include undue burdens on working families, students involved in after school programs (clubs, athletics), commuting teachers and faculty, and potential risks to other educational programs to annually fund this late start and dismissal program.” – GHS Families Against Late Dismissal Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, GHS Families Against Late Dismissal, Greenwich Public Schools

Greenwich Board of Ed Endorse Later School Start Time, Ask Bus Consultant for a Little More Study

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At New Lebanon School Tuesday night the Board of Education met to host another public hearing on school start time changes and hold a vote. While they did vote to endorse a later start time at Greenwich High School, they did not vote for option 11, but rather asked the School Bus Consultants to go back to the drawing board with a wish list that includes having all schools start between 8:00 and 8:45am. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health, Schools, Greenwich Board of Education, Greenwich High School, Greenwich Public Schools, School Start Time

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

RMA Speaker: Dr. Ernest Fleishman on Making the US Education System More Competitive

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On May 4 Dr. Ernest Fleishman will be the featured speaker of the Retired Men’s Association.He will address the overarching strategies and problems facing the American educational system. Event is free and open to the public. Speaker starts promptly at 11:00am. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Dr. Ernest Fleishman, Greenwich Public Schools, Retired Men's Assocation

BOE Member on McKersie Departure: Board Split Down Middle

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One Board of Education member reached out to GFP to say with certainty that the board was split in half, that there was not a “majority” opinion, but rather a split down the middle. Further, the Board member reported being displeased at the lack of transparency from the other half of the board. “There should be public accountability,” the board member said. “And I would like to know the reasoning of the other half of the board.” Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Dr. William McKersie, Greenwich Board of Education, Greenwich Public Schools