OIB asked Board of Education Chair John Weldon for his thoughts on Superintendent of Schools Aresta Johnson’s decision to leave the district. She has taken
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Tag: John Weldon
State Ed Chief Approves Testani As Acting School Leader
In one of her final acts as Connecticut Commissioner of Education, Dianna Wentzell approved the Board of Education’s appointment of Adult Education Director Michael Testani
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Testani Selected As Interim School Chief, But State Declares Him ‘Acting’
Michael Testani, well known to the city’s political establishment as director of adult education, was chosen Monday night interim superintendent of schools, but the state
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School Chief Candidate Calls On Pereira To Abstain From Vote: Nope
Director of Adult Education Michael Testani, a candidate for the one-year interim superintendent of schools job, wants school board member Maria Pereira disqualified from the
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Apply Here: The Politics Of Navigating The Board of Education
The Board of Education’s in search of a good man or woman to lead schools for a projected one year ahead of a longer-term chief
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Ganim Signs City Council Budget With Slight Tax Cut–Police Union Contract Approved
Declaring Monday night that the City Council made a “good budget even better” Mayor Joe Ganim did not veto changes made to his proposed spending
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Wanted: Interim Superintendent Of Schools
From Board of Education Chair John Weldon: JOB POSTING INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS – BRIDGEPORT, CT General: Bridgeport Public Schools (BPS) in Bridgeport, CT is seeking
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Weldon Apologizes To Bassick Family For Taylor’s “Harsh” Slave-Trade Remark
Response from Justin Parks: As the great grandson of Edmund Chase Bassick and on behalf of the Bassick family, I thank John Weldon for his
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