Karen Hirsh

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Elected Officials Respond to FOI Commission Ruling on 2024 BOE Emergency Meeting

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“At the hearing, the Commission specifically noted that their decision was extremely narrow and that the complainant, Fred Camillo, would need to seek relief from the Superior Court to have a judicial determination regarding who may appoint members to serve on the Greenwich Board of Education.” – Democratic members of the Board of Education, Sophie Koven, Karen Hirsh, Kathleen Stowe
“”I sincerely hope that these members who the commission found violated state law will pledge to abide by that law in the future and avoid putting the town through this unnecessary process again.” – Fred Camillo Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Abby Wadler, Barbara Schellenberg, emergency meeting, FOI Commission, Fred Camillo, Karen Hirsh

BOE Democrats, DTC Respond to Preliminary FOI Commission Ruling on 2024 “BOE Emergency Meeting”

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The FOI Commission will consider the matter for disposition at its meeting which will be held in person at the FOI Commission’s hearing room, conference room H, on the ground floor at 165 Capital Avenue, Hartford, CT at 2:00pm on Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, FOI Commission, Fred Camillo, Karen Hirsh, Kathleen Stowe, Laura Kostin, Paul Cappiali

BOE Member on Anger at 64 Buses Parked at WMS: “We’re in this situation because of the budget cuts”

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“This is a huge traffic and safety nightmare for Western Middle School students riding their bicycles, staff, families and the surrounding neighborhood.” – Frances Wu Nobay, PTA Council Facilities Committee chair Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Dr. Toni Jones, Frances Wu Nobay, Grace Natale, Greenwich Board of Education, Karen Hirsh, Kathleen Stowe, Lisa Sylvester

BOE Approves $2 Million Cuts to FY 26 Schools Budget, Including Job Reductions

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The board did not vote on cuts to Transportation (bus routes) that would change school Start Time or changing the GHS House structure to eliminate 5 full time employees, citing the fact that 2 BOE members – Cody Kittle and Wendy Vizzo Walsh – were absent. They did vote to reject pay-to-play sports at GHS. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Cody Kittle, Dr. Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich Board of Education, Greenwich High School, Jen Behette, Karen Hirsh

Hirsh: Camillo’s Newsletter Omits Facts, Misrepresents Legal and Procedural Realities

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“It is inappropriate and concerning that Mr. Camillo is using official town communication platforms to advocate for his personal position in an ongoing legal matter. Public trust in governmental communication relies on transparency and neutrality, not selective messaging.” – Karen Hirsh, chair Greenwich Board of Education Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Board of Education, Fred Camillo, Karen Hirsh

BOE Struggles to Shave $4.1 Million from the Greenwich Schools Budget

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“The impact of these cuts is not abstract. Reductions of this scale threaten the educational opportunities we offer our students and are going to jeopardize the longstanding reputation of Greenwich Public Schools.” – BOE chair Karen Hirsh
“I don’t think we have fully done our job. What I observe are mostly political theatrics here.” – Cody Kittle Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Cody Kittle, Dr. Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich Public Schools, Jen Behette, Karen Hirsh, Kathleen Stowe

How To Save $4+ Million from School Budget? Restore GHS 7:30am Start Time? $220 Pay-to-Play for a GHS Sport?

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The board discussed a pay-to-play scheme for athletes. Cody Kittle said charging a $220 fee per athlete, per sport, based on 2,072 athletes, yielded a savings of $455,600 – or 20% of the GHS Athletics budget. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Cody Kittle, Dr. Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich Public Schools, Karen Hirsh, Kathleen Stowe, Laura Kostin

Old Greenwich School Breaks Ground on Phased, Occupied Renovation

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“I want to thank everyone on the building committee for all their stellar work for the town. Without these people, we wouldn’t be here today. This team worked tirelessly. They met 119 times at the school at 7:00am over the past 30 months and 10 days. And we didn’t pay them a dime.” – James Waters, Old Greenwich School building committee chair Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Alan Gunzburg, Barbara O'Neill, Christina Dawson, Dr. Michael Mercanti-Anthony, Dr. Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, Dr. Toni Jones, Hector Arzeno