As the Board of Education searches for a school chief to replace interim Fran Rabinowitz and examines the proposed construction for a new Harding High School, newly elected chairman Dave Hennessey has made his assignments to key committees.
Entries Tagged as 'Sauda Baraka'
Hennessey Fills School Board Committee Assignments
December 16th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Education, News and Events
Tags: Andre Baker·David Hennessey·Harding High School·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Larcheveque·Sauda Baraka
Hennessey Elected New School Board Chair, Pereira: We’re Coming For Ya
December 9th, 2014 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Update: includes video. Retired school teacher Dave Hennessey Monday night became the fourth Board of Education leader in less than four years, defeating incumbent Sauda Baraka in a 6-3 vote at the Aquaculture School and further splitting a coalition that helped elect the two last year. The meeting was chaired by Mayor Bill Finch.
Tags: Andre Baker·Bill Finch·David Hennessey·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Larcheveque·John Bagley·Kadisha Coates·Ken Moales·Maria Pereira·Megan DeSombre·Sauda Baraka
School Board To Choose Leader
December 5th, 2014 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Chaired by Mayor Bill Finch, the organizational meeting of the nine-member Board of Education will take place Monday 5:30 p.m. at the Aquaculture School with retired school teacher Dave Hennessey the leading candidate to replace Sauda Baraka as chair.
Tags: Andre Baker·Bill Finch·David Hennessey·Howard Gardner·Joe Larcheveque·John Bagley·Kadisha Coates·Sauda Baraka
Coates To Attend First Meeting As School Board Member
November 21st, 2014 · No Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
In her first official meeting Monday as the newest member of the Board of Education, Kadisha Coates will hear an update about the rodent problem at Bassick High School, a discussion of the Special Education audit, an update about the parking issue at Roosevelt School and a concept plan for a Cal Ripken Park adjoining […]
How Coalition Control Of School Board Self Destructed
November 17th, 2014 · 79 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education
In a September 2013 primary, insurgents wiped out the three Democratic-endorsed candidates for Board of Education providing an embarrassing political moment for Mayor Bill Finch’s education agenda and solidifying coalition control of school policy between the Connecticut Working Families Party and education advocates opposed to the mayor. What a difference a year makes.
Tags: Andre Baker·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·CT Post·David Hennessey·Enrique Torres·Ernie Newton·General Electric·Harding High School·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jacqueline Kelleher·Jim Callahan·Joe Larcheveque·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore·Morgan Kaolian·Paul Vallas·Sauda Baraka
Kadisha Coates, Charter School Mom, New School Board Member
November 13th, 2014 · 24 Comments · Education, News and Events
With all eight remaining Board of Education members in attendance, five of them Thursday night selected a charter school parent Kadisha Coates to fill the vacancy of the resigned John Bagley in a vote at the Aquaculture School.
Tags: Andre Baker·CT Post·David Hennessey·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Larcheveque·John Bagley·Kadisha Coates·Ken Moales·Linda Conner Lambeck·Sauda Baraka
Maria Piranha’s Voracious Fans
December 10th, 2014 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Who says former school board member Maria “Piranha” Pereira doesn’t have a sense of humor? The day after Sauda Baraka was replaced as Board of Education chair by Dave Hennessey, a few gag photos with faux captions have made the rounds on Facebook poking fun at Pereira’s support for Baraka. Pereira provided OIB with the […]
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Tags: David Hennessey·Maria Pereira·Sauda Baraka