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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 →
Thursday night’s capital projects public hearing, organized by current BET chair, Republican Harry Fisher and First Selectman Fred Camillo, had few surprises but for feedback that the entire process should be more transparent. The meeting lasted just one hour. It might have been longer if there was an option to testify remotely. On the dais, in addition to Fisher and Camillo were BET members Elliot Alchek, Matt DesChamps, Leslie Moriarty, David Weisbrod, Leslie Tarkington and Stephen Selbst.
Not in attendance were Lucia Jansen, Nisha Arora, David Alfano, Scott Kalb or Karen Fassuliotis. Continue Reading →
One team of students and Riverside parents successfully launched a weather balloon and candy into space and back with a GoPro camera that captured footage from space and within the atmosphere. Continue Reading →
Speakers shared fears of cuts to ALP, PE, foreign language, headcount, increased class size, student-teacher ratios and critical infrastructure projects. Continue Reading →
A beloved part of the Riverside School experience, this year’s Winter Musical brought fifth and fourth graders together on stage to deliver the “tale as old as time” to sold-out crowds. Continue Reading →
Under the proposed budget, the mill rate would increase from 12.175 to 12.262, for an increase of 0.087. A homeowner with a $1 M assessed home value would see a $550 increase in annual property taxes. Continue Reading →
Students with relatives who served in the military presented flowers to those family members. Chief Heavey then laid a wreath to honor fallen service men and women while “Taps” was performed by local resident Vin Lukason. Continue Reading →
Since 2021, Mr. Martín has been the principal of West Gate K-8 School in Port Saint Lucie, FL, one of the district’s largest elementary schools consisting of grades PreK-8 with more than 1,600 students and 170 staff members. Continue Reading →
This community event takes runners on a scenic three-mile course through the Riverside neighborhood. The event includes the main run/walk, as well as a series of “Fun Runs” for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Continue Reading →
Laura Erickson opened up about everything from school infrastructure, to cops on the Ave, to “parental rights.” Continue Reading →