The organizational meeting of the nine-member Board of Education to select officers will take place Monday, 6 p.m. at the Aquaculture School. Current Chair John
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See Ya In December, Final Regular School Board Meeting Cancelled
Board of Education Chairman John Weldon, citing insufficient business, has cancelled Monday’s final regular meeting of the year, with a new school board to be
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Taylor: Make Martinez School Board Chair, Testani Permanent Education Chief
Board of Education member Chris Taylor says Jessica Martinez will get his vote for school board chair at the board’s organizational meeting in December. He
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School System Leadership Struggles With Bagley-Replacement Issue
Nothing like an email thread to get your Monday jumpstarted. At issue is the way senior school officials handled the jettisoning of hoop icon John
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Cool For School–Ganim Provides Direct Support To Education In Advance Of Primary
With the September 10 Democratic primary for mayor just weeks away, incumbent Joe Ganim is playing Santa Claus in the summer with city schools. Money
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School Chief Contract May Require Another Vote
An “unfortunate typo” may force another vote to approve the contract of acting school chief Michael Testani. The board, by a 6-1 tally, approved the
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Board Leader Weighs In On Aresta Johnson’s Departure As School Chief
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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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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