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Bridgeport leaders pledge support as schools open; district cites drop in special-education vacancies, restored bus service
Summary
State and local officials at a Bridgeport convocation highlighted staffing gains, restored bus service and persistent chronic absenteeism as the district prepares for the new school year. Interim Superintendent Royce Avery urged staff to pursue grants and introduced a staff recognition program.
Commissioner Charlene Russell Tucker, Governor Ned Lamont and Interim Superintendent Dr. Royce Avery addressed Bridgeport educators at the district convocation, highlighting staffing improvements and services ahead of the school year.
The remarks focused on immediate operational issues that affect students’ daily attendance and learning. "You represent the heartbeat of our school district here and you're the wind that we know that we will go forward through this year," Commissioner Charlene Russell Tucker said, addressing teachers, support staff and administrators.
Avery, identified in the program as interim superintendent, told the gathering the district had reduced special-education vacancies to two and restored bus service. "I think as today, we're down to 2 vacancies in special education," he said, and later…
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