by | Oct 21, 2020 5:35 pm | Comments (19)
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New Haven Academy freshman Jeremyah Newton, on virtual learning.
When New Haven Public Schools transitions to a hybrid of in-person and remote classes, around 8,800 students of the 20,000 in the district will stay remote-only.
by | Oct 21, 2020 5:02 pm | Comments (0)
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Susan Bysiewicz.
Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz made a pitch to get out the vote in a different kind of presidential election Tuesday, one that won’t affect who sits in the White House next, but that might spur young soon-to-be voters to political action.
Continue reading ‘Bysiewicz Gets Out The Vote — In High School Mock Election’
by | Oct 20, 2020 9:11 pm | Comments (2)
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Soon-to-be city employee Michael Pinto.
New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) Chief Operating Officer Michael Pinto, who led the effort to distribute hundreds of thousands of meals to school families after Covid-19 shuttered the local school system this spring, plans to leave his job on Nov. 25.
His next role will be back at City Hall, where he plans to work as an attorney on the city’s legal team.
by | Oct 20, 2020 12:32 pm | Comments (0)
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Paraprofessionals Albert Alston and Hyclis Williams at recent protest.
The Board of Alders all-but-unanimously approved a new four-year paraprofessionals union contract that will see entry-level members get a roughly $1,000 raise by 2023.
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by | Oct 20, 2020 9:35 am | Comments (1)
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Magnet School Assistant Program Coordinator Michele Bonanno: The grant came through.
New Haven Public Schools have a much-contested $3 million in hand, officially ending the fight between the city and the federal government over the rights of transgender athletes.
by | Oct 19, 2020 5:44 pm | Comments (1)
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“I got some Legos, books, and art paper,” said Pamela Mobley.
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by | Oct 19, 2020 11:06 am | Comments (3)
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At the Trowbridge learning hub.
When sixth-grader Erielle Wright needed help with remote school, she used to call her mom at work. Now she asks one of the staff members at New Haven’s East Rock Park learning hub instead.
by | Oct 18, 2020 1:25 pm | Comments (3)
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Bishop Woods third-grade teacher Alena Roberts preps lessons in her empty classroom.
Yellow-and-black striped tape divides the hallways. Stickers remind students to wear masks and stay six feet apart from one another. Zip ties keep each locker closed and off limits. Gallon-sized pumps of hand sanitizer wait at each school entrance.
These are some of the changes to Bishop Woods Architecture & Design Magnet School that await students when they are scheduled to start some in-person classes on Nov. 9.
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by | Oct 15, 2020 5:24 pm | Comments (6)
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Hamden’s West Woods School, in dire need of a new roof.
Well aware of Hamden’s fiscal stress, school board officials are planning to approve a new five-year plan for school maintenance projects throughout the district with significantly scaled-back construction projects.
Continue reading ‘Hamden BOE Eyes Scaled-Back Construction Goals’
by | Oct 15, 2020 2:07 pm | Comments (1)
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The meeting.
Twenty-one thousand people who work in Connecticut schools are looking for help navigating the social and emotional impacts of a pandemic — and are getting a hand from a new New Haven-based effort.
Continue reading ‘Educators Thrown Social-Emotional Pandemic Lifeline’
by | Oct 14, 2020 10:13 am | Comments (9)
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Coletta Cordoba at ConnCAT hub, while Wexler-Grant goes remote.
• In-person classes to start Nov. 9, school board reassures parents.
• Tracey: 8 schools have met safety checklist so far.
• Open-windows learning in January?
by | Oct 13, 2020 4:16 pm | Comments (2)
Two staff members in New Haven Public School’s adult education program and one person at Betsy Ross Arts Magnet Middle School have tested positive for Covid-19.
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by | Oct 13, 2020 10:14 am | Comments (2)
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Paraprofessionals Hyclis Williams and Albert Alston at recent protest.
A new four-year contract for the city’s paraprofessionals union that would see entry-level members get a roughly $1,000 raise by 2023 advanced towards an expected full Board of Alders vote later this month.
by | Oct 7, 2020 1:13 pm | Comments (48)
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Sarah Miller (right) at protest in Hartford for more funding and safety precautions for school reopenings.
(Opinion) How to educate all of our children during a pandemic is a question with mostly bad answers. But if there was a time to channel New Haven’s legacy of independence and innovation, now is it.
Continue reading ‘Think Outdoors, & Nuanced, On Next School Reopening Steps’
by | Oct 6, 2020 4:17 pm | Comments (29)
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Lincoln-Bassett School playground
Four New Haven school staff members have tested positive for Covid-19. None exposed students to the virus, according to New Haven Public Schools Superintendent Iline Tracey.
by | Oct 5, 2020 3:34 pm | Comments (3)
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Weruché George.
A Democrat is taking on a Democrat for one of Hamden’s state legislative seats, but on an independent line — with a focus on her experiences as an immigrant and without taking shots at the incumbent.
Continue reading ‘Democrat, Running On Independent Line, Mounts “Equity” Challenge’
by | Oct 1, 2020 3:35 pm | Comments (11)
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Edgewood Park’s Coogan Pavilion, one of three city learning hubs to open on Monday.
(Updated Thursday) Around 1,500 New Haven students still have not signed onto their online classes. The city has a plan to help — by setting up free learning hubs throughout the city with seats prioritized for these students.
Continue reading ‘City Preps 9 Learning Hubs For Missing Students’
by | Sep 29, 2020 3:45 pm | Comments (0)
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Teacher Of The Year Kristin Mendoza (pictured): This is my chance to advocate.
When Wilbur Cross teacher Kristin Mendoza had the floor, she didn’t waste the chance to advocate for undocumented students facing extra disadvantages during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mendoza was selected by group of peers to be New Haven Public Schools’ Teacher Of The Year. Superintendent Iline Tracey invited her to give a brief acceptance speech at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.
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by | Sep 29, 2020 9:16 am | Comments (2)
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Common Ground teacher Kevin Sinusas and his students learning outdoors, before the cough.
Kevin Sinusas was ready to have his students plant hairy mustard seeds so they could learn some secrets about broccoli, and nature. Then he started coughing. So the plan had to change.
by | Sep 29, 2020 9:13 am | Comments (2)
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Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.
Schools are accepting students back in, by appointment-only, to get their vaccines and physicals.
In the latest in a series of incremental reopening decisions, the New Haven Board of Education has given its permission for all 16 of its school-based health centers (SBHC) and six dental clinics to reopen for in-person appointments.
Meanwhile, classes remain remote-only for nearly all students during the first quarter out of Covid-19 safety concerns.
by | Sep 24, 2020 12:06 pm | Comments (8)
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Three weeks into New Haven public schools’ new academic year of remote learning, 92 percent of students are reportedly attending at least one class a week. For students with disabilities and English language learners, attendance rate is lower — 85 percent and 87 percent, respectively.
Continue reading ‘Special Ed, English Learner Attendance Lags’
by | Sep 23, 2020 3:16 pm | Comments (4)
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As New Haven Public School (NHPS) students near their third week of remote learning, families are beginning to get in the groove of juggling their home schedules and picking up needed food.
Continue reading ‘School Meal Giveaways Cranking Back Up Amid Remote Learning’
by | Sep 23, 2020 10:38 am | Comments (24)
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Attorney Laubin: Suit averted.
New Haven Public Schools and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights have come to a tentative agreement that would allow transgender athletes to continue to play on teams of their choice — without the city losing millions of federal dollars.
by | Sep 21, 2020 8:55 pm | Comments (7)
Local officials have grown more optimistic that they will be able to head off a $3 million hit to school budgets and still allow transgender athletes to compete in school sports. If they are not successful, the cost of taking a lawsuit against the federal government to the U.S. Court of Appeals could cost up to $99,000 — though New Haven would have help paying the tab.
These are the latest updates from the New Haven Public Schools Board of Education, which convened for a special meeting on the subject Monday night.
Continue reading ‘Cost To Fight Trans Sports Ban: Up To $99K’
by | Sep 17, 2020 5:00 pm | Comments (3)
Two days after Hamden’s schools opened for hybrid in-person instruction, a staff member at the Helen Street School tested positive for Covid-19.
Continue reading ‘Hamden School Staffer Tests Positive For Covid-19’