Safe for Now: Board of Ed Rehires Teachers for 2011-12 School Year
June 6, 2011 • 1 views
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2011 has been a bleak year for hundreds of Connecticut educators, as budget cuts in towns across the state have threatened the jobs of many teachers and paraprofessionals. Urban districts and wealthy suburban towns alike have taken measures – some more drastic than others – to cut down on the... Read more »
Safe for Now: Board of Ed Rehires Teachers for 2011-12 School Year
June 6, 2011 • 323 views
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2011 has been a bleak year for hundreds of Connecticut educators, as budget cuts in towns across the state have threatened the jobs of many teachers and paraprofessionals. Urban districts and wealthy suburban towns alike have taken measures – some more drastic than others – to cut down on the... Read more »
Board of Finance Restores $60,000 of Transit Budget
April 8, 2011 • 1 views
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During the April 6 meeting of the Board of Finance, members decided, in a five to two vote, to restore $60,000 of the $100,000 cut from the Westport Transit budget during the prior meeting. Westport Transit Co-Director Bud Titsworth proposed four plans to reduce the cost of public transport in... Read more »
Classroom Cuts & Budget Blues: A Q&A with Providence Mayor Angel Taveras
April 4, 2011 • 1 views
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On March 1, Superintendent of Westport Public Schools Elliott Landon sent a letter to 144 untenured Westport teachers notifying them that their contracts would not be renewed for the 2011-12 school year. In addition, the Board of Education (BOE) and Board of Finance (BOF) have been at odds regarding... Read more »
Tough Economy Brings Budget Struggle
January 25, 2011 • 1 views
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As the existing education budget for Westport Public Schools represents 63.7 percent of the entire town budget for the fiscal year 2010-2011, or nearly $111 million, its revision concerns many organizations and individuals supported by the school system. In addition, continuing unrest in the general... Read more »
Board of Education Addresses Issues of Remaining Budget
January 11, 2011 • 1 views
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Image via Wikipedia The BOE meeting last night, Wednesday, Jan. 10, addressed the issues of the underground oil tank replacement proposal and the proposed budget for the next school year. The Board members began the night by focusing on the three oil tanks that need to be either repaired or replaced.... Read more »
Evident Disparities in Boys, Girls Locker Rooms
December 3, 2010 • 1 views
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Though Danny Horelik ’12 plays for varsity football on a field quite different from the one on which uncle – and former Staples student and professional football quarterback – Skip Lane played, Horelik gets ready for gym class in a facility that is nearly the same. This is because according... Read more »
Staples Parents Become Significant Financial Provider for Wrecker Athletics
December 3, 2010 • 1 views
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When it comes to athletic facilities in the state of Connecticut, it doesn’t get much better than Staples High School. Three turf fields, one brand new baseball diamond, one newly renovated field hockey field equipped with a press box and a new home for the concession stand and football coaches’... Read more »
Down to the Wire
November 15, 2010 • 1 views
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Despite the fact that next year's town budget will not be adopted until the first Tuesday in May, several figures in town politics have expressed concern that next year's budget for the Westport Public Schools will increase by 0%. "I certainly think that the Board of Finance and the RTM have indicated... Read more »
Long Day at School, Long Way Home: Why Staples Does Not Run Late Buses
November 12, 2010 • 1 views
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On any given day after school at Staples, there are swarms of students bustling through the halls participating in extra-curricular activities. Because of students' active participation in after school activities, it is surprising that the school does not offer these hard working teens a way of getting... Read more »