no imageReinstate BMHS Principal Scott Hurwitz
This is an open letter to Dr. Estrella requesting the immediate return to Brien McMahon of our principal Scott... (Read more)
6 / 14 / 2021
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NPS investigation into BMHS continues, State probe ends
NORWALK, Conn. – A State investigation into “issues of concern” at Brien McMahon High School has ended. No action... (Read more)
6 / 14 / 2021
NPS set to get its welcome center, down the street from Norwalk City Hall
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Public Schools plans to open a family center in the Human Services building at 1... (Read more)
6 / 11 / 2021
HR consultants look under NPS’ hood, suggest tune ups
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Public Schools needs to be more responsive to its employees and to its potential employees,... (Read more)
6 / 4 / 2021
Norwalk BoE assures South Norwalkers, Columbus parents, that new schools plan can succeed
NORWALK, Conn. — The City is going through a land acquisition process for a 12-acre plot in South Norwalk,... (Read more)
5 / 27 / 2021
Norwalk Board of Education approves strategic plan framework, new district organization
NORWALK, Conn. — “Future Ready for All.” That’s the proposed title of Norwalk Public Schools’ new strategic plan for... (Read more)
5 / 26 / 2021
NPS set for $24.8M in federal COVID relief round III funding
NORWALK, Conn. — The question marks can be discarded now – we have an official amount of federal funds... (Read more)
5 / 14 / 2021
no imageCan schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer’s shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?
With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students... (Read more)
5 / 12 / 2021
NPS move to change SGC policy prompts parental objections
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk School Governance Councils, instituted five years ago as a way to guide individual school development,... (Read more)
5 / 6 / 2021
NPS agenda prompts fear of redistricting
Rilling promises land acquisition for South Norwalk school NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk is prepared to move forward with its... (Read more)
5 / 5 / 2021
Norwalk BET approves 2021-22 budget, using federal money to keep taxes flat
NORWALK, Conn. — It’s officially a “zero percent” increase for Norwalk Public Schools this year, though City departments have... (Read more)
5 / 4 / 2021
NPS calls Norwalk budget strategy ‘fiscally irresponsible’
NORWALK, Conn. — A debate over what constitutes “the greatest good” that can come of federal COVID-19 relief money... (Read more)
4 / 27 / 2021
no imageConsultants recommend ‘one school renovation a year’
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk would ideally spend $20-30 million a year for two decades to update its schools, according... (Read more)
4 / 22 / 2021
NPS pushes back, warning of ‘cliff;’ City focuses on efficiency audit and collaboration
NORWALK, Conn. — The “cliff” feared by Norwalk Public Schools now has a dollar figure attached to it –... (Read more)
4 / 14 / 2021
Norwalk Public Schools gives update on end-of-year activities, new survey, strategic plan
NORWALK, Conn. — The dates for high school graduations and middle school promotion ceremonies are set, but the exact... (Read more)
4 / 9 / 2021
City to consider athletic fields as location for new Norwalk High School
Updated, 3 p.m.: Information added, headline adjusted. NORWALK, Conn. — The City has settled upon an architect to design... (Read more)
4 / 8 / 2021
Norwalk Council questions school bathroom needs
NORWALK, Conn. — Two Norwalk Common Council members are pushing back on parental perceptions that middle school bathrooms need... (Read more)
4 / 8 / 2021
no imageNorwalk BoE considers two schools on Chestnut Ave site
Updated,2:16 p.m.: PDF added, NPS PowerPoint presentation. NORWALK, Conn. — A radically different concept for South Norwalk school construction... (Read more)
4 / 7 / 2021
Norwalk BET’s ‘0%’ funding for NPS will create a fiscally irresponsible ‘cliff’
We are greatly concerned by the recommendation last night to hold the Norwalk Public Schools budget to a zero... (Read more)
4 / 7 / 2021
Former BMHS Principal Koroshetz appointed to Norwalk BoE
NORWALK, Conn. — Suzanne Koroshetz will assume the Norwalk Board of Education seat given up by Barbara Meyer-Mitchell. Koroshetz,... (Read more)
3 / 31 / 2021
BOE Roundup: Questions about return to school; survey about spring break; food services recognized
NORWALK, Conn. — Transitioning Norwalk Public Schools away from hybrid learning won’t be a “cookie cutter process,” Superintendent of... (Read more)
3 / 28 / 2021
no imageNorwalk BET hears parents plead for school funding
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk parents turned out Wednesday to pressure the City’s tax board to fund Norwalk Public Schools.... (Read more)
3 / 25 / 2021
Incoming kindergarten, neighborhood data on display at Norwalk ACTS’ quarterly meeting
NORWALK, Conn. — Connecting data to the needs of the community and using it to drive the questions, find... (Read more)
3 / 17 / 2021
Norwalk Public Schools juggling additional student needs with budget restraints
NORWALK, Conn. — The COVID-19 pandemic has created many additional challenges for students and families that the school system... (Read more)
3 / 16 / 2021
Norwalk political notes: Taxes, last resorts and a narrow escape from a heart attack
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk political tidbits for you: Tax sale rescheduled Tax collector pleased with tax collection rate... (Read more)
3 / 16 / 2021
no imageMeyer-Mitchell resigns from Norwalk BoE
NORWALK, Conn. — Barbara Meyer-Mitchell has resigned from the Board of Education, effective Friday. Meyer-Mitchell was first elected in... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2021
no imageLeaving the Norwalk Board of Education, after making significant progress
It has been an honor to serve on the Norwalk Board of Education and celebrate and support the success... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2021
NPS ponders layoffs and other cuts, slams Lamont ECS freeze
NORWALK, Conn. — There’s “a certain level of anxiety” in Norwalk Public Schools due to talk of layoffs, Norwalk... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2021
Norwalk Planning Commissioners to Rilling: Fund the driveway, fix bathrooms
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Planning Commissioners have pressured Mayor Harry Rilling to spend more capital budget dollars on Norwalk... (Read more)
3 / 10 / 2021
Norwalk offers COVID-19 clinic just for NPS staff
NORWALK, Conn. — A mass vaccination effort for Norwalk teachers, educators, and childcare professionals took a giant leap forward... (Read more)
3 / 4 / 2021