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State Advisory Council On Teacher Evaluations Ignores Groundbreaking Equity Ruling:  Votes To Continue Watered-Down Teacher Evaluations
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State Advisory Council On Teacher Evaluations Ignores Groundbreaking Equity Ruling:  Votes To Continue Watered-Down Teacher Evaluations

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I’m sure you’ve all heard of the quote: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It’s worth repeating for Connecticut’s Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC). A few months after Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher called the state’s current teacher evaluation system “little more than cotton… Continue reading State Advisory Council On Teacher Evaluations Ignores Groundbreaking Equity Ruling:  Votes To Continue Watered-Down Teacher Evaluations

Bridgeport Board In Complete Disarray During Pivotal Time
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Bridgeport Board In Complete Disarray During Pivotal Time

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What a shameful state of affairs — on the very same day the New York Times published an article detailing the gross inequity faced by students attending Bridgeport schools, a political feud between board members halted the city’s school board. Monday afternoon, the Connecticut Post reported that school board chairman Dennis Bradley canceled the school… Continue reading Bridgeport Board In Complete Disarray During Pivotal Time

Bridgeport Board Of Education Eliminates School Resource Officers
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Bridgeport Board Of Education Eliminates School Resource Officers

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I should congratulate Maria Pereira. She’s finally done it! Her and her buddies have finally figured out a way to cut ties with the city — instead of arguing over the details of the memorandum of understanding between the two entities, as they did for the past few years, they’ve switched to flat-out eliminating services… Continue reading Bridgeport Board Of Education Eliminates School Resource Officers

Bridgeport Students Don’t Need Another Broken Promise, They Need Resources
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Bridgeport Students Don’t Need Another Broken Promise, They Need Resources

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During his campaign, Mayor Joseph Ganim touted that he would fight for increased funding, would find creative ways to appropriate new funding and do what he can to decrease class sizes. So far none of that has panned out. Fast forward only six months later and the Mayor is proposing a 2017 city budget with… Continue reading Bridgeport Students Don’t Need Another Broken Promise, They Need Resources

Bridgeport BOE Illustrates What They Mean By “Democracy At Work:” A Group of BOE Members Aim To Dissolve DPAC Leadership Board
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Bridgeport BOE Illustrates What They Mean By “Democracy At Work:” A Group of BOE Members Aim To Dissolve DPAC Leadership Board

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On Monday, during a three and a half hour “community meeting,” Bridgeport Board of Education members proposed a plan to dissolve the current District Parent Advisory Council’s executive board  — invalidating thousands of parent’s votes. The District Parent Advisory Council, or DPAC for short, is a districtwide parent-led organization that has existed in Bridgeport for… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Illustrates What They Mean By “Democracy At Work:” A Group of BOE Members Aim To Dissolve DPAC Leadership Board

Bridgeport BOE Attack On Interim Superintendent’s Contract Is Purely Political
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Bridgeport BOE Attack On Interim Superintendent’s Contract Is Purely Political

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For weeks certain Bridgeport Board of Education members have been calling for an investigation into the legal standing of Interim Superintendent Fran Rabinowitz’s two-year contract with the school district – on Monday, they finally got their way. The BOE voted, 5 – 4, in favor of asking state Attorney General George Jepsen to weigh in… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Attack On Interim Superintendent’s Contract Is Purely Political

BOE Attorney Confirms That Bridgeport Superintendent Can Lawfully Stay in Her Position
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BOE Attorney Confirms That Bridgeport Superintendent Can Lawfully Stay in Her Position

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On Monday, the Bridgeport Board of Education voted to begin the long process of searching for a new permanent superintendent, which they admit will take around 18 months – which happens to be the amount of time left on Interim Superintendent Fran Rabinowitz’s two-year contract. Of course, this decision wasn’t without its controversy. While the… Continue reading BOE Attorney Confirms That Bridgeport Superintendent Can Lawfully Stay in Her Position

Bridgeport BOE Still Fighting Over Administrator Hiring Process
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Bridgeport BOE Still Fighting Over Administrator Hiring Process

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It appears the Bridgeport Board of Education is still fighting over who has the power to make final hiring decisions – though this time it wasn’t about Bassick High School’s principal. Howard Gardner and Sauda Baraka seem to think it’s not the Superintendent, despite it being plainly spelled out in the BOE’s certified staff hiring… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Still Fighting Over Administrator Hiring Process

SIX BOE Members Respond to Gardner’s Temper Tantrum Over Bassick Principal Pick
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SIX BOE Members Respond to Gardner’s Temper Tantrum Over Bassick Principal Pick

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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

Bridgeport BOE Extends Superintendent Rabinowitz’s Contract & Suspends Search For Permanent Superintendent
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Bridgeport BOE Extends Superintendent Rabinowitz’s Contract & Suspends Search For Permanent Superintendent

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After an hour and a half executive session, the Bridgeport Board of Education voted 7-2 to extend Superintendent Fran Rabinowitz’s contract till June 2016. This decision comes after the BOE spent weeks discussing search firm proposals – an effort that will now be suspended. Just in case you were counting, this is the second time… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Extends Superintendent Rabinowitz’s Contract & Suspends Search For Permanent Superintendent