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“While we hoped for a more collaborative approach, the budget process over the past few months created a lot of stress and tension for many. Being able to land where we did is certainly the right result – while we made reductions to our budget, we are spared from deep cuts that would have included the further loss of staff and programs.” – Peter Bernstein, Kathleen Stowe Continue Reading →
Former Greenwich Schools Superintendent Dr. Ernest Fleishman presented the Fleishman Award for Community Service to GHS senior Emil Perdue who will attend University of Chicago in the fall. Continue Reading →
“For our young people. Look at the year they’re having this year. They need this.” – Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich Schools Superintendent Continue Reading →
The Board of Education sets the date and rain date for graduation; the Administration determines the form the ceremony will take. Continue Reading →
“What we need to do is instruct and guide the Superintendent who is still new and doesn’t really understand the context of Greenwich. Sean (Sean O’Keefe, COO) is even newer and doesn’t understand the context of Greenwich…We need to guide our new employees who may not understand the dynamic in Greenwich and what is accepted.” – Peter Sherr Continue Reading →
In a “sense of the meeting,” all eight BOE members supported a policy for the academic year that provides students the option to take all their 4th marking period classes pass fail in lieu of letter grades. Continue Reading →
Cuts include police directing traffic on Greenwich Avenue. New would be “Pay As You Throw” at the dump. Residents would not have to pay to to recycle, but would be required to purchase special bags for their trash at local retailers. Continue Reading →
The Board of Education were concerned that the special education budget has gone over by $1.3 million. Special Education parents said didn’t trust the independence of the consultants Key 2 Ed. The president of the teachers union said staff are not adequately trained, that teachers are being physically injured by students on a regular basis and that students aren’t getting the services they deserve. Continue Reading →
Administrators presented an advanced computer science course and a yoga and mindfulness course. The courses will come up as action items on the BOE agenda for the February meeting. Continue Reading →
The special Cardinal Field committee agreed unanimously on a design, but Architect Russ Davidson split it into two phases because he said there are elements that require Wetlands Review that could slow down the whole project. Others disagreed. Continue Reading →