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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 →
The opposing perspectives seemed to boil down to whether enrollment might be declining in response to cuts or cuts being the response to declining enrollment. In one teacher’s words, “Death by a thousand cuts” or in the words of the Superintendent, “The budget for what the district needs.” 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 →
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 →
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 →
Camillo said six years earlier, when he first ran for First Selectman, he had promised to take the job one term at a time. “If people thought I did an okay job, I’d keep doing it, but I didn’t want to be a caretaker. I wanted to be somebody in the tradition of the great Griff Harris who was transformational.” Continue Reading →
Three of the four Republicans seated voted to table the vote until a later date. That vote failed. The board then voted on the contract extension. The vote was 5-3 with three of the Republicans voting no. Continue Reading →
On Monday a complaint landed in superior court in Stamford with First Selectman Fred Camillo and the Town of Greenwich listed as plaintiffs and the Board of Education and its four Democratic members – Karen Hirsh, Laura Kostin, Sophie Koven and Kathleen Stowe – listed individually as defendants. Republican Jen Behette is described in the complaint as “purported BOE member (via an unlawful appointment),” and is also named as a defendant. Continue Reading →
Newly elected BOE officers are: Karen Hirsh as Board Chair, Jen Behette as Vice Chair and Laura Kostin as Secretary. Continue Reading →