Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
Superintendent Jones reported 14 sixth‑grade signups (and a few for other grades) in the Central Middle School open‑enrollment survey; she will analyze students' special‑education, EL and resource needs and potential impacts on sending schools before the board considers any enrollment decision.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
The Greenwich Board of Education voted 8-0 Jan. 5 to authorize an interim appropriation of $6,277,940 to sign a guaranteed maximum price for the Old Greenwich School renovation after discussing contingency levels, bid alternates and conditioned capital funds. The board will ask the BET to release conditioned funds and seek RTM action before construction starts in April.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
The board unanimously approved Hamilton Avenue School’s proposal to shift its magnet theme to AVID and Suzuki-based instruction (Harmony and Learning), funded in part by a Greenwich Alliance for Education grant to cover professional development.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
After nearly two hours of public comment from students, parents and teachers opposing proposed staff reductions, the Greenwich Board of Education approved the 2026–27 operating budget 7–1; a bid to add roughly $432,000 to the budget failed earlier in the meeting.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
The Greenwich Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution allowing an external 501(c)(3) to fundraise for Greenwich High School aquatics, tennis and related access improvements and asked for a subsequent memorandum of understanding to clarify roles and logo use.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
Multiple public commenters and PTAC representatives criticized bus‑parking conditions after GPS contracted DATCO; the superintendent said the district offered Havemeyer shuttle space for drivers but that the vendor or drivers declined, and noted injuries and delays linked to the lot.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
Superintendent Dr. Jones and administrators updated the board on the GHS pool feasibility study, noting engineering constraints with tennis and driveway egress, a $4,000,000 architectural/engineering figure for design cited in the capital plan, and a draft resolution supporting formation of an independent 501(c)(3) to lead fundraising.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
At a board retreat focused on next years operating budget, staff presented class-size data showing Central Middle Schools average class sizes below other middle schools, prompting debate about proposed FTE reductions, open-enrollment and possible redistricting; start-time and transportation costs (including a $2.5M non-lapsing transportation figure) were discussed as key budget drivers.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
Police Chief Huey told the Board of Education that the town installed speed cameras under a 2024 state law, described vendor review and appeal steps, and shared preliminary vendor data showing large reductions in repeat violators while underscoring that numbers are early and subject to review.
Connecticut / School Districts / Greenwich School District
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.