Commentary—
A Second, Humble Opinion
By Curtiss Clark
Reflecting the apparent even split among the electorate this year about who would make the bet...
The Traveling Gourmet Will
Stop At Booth Library
Norma Chang, “The Traveling Gourmet,” will be presenting a “Chinese Soups f...
Parent Connection Forum—
Three Young Newtowners Tell Their Stories Of Addiction
Despite the historic baseball game played last Wednesday evening, ab...
Financial Planning Luncheon Seminar
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield University will host a free financial planning luncheon seminar and information session on...
Women’s Basketball League To Open Season
The Newtown Womens Basketball League at The Gym in Newtown will begin play November 2. Team Duncanson team ...
Gilbert Stuart Portraits On View
At Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Kimbell Acquires Another
Renaissance Masterpiece
Field Museum To Auction
Catlin Indian Portraits...
Meet The Expert On Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
DANBURY — The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, in collaboration with the Praxair Cancer Center, American Cancer ...
With this election, members of the Board of Police Commissioners, who previously had been appointed, will be elected. There are two seats up for grabs: one for ...
Kenneth and Susan Kliczewski of Newtown announce the birth of a daughter, Nora Leigh Kliczewski, on October 3 at Danbury Hospital.
Nora weighed six pounds, 15 o...
While the Newtown Board of Education’s definition for diversity includes those who are “Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC),” it also includes many others including those who have differing physical/cognitive abilities, gender/sexual identities, religions, etc. The District DEI Statement more clearly defines the benefits that it’s DEI efforts may bring to the classroom for all students (see: https://www.newtown.k12.ct.us/DEI).
Also, in general, a resolution does not carry the weight of a policy or strategic plan. That said, the Board of Education formalized the resolution by adopting a policy (see: https://newtown-policies.campuscontact.com/0523-EquityandDiversity) and by including it’s DEI statement in the District’s strategic plan (see: https://www.newtown.k12.ct.us/_theme/files/Superintendent/Copy%20of%20Newtown%20Strategic%20Plan_doc%206_12_23.pdf, page 10).
Those who wish to see the DEI resolution can find it here: https://newtown-policies.campuscontact.com/ResolutionDiversityEquity.
There is no byline on this story for a reason: it was not written by a Newtown Bee reporter. This was a press release provided by NAFC to recap the event.
"Although the event was closed to the public" I am glad to hear the reporter found it exciting! A shame that "the rare opportunity to talk openly and honestly about race" was only available to those that are 'in the club' so to speak.