The 2025 PTA Council Award for Excellence in Voluntarism went to Tom Casazzone.
Lisa Sylvester was awarded 2025 PTA Lifetime Award for Excellence in Voluntarism. Continue Reading →
PTA Council Essence Awards Shine a Light on Volunteers
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John Fisher
Recent Posts
Big Support at RTM for SOMR Requesting BET Reopen Vote on 2026 Schools Budget after Passing a $4.1 Million Cut
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The SOMR refers to the severe disappointment with the BETs vote to reduce the school budget by over $4 million and requests that BET re-open the operating budget vote for fiscal year 2026, to better meet the financial needs of Greenwich Public Schools. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, Beth MacGillivray, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Christine Edwards, Colleen Wood-Smith, Greenwich High School
For Just 37¢ a Day, You Can Give 8,500 Children in Greenwich a Better Education
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“The BET can reconsider and increase the schools budget anytime before May 5th. I urge them to do that, for the sake of 8,500 children.” – John Fisher Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Greenwich Public Schools, John Fisher
Budgets Unveiled: Residents Advocate for Fixes at Riverside School, Phase 2 Sidewalks in OG, Sustainability
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Under the proposed budget, the mill rate would increase from 12.175 to 12.262, for an increase of 0.087. A homeowner with a $1 M assessed home value would see a $550 increase in annual property taxes. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, American REscue Plan, ARP, Betsy McIntyre, Caitlin Wardell, David Weisbrod, DPW
Feedback to BOE: School Safety, Foreign Language Cuts, Class Sizes, GHS School Spirit, Loss of Flex Time, Traffic at Dismissal
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“Is all that lost school community, all those extra cars on the road, all those students who can’t meet with teachers, really worth an extra two minutes of class time?” – Hadrian Nobay, GHS class of 2026 Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Alexandra Stevens, Brent Reeves, Central Middle School, Dr. Toni Jones, flex time, Greenwich High School, Hadrian Nobay
GHS Topics at BOE Include: School Spirit, Student Center Furniture, New Student ID App “Minga”
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At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, GEA president Lil Perrone and John Fisher, the PTA Council President both talked about some of the worrisome Greenwich Together student survey results, while student government leaders spoke about their goals to increase school spirit. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Caleb Kaalund, Dr. Toni Jones, GEA, Greenwich High School, Joe Kelly, John Fisher, Karen Hirsh
Is Election Silly Season Creating a Stalemate on Superintendent Contract Renewal?
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The BOE voted 4-4 down party lines on a one-year contract extension, Republicans voting yes for one year and Democrats voting no, preferring a 2-year extension. The motion failed to pass. On a motion to extend the contract for two years, there was another tie vote down party lines. That motion also failed to pass. BOE chair Joe Kelly announced he would not be seeking another term in the November election and that was more reason for the superintendent’s contract extension to be one year, not two. Continue Reading →