Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team defeated visiting Immaculate/Bethel 101-78 on October 1. Brianna Deierlein was at it again, setting pool a...
Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team has found a variety of ways to win while extending its unbeaten streak to four games at the midpoint of the regular sea...
Loving Mother and Grandmother
Marie (Pizzano) Culotta, age 92, formerly of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 6, at Danbury Hospital...
The Newtown Marching Band & Guard will participate in the Washington, D.C., National Memorial Day Parade, as approved by the Board of Education on September 21,...
EverWonder Children’s Museum is plotting a spectacular Spooktacular for Saturday, October 30. Staff and volunteers of the 31 Pecks Lane museum will be including...
Newtown Congregational Church (NCC) announces its popular Mississippi BBQ & Shrimp Boil fundraiser for Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Miss., is planned for Saturda...
Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, is set to host a display of scarecrows and painted pumpkins for community members to enjoy on Saturday and Sunday, Octob...
Newtown High School Principal Dr Kimberly Longobucco announced the names of students honored as Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Progra...
Collision In Parking Lot
Newtown police report Dennis Scott, 82, of Newtown, operating a 2018 Subaru Outback 2.5i, was traveling in the commercial parking ...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Tuesday, Septe...
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.