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An action item at the end of Thursday’s school board meeting on extending the Superintendent’s contract ended in a tie vote, which meant the motion to extend failed. The vote came at the end of a long meeting, on the heels of the board’s 5-3 vote in favor of a bell to bell cell phone ban at the Greenwich High School. Continue Reading →
BOE member Veronica Chiavaroli said other Greenwich elementary schools already house district programs besides their K-5 responsibilities. Riverside does not. Pre-K for children age 3, 4 and 5 is required by federal law to be provided for free for special education students who are in class with peer students who pay tuition. The number of students identified for Pre-K has tripled since 2012. Continue Reading →
“As we start the meeting and start the new term – to all of you, the public at home and everyone listening – we ask for your grace. We have a new board – half of us are brand new. We have new leadership and it’s easy to forget that we are all in this together. All of us are parents, all of us ran for the board because we want the best for our children and community.” – Dr. Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, unanimously elected BOE chair Continue Reading →
Thursday morning’s Board of Education candidate debate at Greenwich High School was organized by Aaron Hull’s We The People team of students, who came up with the list of questions that included budget cuts and school start times, class size, student absenteeism/ICE, cell phone policy, and the quality and cost of Cardinal Café food. Continue Reading →
Debate questions touched on GHS start time, BET budget cuts/reductions, Town vs BOE lawsuit, teacher morale, redistricting, divisive political climate, and Cardinal Stadium lights. Continue Reading →
“The recent challenges surrounding the school budget process made it clear that the Board of Education needs someone with deep financial expertise and the ability to deescalate conflicts to find workable solutions.” – Karen Krause Continue Reading →
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 →