Jackie Homan is the only member of Greenwich Patriots who is not anonymous. Continue Reading →
Interview with Jackie Homan of Greenwich Patriots
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Greenwich Schools
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Greenwich Schools Prepare to Chart a New Course for Special Education
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“It’s going to take some time. It calls for a full scale reorganization. But it’s necessary, and we’ve known it’s necessary for a while.” – Peter Bernstein, BOE chair Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Board of Education, Dr. Stacey Heilingenthaler, Greenwich Schools, Mary Forde, Peter Bernstein, PPS, Pupil Personnel Services
OBERLANDER: School Teachers and Workers Provided a Lifeline to Students
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“Each of you provided a lifeline to the students who relied on your showing up every day and providing needed stability, continuity, and personal connection.” – Jill Oberlander Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Distinguished Teachers Award, Greenwich Schools, Jill Oberlander
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Hosting JC, NMS, Riverside and OG Students during Remote Learning Week Feb 22 – 26
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Limited spots available. Register by noon Sunday, Feb 21. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, Greenwich Schools, Julian Curtiss School, Laura Dianis, North Mianis School, Old Greenwich School, Riverside School
Greenwich Schools Propose Small Group Pull-Out Model for Middle School Music
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Concerns include breaking cohorts and lack of instructional space. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Schools, Greenwich Schools, Joe Kelly, Karen Hirsh, Karen Kowalski, Kathleen Stowe, Laura Downey
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 →