Woodbridge Teacher Contracts Set In Arbitration
For the first time in 18 years the Woodbridge School District and its teachers could not agree on teacher contracts for the three years starting in July 2020. After a summer-long negotiation marathon, the two parties met with three arbitrators on September 12 and 13. The outcome is a 9.25% salary incr...
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Amity Middle School Teacher to “Experience Mars”
In the second week of December, as many of us are in the holiday rush, Kevin Berean, a teacher at Amity Middle School in Bethany, will experience Mars. Funded by NASA, Berean is one of eight middle school teachers in the United States to be selected for Spaceward Bound Utah, a 5-day workshop at the ...
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Amity Middle School Governor’s 2019 Summer Reading Challenge Award
Amity Middle School in Bethany was recognized as one of the top middle schools in Connecticut in the “Governor’s 2019 Summer Reading Challenge.” Two of the school’s avid readers, Virginia Luciano and Sebastian Kohncke, represented Amity Middle School in Bethany along with Dr. Marie McPadden, Amity’s Di...
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Beecher Road School Diverts A Ton of Food Waste From The Trash…Literally
Now that the Beecher Road School community has 3+ months of cafeteria food waste diversion under their belts, we took some time to ask the children and Beecher Community about how they felt the process was going. “I think that it’s working because there isn’t just one option for trash. There is an opti...
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Phrma & Representative Themis Klarides Announce Support for STEM Programs at Beecher Road School
On November 20th, Connecticut State Representative, Themis Klarides, joined Laura McCabe, senior director of advocacy and strategic alliances of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), to announce a new educational grant for Beecher Road School to support the school’s science,...
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Amity Towns Vote For Improvements To Fields, Buildings
Woodbridge Voters Reject Artificial Turf Field Bethany, Woodbridge and Orange residents voted in favor of updating the fields at the high school and — in a separate question — the air handlers and miscellaneous building improvements at the two middle schools for a combined total of $6.7 million. The re...
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Open Registration For OCC Nursery School
Orange Congregational Church Nursery School is now accepting applications for fall 2020. Our nursery school has served the community for more than 50 years, and is open to all faiths. Our school day runs from 9-1, with 3-year olds attending twice a week, and 4-year olds three days. We also offer a fiv...
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Amity Adult High School Registration
Hamden Adult Education is proud to offer a FREE program to provide local adult residents of Hamden, North Haven, Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge the opportunity to complete their high school education. This program is offered through Hamden’s evening adult high school and is similar to regular secondary...
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Beecher School Honors Veterans
Beecher Road School, on November 11, celebrated the Nation’s veterans with a special ceremony in the school’s South gym. Community members who have served, as well as relatives of local students who have served were invited to attend, and were greeted with hearty applause from a grateful audience. Unfo...
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Amity Middle School-Bethany Campus Character of the 1st Quarter Award
Amity Middle School in Bethany has a “Character of the Quarter” awards program. Each marking period students are recognized for one of four traits: Accountability, Motivation, Independence, and Trustworthiness. Students from each team are selected to receive this honor. The character trait for the 1...
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