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Bridgeport community forum urges more funding, stable leadership, and local hires as board begins strategic-plan outreach
Summary
At a July 9 Bridgeport Board of Education community forum, parents, teachers and residents prioritized fiscal stability, consistent curriculum, hiring local and diverse certified teachers, expanded trade exposure and better support for multilingual and neurodiverse students as the district begins a strategic‑planning process.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Bridgeport Board of Education hosted a community forum on July 9 to gather public input for a forthcoming district strategic plan, and attendees repeatedly urged more stable leadership, increased funding for classroom programs, and a stronger focus on hiring certified teachers who live in the city.
The forum, one of four the board plans this month, opened at 6:06 p.m. with board chair Jennifer Perez and a facilitator from the Bridgeport Public Education Fund explaining that community feedback will inform the superintendent's office as it develops the strategic plan. Faith Villegas, executive director of the Bridgeport Public Education Fund, told the assembled residents the event’s purpose was to “bring community together to really think about what is the best direction forward for our students.”
Participants organized around six tables with a board member at each table and reported common themes during a group summary. Recurrent priorities were better funding…
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