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New Darien superintendent frames priorities around "Vision of the Graduate," mental health and clearer budget process
Summary
Superintendent Eric Byrne used a community fireside chat to introduce himself, explain the district's Vision of the Graduate (communication, creativity, curiosity), stress mental-health supports, preview a December parent university and pledge a transparent, "no surprises" budget process beginning with a fiscal forecast.
Eric Byrne, Darien's new superintendent, told a packed community fireside that communicating more clearly with families and making students'well-being a central priority informed his decision to take the permanent post after retiring from a previous district. "I'm your new superintendent," Byrne said, adding that accessibility and presence in schools are priorities.
Byrne framed the district's "Vision of the Graduate" as a response to changing workforce needs and described three competencies the evening focused on: creativity, curiosity and communication. He argued that traditional measures such as standardized tests do not capture those skills and that schools must design classroom practices and assessments to foster and observe them. "There are ways to…
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