Education

Yesterday, Holland Hill School held it’s annual Diversity Day program for Fourth Graders. Diversity Day is sponsored by the school, the PTA and SEPTA, and is held once per year at each of the elementary schools.
At Holland Hill each fourth grade class started with a discussion of differences, tolerance and the importance of diversity. Children [...]

The children of Osborn Hill School, with support from the community, are holding a walk-a-thon to raise money for the OHS PTA.  Students are collecting pledges to sponsor their walk around the school.
The OHS Otter Challenge will take place at the start of the school day.  Each class will walk around the school’s neighborhood.  If [...]

The students of Ms. Diana Webb’s third grade class looked on intently as Kevin Demshak, a Regional Consultant with Fidelity Brokerage Services, handed checks to several students in exchange for cash. These students were the “bankers” in Mr. Demshak’s activity “You Can Bank On It”, the last activity of five in Junior Achievement’s Elementary School Program [...]

As reported in the Connecticut Post, the Fairfield teacher’s union has rejected a proposal by the Board of Education to help close a $3m gap. The Board proposed a furlough day for all teachers that would have saved about $375,000.
The Union proposal included cuts to capital spending, car leases for administrative officials and reinstating [...]

As I meander about town, on my daily sojourns from pick-up to drop-off, to errand to activity, I overhear quite a bit of conversation about the possibility of redistricting in the School District for the 2010-11 school year. What I hear are numerous concerned parents and a fair amount of misinformation.
Notice, I wrote POSSIBILITY of [...]