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“It is unthinkable to remove the programs and course offerings that truly enrich the very fabric of education in this district and which inherently provide authentic social and emotional learning.” – Cathy McGovern Dillon Continue Reading →
“One of the comments made on a webinar this week was that we have amazing health professionals guiding us in Covid – epidemiologist at the state level, and if we’re going to listen to those specialists when they tell us to close schools? Why are they ignoring their advice when they tell us to open?- Dr. Toni Jones Continue Reading →
“I believe that this scheduling of only General Music would be devastating to the upward trajectory and caliber of the performing groups because a lost year removes a level of achievement upon which the final product is built.” – Cathy McGovern Dillon, Old Greenwich Resident, Musician, Music Educator, Alumni and Alumni Parent Continue Reading →
“We stand ready to do the work to end injustice and systemic racism in our country and community. We are committed to challenging ourselves to understand and correct any inequities we may discover as we collaborate to improve the health of our entire community and gain a better understanding of ourselves and each other. We are committed to speaking up and acting together to end the violence and mistreatment of all ethnic and religious minorities so that all people, particularly our youth, have healthy futures.” – Greenwich Together Continue Reading →
A panel discussion Wednesday on systemic racism in schools was organized by YWCA Greenwich, whose core mission includes eliminating racism. The conversation was inspired by the proliferation of “BlackAt” accounts on social media. Continue Reading →
See the list of votes on the motion to suspend the rule requiring a second read, which failed. As a result the SOMR on the schools budget was not voted on Tuesday. Continue Reading →
“While other neighboring districts are already deep into planning, our administration is tasked with spending immense amounts of time figuring out how to meet these cuts.” – 51 Greenwich moms Continue Reading →
“The point is that the town has tens of millions of dollars in cash reserves available to support our schools budget, millions that were taken from taxpayers’ pockets precisely to be used in this type of short-term situation in order to avoid the cuts that the BET Republicans are demanding we incur. We were not taxed tens of millions of dollars to have that money sit unused forever. ” – Sean Goldrick, former BET member Continue Reading →
“Those who support cuts cite COVID-19. However, COVID-19 is the exact reason NOT to impose cuts at this time. When we return to school in the fall, in whatever form that takes, it is going to take more resources, not less, to keep everyone safe and to mitigate the impact of the extended closing on Greenwich students.” – Carol Sutton, GEA president Continue Reading →
Former Greenwich Schools Superintendent Dr. Ernest Fleishman presented the Fleishman Award for Community Service to GHS senior Emil Perdue who will attend University of Chicago in the fall. Continue Reading →