The quest to find the name of the new superintendent
Jack Dennison '21, Paper sports editor
June 7, 2019
Dr. David Abbey named interim superintendent of schools
Sophie Driscoll '19, Staff Writer
May 10, 2019
Dr. David Abbey began as interim superintendent of schools on May 8. The Board of Education (BOE) appointed him to the role with a unanimous vote on May 6. Abbey will hold the position until the BOE finds a permanent superintendent. “It is gratifying to find someone of Dr. Abbey’s caliber to lead our schools th...
Palmer continues to receive transportation benefits, salary while on medical leave
Audrey Bernstein ’20 and Allie D'Angelo ’20
May 2, 2019
Superintendent Dr. Colleen Palmer will continue to receive her annual base salary and insurance benefits while on leave for medical reasons until her retirement on Aug. 1. Palmer will additionally be receiving a transportation allowance through her leave time, according to the Separation Agreement between Palmer...
Board of Education appoints Anthony Buono Acting Superintendent of Schools
Audrey Bernstein ’20 and Allie D’Angelo ’20
April 8, 2019
The Board of Education (BOE) voted unanimously (7-0) to appoint former Assistant Superintendent Anthony Buono as the Acting Superintendent of the Westport Public School District on April 8. Buono will begin on April 9. “I’m honored to accept the position until [the BOE] is able to find a suita...
Palmer announces retirement
March 15, 2019
Superintendent Dr. Colleen Palmer announced on March 14 that she will retire on Aug. 1. “The district is in a time right now where it can be handed over to another superintendent, and I will work tirelessly to make sure that happens smoothly,” Palmer said. In a press re...
District staff unifies in response to contract termination decisions
April 26, 2018
By Lili Romann '19 and Daniel Harizman '19 Over 100 Westport Public School District teachers attended the Board of Education meeting Monday, April 23 after 135 non tenured district staff received email notifications Friday, April 20 that their contracts would not be renewed for the upcoming school ye...
A Passing of the Reins
Jimmy Ray Stagg, Staff Writer
April 7, 2016
Almost any weekday at around 5:30 a.m., if you look out over the Saugatuck River, you’ll see many early bird rowers taking advantage of dawn’s quiet serenity. Among these early risers there’s a face that will soon become very familiar to the Staples community: Dr. Elliot Landon’s successor as ...
Colleen Palmer appointed new Westport Superintendent
Justin Schwebel, Staff Writer
January 18, 2016
Dr. Colleen Palmer was officially appointed as the next superintendent of the Westport Public Schools at Monday night's Board of Education (BOE) meeting with a unanimous 6-0 vote. . Palmer, who will begin her role as superintendent on July 1, will replace Dr. Elliot Landon. Landon who has worked fo...
Recruitment firm holds community forum regarding superintendent search
Claire Dinshaw, News Editor
September 4, 2015
An open community forum was held Tuesday night concerning the hiring of the new district superintendent. Deborah Raizes and John Chambers, representatives from Hazard, Young and Attea (HYA), the search firm charged with finding a new superintendent for Westport Public Schools, ran the forum. “We are in the information gathering stage,” Chambers said, addressing the small crowd gathered...
Principal Dodig and Elliott Landon receive statewide honor
Margaux MacColl, Features Editor
April 2, 2015
It was 9:00 am on a Monday when Principal John Dodig had a meeting that left him “at a loss for words.” The meeting was with the Staples Parent Teacher Association, informing him that the Connecticut Parent Teacher Association was going to honor him as the High School Principal of the Year. On Thur...
Board of Education discusses solar energy
Alexa Di Luca, Staff Writer
April 9, 2014
On a rainy Monday night, April 7, the Staples cafeteria quickly filled up with concerned AP environmental students for the Board of Education (BOE) meeting. The major topics that were covered included the Green Task Force Committee’s proposal for solar panel installations at school buildings and the ...
Blame, solutions swirl around $2 mill shortfall
Eliza Llewellyn, Web Managing Editor
January 31, 2014
At the Dec. 11 Board of Finance meeting, news of a shortfall of roughly $1.9 million shook the board. Since then, questions have revolved around who’s to blame and how to make up the deficit. “I was shocked when I heard the amount,” Board of Finance member Mike Rea said. “It was a perfect storm,...
January 7, 2011 | Early Dismissal At Last
January 7, 2011
11:43 a.m. Before leaving school for the weekend, many students celebrated the early dismissal announced toward the end of period 8. Four to eight inches of expected snow was enough for superintendent Elliot Landon and several other public school districts in Fairfield Country to call snow days and ear...
Loading ...Katie Simons ’22, News Editor
Coleytown Elementary School (CES) closed down on Sept. 11 after a staff member tested positive for Coronavirus just three days after opening the school to students for the first time since March The district plans to reo...
High school football players protest in Hartford over season’s cancellation
September 11, 2020
School closures highlight economic inequality across Connecticut
June 22, 2020
Restaurants open socially distanced seating areas for Westporters
June 4, 2020
Reopening school in fall risky, should not be done
June 3, 2020
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
June 3, 2020
