Two petitioning candidates, Ben Walker and Dennis Bradley, won a spot on the ballot for a Bridgeport Board of Education seat Wednesday night – though the final spot is yet to be determined. According to the Connecticut Post, Faith Harrison-Villegas and former BOE member Maria Pereira are tied for third place with 5,609 votes each… Continue reading Two Petitioning Candidates Make It To BOE Ballot; Third Place Tied
While this year’s school board race has largely been eclipsed by the city’s high-profile mayoral primary, the results could have a huge impact on the future of the Park City. Think about it this way: the BOE candidates that win today’s primary could go on to control city schools, and ultimately the education of the… Continue reading Fate of Bridgeport Schools Could Be Decided Wednesday Night
Whose job is it to run the day-to-day operations of a school district? You’d think this would be a no-brainer for the Bridgeport Board of Education – but incredibility, this question has caused mounting internal strife amongst members. What started as a conflict between Superintendent Fran Rabinowitz and the Bassick High School’s School Governance Council… Continue reading SIX BOE Members Respond to Gardner’s Temper Tantrum Over Bassick Principal Pick
After months – if not years – of parents being disenfranchised, the Bridgeport Board Education finally made the decision to cut ties with the current District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) leadership. The motion, which was approved, 6-2, replaces the current DPAC with a new one made up of school PAC (SPAC) presidents, a transition that… Continue reading A Victory for Bridgeport Parents! BOE Finally Cuts Ties with Abusive DPAC Executive Board
With Dave Hennessey taking over the Bridgeport Board of Education gavel, many in Bridgeport are wondering what new directions the board might take. Apparently, at least one change is fewer committee meetings. According to an updated list posted on the BOE’s website this week, the number of ad hoc committees was decreased from eight to… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Chair Reshuffles Committee
The Bridgeport Board of Education voted 6-3 to reject Sauda Baraka and the tactics employed by the Working Families Party last night, choosing instead to elect retired teacher Dave Hennessey as their new board chair. One would assume that the board rejected Baraka as chair because over the last year the focus has been on… Continue reading Working Families Party Coalition No Longer in Control of Bridgeport’s BOE
The verdict is in! After weeks of speculation and about two hours of interviewing potential replacements, the Bridgeport Board of Education selected parent Kadisha Coates to fill the vacancy left after John Bagley’s sudden resignation from the board a month ago. Coates won the seat in the first round of voting, with board members Rev.… Continue reading Bridgeport Parent Kadisha Coates Selected by BOE to Replace Bagley
Apparently, when it comes to attorneys, money is no object for the Bridgeport Board of Education. At Thursday’s special meeting, the board unanimously voted (barring Rev. Kenneth Moales, who had already left) to approve a three-year contract with Shipman & Goodwin, arguably one of the most expensive education law firms in the state. You’d think… Continue reading Get Ready for Lots of Lawsuits, Bridgeport!
The Bridgeport Board of Education established the district- and school-based Parent Advisory Councils under Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — you’d think that would mean the district was responsible for the PAC’s actions. Not according to Tammy Boyle, President and Overlord of Bridgeport’s Parents Advisory Council, who believes the PAC is… Continue reading According to Bridgeport BOE, There is No Oversight For Federally Funded District PAC
Though its tenure has barely begun, Bridgeport’s Working Families Party-run Board of Education seems to be doing everything it can to disenfranchise parents, particularly working or single parents. Strange, for an organization that calls itself community-led. Case in point: Last Monday’s Board of Education meeting lasted seven hours. Starting at 5:30 p.m., the meeting didn’t… Continue reading Bridgeport Board Working Overtime to Ignore Parents
