Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
The Norwalk Board of Education finance committee approved four budget transfers totaling $151,004.50 to pay for two special-education pipeline positions, technology instructional equipment and curriculum-related professional development, and a custodial reallocation between buildings.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
District finance staff told the Feb. 11 finance committee that the mayor's recommended 4% increase falls short of the Board of Education's 6.5% request, creating an approximate $6 million gap. Staff warned rising special-education costs and uncertain Cigna insurance rates could widen the shortfall.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
Dr. Alexandria Estrella told parents the Norwalk School District has rolled out a K–12 digital citizenship curriculum and enforces network controls and 'bell-to-bell' expectations; the district said parental collaboration and student feedback guided cellphone policy changes.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
Sergeant Brian Hamm told attendees that phones carried by students during emergency lockdowns can cause mass calls, traffic congestion and delays for emergency responders, and said schools should avoid having phones on students during crisis events.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
Clinicians and parents at a Norwalk School District panel recommended family strategies (accountability contracts, Tech Talk Tuesdays, removing phones from bedrooms), highlighted mental-health signals parents should watch for, and urged more after-school programming after a student reported about 40% lack activities.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
District staff told the Board’s Inclusion and Educational Justice Committee that chronic absenteeism fell about 33% from its pandemic peak, out-of-school suspensions have declined since a state flag in 2016–17, and four-year graduation rates for Black and Hispanic students have improved since 2020.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
Superintendent and district special-education staff told the Norwalk Board of Education on Feb. 3 that special-education prevalence rose to about 18% and the district is expanding in-house programs, training and recruitment (including a district-funded cross-endorsement pathway and para-to-teacher options) to address staffing and caseload challenges.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
The Norwalk Board on Feb. 3 approved the consent agenda (personnel, trips, minutes), accepted program-of-study updates including expanded dual-enrollment and IB-aligned courses, and voted to approve a power purchase agreement for rooftop solar installations at district sites.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
Multiple parents and community members told the Norwalk Board on Feb. 3 that Silvermine Elementary's dual-language model has been altered, with lost Spanish intervention services, inconsistent Spanish assessments, uncertified hires and reduced immersion; callers asked the board to restore a 50/50 model and to order an independent compliance review.
Connecticut / School Districts / Norwalk School District
Facilities staff outlined planned summer 2026 work — tank removals, parking‑lot repaving, asbestos abatement, temporary classroom AC installations and locker replacements — and described a state HVAC grant covering six schools with roughly $36 million in project value and 60% state reimbursement.