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 • 321 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 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 »
BOE Discusses Staff Policy on Social Media and New P.E. Program
December 21, 2010 • 1 views
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Issues taken up by the Westport Board of Education (BOE) at Monday night’s meeting included a new leadership program in physical education, and the district’s emerging policy on social media. David Gusitsch, 6-12 Physical Education & Health Department Chair and Curriculum Coordinator, started... Read more »
The Tenderness of Tenure
October 26, 2010 • 1 views
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Image via Wikipedia Most would agree that both students and teachers should be given fair opportunity to succeed. Because of this, the system of tenure is a controversial one. To be awarded tenure, a teacher must successfully fulfill a four-year probationary period in which they are reviewed as... Read more »
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Answers Inklings's Questions
October 22, 2010 • 1 views
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Image via Wikipedia This year’s Senatorial election for the second district has gained a great deal of national attention. Inklings recently contacted both campaigns via email to ask the candidates about issues that concern both Staples students and the state of Connecticut as a whole. By the... Read more »
The Outcome and Future of the Re-registration Process
October 15, 2010 • 1 views
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This summer, the superintendant’s office was busy conducting a re-registration process for all incoming freshman, to make sure that each student was a Westport resident. According to Jenny Robson, Administrative Assistant to Superintendent, the district’s motivation behind the re-registration... Read more »
Sudanese Refugee Speaks Out to a Wide Audience of Students
April 28, 2010 • 670 views
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Emily Goldberg '12 Web News Editor At least 100 additional students and teachers filled the library for Sudanese refugee, Gabriel Bol Deng’s presentation during the lunch waves on April 27. Not only did students fill the seating the library staff set up for the presentation, but others... Read more »
Special Education Store Teaches Students Practical Skills
April 16, 2010 • 1,696 views
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Suzanne Kleine '11 Features Editor The blue and white kiosk that stands in the school rotunda is surrounded by a huge crowd of yelling students, grabbing fistfuls of spearmint gum, buying a few candy bars, or hastily stocking up on last-minute school supplies. The items that sell out the fastest... Read more »
Board of Finance Meeting on March 24 Discusses Budget Cuts
March 25, 2010 • 566 views
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Constance Chien '10 Features Editor The March 24 Board of Finance meeting began at 6 p.m., a continuation of the preceding night's meeting. A nearly nine-hour long meeting, with discussion of the education budget lasting from approximately 8:10-2:47 p.m., the main topic of contention was the discussion... Read more »