State Update! Greenwich Public Schools was called to the State Board of Education’s Policy Committee at the beginning of January. The Policy Committee meetings are not videotaped, but an update from the policy committee was given to the full-board. You can watch here: https://ct-n.com/ctn_stream.asp?odID=22456. Fast forward to 2 hours, 9 minutes, 50 seconds.

Stratfield talked with newly elected TPZ Commissioners Jeff Randolph and Tom Corsillo about racial imbalance, Fairfield’s draft of the Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD), and Affordable Housing. A recording of the meeting can be downloaded here: https://bit.ly/3uPcPpt

 

The maps in the attached powerpoint below were created in collaboration with Mr. Randolph after Stratfield’s December Community Conversation. They show all residential properties in the Town of Fairfield, grouped into five different categories by tax assessment, from least expensive to most expensive.

 

In case you missed it, this week’s Board of Education meeting included a discussion on Racial Imbalance and the POCD. CT Examiner interviewed Stratfield parents Chase Dunlap and Greg Bosch after the meeting. You can read the coverage here: https://bit.ly/3Tbbx1w.

 

You can also watch the Board of Education meeting here: https://bit.ly/40ZU12q (link cues to 50min, 10sec, at the start of the discussion).

 

State Update! Toward the end of Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Testani said he expects Fairfield to be called to the State Board of Education to discuss racial imbalance in January, or possibly February: https://bit.ly/4a2wUYX (link cues to 3hours, 17min, 36sec).

Stratfield talked with Board of Education Member Jeff Peterson about the history of Racial Imbalance in Fairfield public schools. 

Stratfield's PTA hosted Board of Education member Jeff Peterson for our second Community Conversation at Stratfield

Mr. Peterson came to talk about the history of racial imbalance in Fairfield Public Schools, where we are, and what lies ahead for our district.

You can download a copy of the meeting minutes here.

Stratfield kicked off its 2023/2024 Community Conversation Series with a presentation on Racial Imbalance, Redistricting, our Towns Plan of Conservation and Development, Affordable Housing, class sizes and the Early Childhood Center.

At the beginning of the school year, Stratfield Elementary School’s PTA started a “Community Conversation” series of monthly events to discuss all things Racial Imbalance, Plan of Conservation and Development, Affordable Housing, the Early Childhood Center and more.

Although it’s highly unlikely that any redistricting will occur in the 2024/25 school year, our school system is still racially imbalanced. It’s also unlikely the State Board of Education will be pleased with the report FPS will file later this Fall stating we failed to find a solution. It’s unclear what action they will take in response. Even if there won’t be an impact next year, for families with younger kids, it’s possible there will be an impact in the years to come.

You can download a copy of the slides from the presentation here. You’ll need a computer! With the embedded videos, the slides are over 200mb.

You can also download a copy of the housing data study Chase Dunlap and Greg Bosch performed, which is discussed in the slides.