Concerns include breaking cohorts and lack of instructional space. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Schools Propose Small Group Pull-Out Model for Middle School Music
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Greenwich Teachers to Return to Buildings Monday; CIAC to Evaluate Sports One Week at a Time
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After the first two days of professional development were switched to remote, teachers will return to their buildings Monday. Meanwhile CIAC announced that fall interscholastic sports will proceed, despite recommendations from the State Dept of Public Health. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Sports, CIAC, Dr. Toni Jones, Glenn Lungarini, Greenwich Schools
Arzeno: We Can Provide Safe and Dynamic Quality Education
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“Research shows investment in education yields long-term economic growth. With weak schools, we all fail.” – Hector Arzeno is a parent volunteer at Greenwich High School, Member of the RTM in District 8, and Democratic Candidate for State Representative in the 151st Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Opinion, COVID-19, Greenwich Schools, Hector Arzeno
QUIGLEY: The Politics of the School Budget Debate and its Aftermath
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Submitted by Dan Quigley, RTC chair
For the better part of the spring in Greenwich as the COVID virus swept into town like a dense fog, our community was engaged in a spirited though sometimes ugly debate about the Board of Education budget. Those who agreed with the BET Republicans request that all Town departments, including the BOE maintain a flat budget for the upcoming fiscal year were cast as being “against schools” or “betraying children”. Those who disagreed positioned themselves on the moral high-ground and made a furious case that the BOE alone among all departments should be given a budget increase. This simplistic and extremely disingenuous portrayal of the debate did a great disservice to what should have been an honest and perhaps, illuminating public discussion about budgeting through a crisis. It has also caused significant distress to many in our community. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Dan Quigley, Greenwich Schools
LETTER: Greenwich Schools Must Diversify Their Faculty; Update Curriculum to Include Narratives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
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“The amount of times the n-word would be shouted across the hall in a ~63% white school is absurd…” – Nina Hirai, Greenwich High School Class of ‘19 Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, #blacklivesmatter, Greenwich High School, Greenwich Schools, Nina Hirai
LETTER: Students Deserve Better Than the Hysteria over the Education Budget
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“Reasonable people may disagree about the optimal amount to spend on education, but any attempt to equate a 1.3% increase in educational spending as extremism or anti-education is pure demagoguery.” – Cody Kittle, GHS Alum and Greenwich Dad Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, BOE, Cody Kittle, Greenwich Schools, RTM
Greenwich Schools Superintendent, BOE Chair Letter on GHS Class of 2020 Graduation
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“Whatever their plans are for the future, we want them to take these lessons forward with them in life. As it says in the Vision of the Graduate: ‘Respond to failures and successes with reflection and resilience.'” – Dr. Toni Jones and Peter Berntein Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Cardinals, Class of 2020, Dr. Toni Jones, graduation, Greenwich High School, Greenwich Schools, Peter Berntein
WATERS: 63 Million Gold Bars in the Land of Privilege
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Follow the adventures from Sir Michael and the Land of Privilege… Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Greenwich Schools, James Waters
LETTER: Greenwich Schools vs Neighboring Schools
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“Like Greenwich, most of our neighboring BET’s are decreasing the 2020-21 school budgets from requests made pre-pandemic. Budgets have not been finalized yet, but we can see that the response to the pandemic is right in-line with the Greenwich BET decision.” – John McShea Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Greenwich Schools
SWOMLEY: Feelings about Greenwich Schools budget cuts are heartfelt and legitimate.
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“Many of our elected representatives on the BET and RTM are opposed to government regulation (environmental and otherwise) on what they consider a matter of principle. They simply don’t like the idea of government spending and Covid-19 is just the latest excuse.” – Joanna Swomley Continue Reading →