Newtown Police are seeking two individuals who may have been involved in a vandalism incident at the historic one-room schoolhouse in front of Middle Gate Elementary School during the overnight of March 1-2.
UPDATE: The Bicycle Playground will remain closed until March 25. || The Bicycle Playground at Fairfield Hills campus is closed through Sunday, March 17.
The Board of Education met in the Council Chambers March 5, primarily to discuss work that had already begun at the committee level by the Policy Committee and by the Curriculum and Instruction Committee.
Governor Ned Lamont recently announced the nomination of 22 jurists, including two Newtown residents, to serve as judges of the Connecticut Superior Court and one jurist to serve as a family support magistrate.
February 29 was a Leap Day to remember for local first responders and Eversource personnel, after the accidental rupture of a municipal gas line during excavation work resulted in rapid evacuations an...
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.