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Earlier iterations of the Capital Budget estimated the renovation of Riverside School at $45.9m. The project is now expected to cost a total of $75.7, though $2.1m has been already appropriated. Continue Reading →
A May 4 Request to Amend Plaintiffs’ complaint includes an amended list of judicial declarations, one of which is related to stripping legal indemnity from the “BOE Defendants.” One notable court filing occurred in February 2026 when attorneys for the Greenwich Board of Education filed a new motion to dismiss and asked the court for a ruling for an award defendants’ attorney fees from the BOE’s appropriated funds. Those attorneys have not been paid. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich school board met briefly on Monday night in a hybrid format with a single action item on the agenda, which was to vote on two new Republican Board of Education members. Both new members were voted in unanimously 6-0. Continue Reading →
“Today we bid a fond farewell to our old school that served us for nearly 70 years. What a beautiful place it is,” he joked as the adjacent demolition of the old school continued…Many of you or your children attended the old CMS, I’m sure it’s bittersweet to see it removed.” – Building Committee Chair Joe Rossetti Continue Reading →
On Thursday, Dr. Mercanti-Anthony emailed the board and Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones to say, “I know you all are aware by now, but please consider this my official resignation notice, effective August 26th, 2026.” Continue Reading →
“Use what you have been given. The education, the opportunities, the experiences, and go live your life. Create, dream and explore it. Just as ducklings must stop following and learn to soar on their own, we must stop waiting for someone else to show us the way.” – Joell Molina Continue Reading →
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 →
The board voted unanimously on an action item concerning a lawsuit between First Selectman Fred Camillo and the Board of Education. Continue Reading →
Given almost all the interest in CMS open enrollment originated from Western Middle School students, new board member Paul Cappiali suggested the superintendent seek a legal opinion on whether enrollment might be limited to Eastern Middle School students. Schools chief Dr.Jones said there was a possibility of Western moving to the “pending” racial imbalance category if students move to the CMS in the fall. Continue Reading →