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Parents, students and teachers urge Greenwich BOE to abandon proposed Central Middle School cuts
Summary
Dozens of students, teachers and parents urged the Greenwich Board of Education to reverse proposed staffing cuts that would eliminate four full-time equivalent (FTE) core teachers at Central Middle School and reduce teaching capacity at Greenwich High School. Speakers warned the cuts would break the school's team model and harm vulnerable students.
Dozens of students, parents and teachers pressed the Greenwich Board of Education to abandon proposed cuts that would remove four full-time equivalent (FTE) core teachers from Central Middle School and 6.5 FTE plus one administrator from Greenwich High School, warning the moves would damage instruction and student supports.
The plea came during an extended public-comment period in which seniors, sixth- to eighth-graders, classroom teachers and PTA leaders described the team-based middle-school model as central to students' social-emotional and academic success. "Without teachers, we have no education," GHS senior Rhianna McKersie said, urging the board to "keep the 4 FTE at CMS and 6.5 FTE and 1 admin at GHS." (Rhianna McKersie, student speaker.)
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