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Thursday, August 27, 2009

08/27/09 Greenwich Time Cub Reporter Colin "BOE Brown Nose" Gustafson Wont Tell You The Truth, But Greenwich Roundup Will.....

Principal Damaris Rau was shown the door and is now headed to an undisclosed position at an undisclosed Connecticut School district, because .....

Hamilton Avenue School was once again the lowest scorer among the 11 elementary schools in Greenwich

Here Is More Evidence That Western Greenwich Is Getting Screwed Over By The Greenwich Board Of Education .....

Western Middle School was the lowest scorer of all of the town's three middle schools

The achievement gap between disadvantaged students of Western Greenwich and their wealthier peers continues to grow.

The wide gulf between white and Hispanic high schoolers grew wider between 2008 and 2009.

The percentage of white students reaching goal jumped from 83 percent to 87 percent, while the percentage of Hispanics at that level declined from 54 percent to 47 percent.

The United States Department Of Justice has inquired about Hamilton Avenue School and they are going to be back if the Greenwich Board Of Education continue to refuse to fix the failing schools in Western Greenwich.


Meanwhile, Greenwich Time Cub Reporter Colin "BOE Brown Nose" Gustafson Is Putting On His Rose Colored Sunglasses And Cheerfully Reporting.....




High school science and reading scores improved dramatically on state exams this year, while primary students showed gains in reading, writing and math. Some lower-scoring schools also made impressive year-over-year gains.....

....Released this week, the report includes scores from the Connecticut Mastery Test, taken by third- through eighth-graders, and the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, taken by 10th-graders, in the spring. The exams allow the state Department of Education to assess whether schools and districts are complying with the federal No Child Left Behind Act.....

....Old Greenwich School most consistently outscored other elementary schools this year, with the highest percentage in the district of students reaching the goal level in three of the CMT's four subject exams.....

...."I'm quite pleased to see the upper trajectory in most subject areas," said school board Chairwoman Nancy Weissler. While science scores remain a concern, she added, "overall, I think it looks like we are headed in the right direction.".....

....The district is scheduled to present its 2009 achievement report to the board at a meeting tonight at 7 at Cos Cob School......

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