“You might want to turn your microphone off, Mr. Sherr, when you ramble on about people.” – BOE Chair Peter Bernstein Continue Reading →
Silence from Republicans on BOE Member’s Vulgar Remark Caught on Zoom Hot Mic
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Peter Sherr
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Greenwich Schools Propose Small Group Pull-Out Model for Middle School Music
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Concerns include breaking cohorts and lack of instructional space. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Schools, Greenwich Schools, Joe Kelly, Karen Hirsh, Karen Kowalski, Kathleen Stowe, Laura Downey
Greenwich Schools: 82%+ Children to Start the Year in Person
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“One of the comments made on a webinar this week was that we have amazing health professionals guiding us in Covid – epidemiologist at the state level, and if we’re going to listen to those specialists when they tell us to close schools? Why are they ignoring their advice when they tell us to open?- Dr. Toni Jones Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, COVID-19, Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich High School, Greenwich Public Schools, Joe Kelly, Meghan Olsson, Ned Lamont
Greenwich Schools Float Two Possible GHS Graduation Scenarios
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The Board of Education sets the date and rain date for graduation; the Administration determines the form the ceremony will take. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich High School, Greenwich Public Schools, Kathleen Stowe, Peter Bernstein, Peter Sherr, Ralph Mayo
BOE Talk about Budget Process Turning Partisan
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“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 →
Filed under: Schools, BET, BOE, Christina Downey, Dr. Toni Jones, Joe Kelly, Karen Hirsh, Karen Kowalski
SHERR: Stay Calm – Our Schools are Funded
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“If you read the recent news about 2021 school funding, you would have thought evil politicians were hell bent to destroy Greenwich Public Schools. Fake news if there ever was such a thing.” – Peter Sherr, BOE member Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, BOE, Peter Sherr, school budget
BOE Vote Unanimously on ‘Sense of Meeting’ on Pass/Fail and Letter Grades at GHS
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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 →
Filed under: Schools, Board of Education, Christina Downey, college admissions, GPS, Greenwich High School, Judy Nedell, Karen Hirsh
Following Emotional Hearing, Board of Education Votes on Combo of Engineered Natural Grass and Artificial Turf at CMS
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Passions were high during the public comment portion of the BOE meeting where several men, mostly coaches and teachers, spoke in favor of synthetic turf. The BOE voted 6-1-1 in favor of Option 4. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Sports, artificial turf, Carl Higbie, Central Middle School, Christina Downey, Cos Cob Park, Dom Casamassima
Possible Ice Rink on Tennis Court, Egress Road at GHS Discussed at Special BOE Meeting on Cardinal Stadium
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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 →
Filed under: Schools, Sports, Ashley Cole, Bill Drake, Board of Education, Cardinal Stadium, Christina Downey, Dr. Toni Jones
Styrofoam Plates Out. Paper Plates In. The Future is Dishwashing in Greenwich Schools Cafeterias.
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The BOE plans to switch from single-use wares in cafeterias to reusable wares that would be washed in dishwashers. Continue Reading →