![Two students will be joining Westport’s Board of Education, come the 2023-24 school year.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-05-at-5.57.23-PM-585x900.png)
Westport BOE debating, soon voting on student member proposal for 2023-24
Finnegan Courtney '23, Staff Writer
• May 5, 2023
![Coleytown Elementary School (CES) is adding two portable classrooms to its property in order to address spatial concerns due to the growing populations of both CES and Stepping Stones Preschool (which is located inside of CES).](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-14-at-5.23.14-PM-900x437.png)
Portable classrooms at CES attempt to alleviate overpopulation
Lilly Weisz ’23 and Alex Gaines ’25
• February 14, 2022
![The Westport Board of Education returned to in-person meetings, like the one pictured above from two years ago, for the first time since March of 2020 (reused photo from previous Inklings BOE article).](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-10.25.17-PM-900x699.png)
Westport BOE returns to in-person meetings
Finnegan Courtney '23, Paper News Editor
• June 10, 2021
![With the impending change to full in-person learning district-wide, schools at all levels are going about the process differently.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-10.12.33-AM.png)
Westport schools set to shift to full in-person model despite teacher, student concerns
Natalie Bandura ’22, News Editor
• January 22, 2021
![Westport Public Schools were closed for the rest of the academic school year on March 11th.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_1906-900x675.jpeg)
BOE appoints Thomas Scarice as superintendent
Anastasia Thumser '22, Web Opinions Editor
• April 5, 2020
![Nearly 500 people have signed a petition in under a month that aims to reverse the 30 minute delayed school start time taking effect next school year.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-15-at-10.27.07-AM.png)
New school start time frustrates parents
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Arts Editor
• March 15, 2020
![The Board of Education (BOE) voted 5-2 to remove the Innovation Fund funding for the 2020-21 school year in a 5-2 vote during their meeting on Feb. 10 to reduce the budget and because of the lack of applicants.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-03-at-1.28.26-PM.png)
BOE votes to remove the Innovation Fund
Katie Simons ’22, Paper Arts Editor
• March 3, 2020
![BOE considers cutting 2 Staples staff positions](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-07-at-2.02.07-PM.png)
BOE considers cutting 2 Staples staff positions
Katie Simons ’22 and Prasaus Yeager ’22, Arts Editor and Staff Writer
• February 7, 2020
![Dr. Joseph Erardi outlines a rough schedule of the superintendent hiring process for attendees of a Board of Education meeting.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-29-at-11.25.59-AM.png)
Board of Education continues superintendent search, anticipates naming candidate in March
Anastasia Thumser ’22, Web Opinions Editor
• January 29, 2020
![The new redistricting plan creates difficulties for middle school students](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-14-at-9.16.30-PM-586x900.png)
The new redistricting plan creates difficulties for middle school students
Lyah Muktavaram '22, Staff Writer
• October 14, 2019
![Due to the construct on Coleytown Middle School due to the mold, the BoE has considered redistricting areas to help balance the amount of students at the schools as Westport’s enrollment is declining.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-08-at-9.46.45-AM.png)
Board of Education examines redistricting for elementary, middle schools
Katie Simons ’22, Paper Arts Editor
• October 8, 2019
![Stafford Thomas Jr. addresses the Board of Education at the meeting where he was announced as Principal of Staples High School on June 20. Thomas graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, and proceeded to earn a law degree and Masters in Education Administration from Boston College.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-8.34.23-PM.png)
BOE names Stafford Thomas Jr. principal of Staples
Andreas Lolis '21, Paper Sports Editor
• June 25, 2019
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