12/02/09 Greenwich Newsmaker: Tom Foley

Conn. lt. gov seeks GOP nomination for governor The Associated Press Former US Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley is planning to announce Thursday whether he will ditch his US Senate campaign and seek the Republican nomination ...

Senate, governor candidates visit Bristol's GOP Bristol Press Former US Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley, who is technically still running for the Senate seat, told city GOP leaders he "can make more of a difference" as ...

Tom Foley ruins Mike Fedele's big day - Rick Green CT Confidential By Rick Green What does job-shopping Tom Foley do? He announces this morning that tomorrow will be his big day. Fedele will end the suspense Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Foley.jpg in a speech before the Connecticut Business and Industry ... Local News feed - http://blogs.courant.com/local_news/

My Left Nutmeg:: Did Tom Foley ruin Mike Fedele's day? By ctblogger Can't these Republicans show a little respect for each other? Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele is making his long-awaited announcement this morning that he will run for governor. What does job-shopping Tom Foley do? He announces this morning ... My Left Nutmeg - Front Page - http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/

The latest on Tom Foley - Greenwich Real Time - Greenwich Time By Neil Vigdor Tom Foley, the ambassador to Ireland under President Bush, has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hilton Hartford to make a "major" announcement about the future of his Senate campaign. ... Greenwich Real Time - http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/

Fedele Formerly Announces Run For Governor (CT News Junkie) By Christine Stuart Greenwich businessman Tom Foley, who has been running for the U.S. Senate nomination, said last week that he was considering dropping out of that race and running for governor instead. On Wednesday Foley's Senate campaign sent out an ... CT News Junkie - http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/

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12/02/09 Reader Submitted Comments: Ralph Nader

What can he possibly do for Connecticut ?

Is he the all around utility infielder ?

I think we can do much better !

Hal Rubenstein

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12/02/09 Greenwich Newmaker: Ned Lamont

Lt. Gov. Fedele says he's seeking GOP nomination to run for ... By Dave Collins Businessman Ned Lamont, who became a national political figure in 2006 by defeating Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Democratic Senate primary, has formed an exploratory committee for a gubernatorial run. Exploratory committees also have been ... Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog - http://blog.taragana.com/

Connecticut Bob: Everyone with an "R" after their name is running ... By CT Bob We have a virtual unknown running against Rosa DeLauro (which of itself isn't necessarily a bad thing; who ever heard of Ned Lamont when he announced he was taking on a middle-aged cheerleader for George Bush named Lieberman? ... Connecticut Bob - http://ctbob.blogspot.com/

Reboot Alberta: The Argument « Alex Abboud By alexabboud ... they pushed for a stronger progressive agenda, forming new organizations, taking to blogs and the web to connect with like-minded citizens, and supporting challenges to the establishment in the form of candidates such as Ned Lamont, ... Alex Abboud - http://alexabboud.wordpress.com/

The $50 Billion New Socialist Media By cliff.kincaid@aim.org On the Senate level, McChesney contributed financially to Senators Russell Feingold of Wisconsin, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Jon Tester of Montana, and James Webb of Virginia, and Connecticut Senate candidate Ned Lamont. ... Accuracy In Media - http://www.aim.org/briefing/

The Debate Rages About Ned Lamont ......

Fuck Ned Lamont In his Stupid Liberal Asshole Facebook ned lamont is our countrys only hope! shame on all of you ... Kevin Faggella Ned Lamont is retarded. he has those stupid commercials where he ...

Watch The Video And You Decide Who Is Right ......

YouTube - Ned Lamont talks about Chris Dodd Former Greenwich, CT Selectman, Ned Lamont, defeated incumbent Joe Lieberman in the Democratic Party Primary election in 2006. The decisive issue in the ...

Ned Lamont « ShellySindland's blog Ned Lamont, you remember Joe Lieberman's biggest nightmare, says he is considering a run for Governor. He'll make an announcement tomorrow at Centeral ...

Fwix / Connecticut / 11/28/09 Greenwich Newsmaker Ned Lamont Senator, Governor Are Worlds Apart Hartford Courant The first to embrace this notion was Ned Lamont , who wanted to be senator and is now exploring wanting ...

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12/02/09 Greenwich Board Of Education Press Release: Cos Cob School Interim Assistant Principal Announced

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sidney A. Freund has appointed Ms. Lauren
Showstead as the Interim Assistant Principal for Cos Cob School effective,
November 2009. See attached for more information.

Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

www.greenwichschools.org

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTS INTERIM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
FOR COS COB SCHOOL

(For immediate release: Greenwich, CT – Wednesday, December 2, 2009) Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sidney A. Freund has appointed Ms. Lauren Showstead as the Interim Assistant Principal for Cos Cob School effective, November 2009. Ms. Showstead was most recently a District Special Education Coach working with teachers in the elementary schools and was previously a Special Education teacher at Parkway School for three years.

Ms. Showstead has worked with elementary and middle school aged students, primarily as a special education teacher since 1994. From 1994 to 1999 she taught in Massachusetts at The May Center in Braintree, the Weymouth School in Weymouth, and finally at the William Foster Elementary School in Hingham, before moving to Connecticut. In 1999, she began teaching at West Elementary School in New Canaan, CT and then moved to King’s Highway Elementary School in Westport in 2002

As a special education teacher in the elementary school setting, Ms. Showstead was responsible for creating and implementing Individual Education Plans for students, evaluating students through standardized testing to identify needs, participating on Planning and Placement Teams, and managing cases with multiple and various disabilities.

In 2006, Ms. Showstead came to the Greenwich Public Schools as a Special Education teacher at Parkway School. While at Parkway, she led the school’s Strategic Improvement Team, was a member of the Student Assistance Team (SAT) and co-led the process with the building’s Assistant Principal. In 2008, Ms. Showstead received the PTA Council Special Education Services (SES) Award for her exemplary work in support of students with special needs.

Ms. Showstead received her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary and special education from the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT in 1994; and her Masters in elementary education from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA in 1998. She received her Administrative Certification in May 2009 from the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education, Storrs, CT.

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12/02/09 Greenwich Board Of Education Press Release: GPS K-12 Forum on Reading

Hello all,

Attached please find a flyer promoting a Forum on Reading, presented by
Jen Mitchell on December 14, 2009.

The Forum is designed to present to parents, K-12, in two sessions (one
dedicated to elementary and one to secondary), the District's approach to
reading within a comprehensive literacy model. Reading is a goal in
virtually every school's SIT plan.

Please include in your calendars, upcoming events sections, and hope you
can attend!
Kim

Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

www.greenwichschools.org

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

Join the Greenwich Public Schools
Reading/LA Department for a
Forum on Reading

December 14, 2009
Greenwich Town Hall
(Town Hall Meeting Room)

Elementary Presentation 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Secondary Presentation 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Greenwich Public Schools’
Comprehensive Literacy Model

Responding to Every Learner’s Needs
through Reading, Writing & Language/Word Study

Collaborative Decision-Making

Curriculum

Instruction

Assessment

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12/02/09 BOE PRESS RELEASE: Parkway Interim Assistant Principal

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Sidney A. Freund has announced the
appointment of Ms. Kristin Goldstein as Interim Assistant Principal for
Parkway School, effective January 1, 2010. See attached for more
information.

Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

http://www.greenwichschools.org/

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTS INTERIM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
FOR PARKWAY SCHOOL

(Greenwich, CT - For Immediate Release, Wednesday, December 2, 2009) Superintendent of
Schools, Dr. Sidney A. Freund has announced the appointment of Ms. Kristin Goldstein as
Interim Assistant Principal for Parkway School, effective January 1, 2010. An educator for the
last fifteen years, Ms. Goldstein has taught for the Greenwich Public Schools at Parkway School
since 2000 and is currently a third grade teacher.

Parkway School Principal, Paula Bleakley, said, “(Ms. Goldstein’s) thorough knowledge of
instructional best practices, her deep understanding of the special education process, and her
familiarity with our students, teachers, and families make her an ideal leader for this interim
position.”

The Parkway Assistant Principal position was open due to Barbara Riccio’s appointment as
Interim Principal for Hamilton Avenue School effective January 1, 2010.

Ms. Goldstein began teaching with the Broward County, FL Public Schools at Hallandale
Elementary School in 1994. She came to Greenwich and Parkway School in 2000 and has been
an active contributor to school and District support and improvement efforts. She has led (2004-
05) and been a member of Parkway School’s Strategic Improvement Team since 2003. She has
mentored new teachers, coached teachers new to the Everyday Math program across the District,
acted as a Math Facilitator for the school, and been a member of the school’s Student Assistance
Team. She has been a valued contributor to numerous curriculum reviews including Math,
Science and Social Studies

Ms. Goldstein received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the State University of New York
in Albany in 1992; her Masters of Science in Elementary Education from the College of Saint
Rose in Albany, NY in 1993; and her Professional Diploma in Educational Leadership from
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT in 2007.

Ms. Tara Minichino, a long-term substitute teacher with the District, will become the third grade
teacher for Ms. Goldstein’s class through the end of this school year. A Greenwich High School
graduate, Ms. Minichino completed her student teaching in 2008 with the Greenwich Public
Schools at Parkway, and was then hired as a leave replacement teacher in first grade at North
Mianus School. She returned to Parkway as a long-term substitute for a third grade teacher on
maternity leave at the end of the 2008-09 school year and has been teaching at Julian Curtiss
School this Fall.

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12/02/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: afternoon Edition

Condo fire in Old Greenwich Danbury News Times A firefighter wades through pools of water on the scene of a structure fire at the Old Greenwich Gables condominium complex at 51 Forest Avenue late Tuesday ...

Meters plan for Old Greenwich, Byram and Cos Cob nixed Greenwich Time By Neil Vigdor GREENWICH -- Time seems to have run out for a controversial proposal to install parking meters in the villages of Old Greenwich, ...

Sitter's boyfriend fractured baby's skull, cops say Lower Hudson Journal news Greenwich Hospital called the police to report a suspicious injury, according to a police news release. Cruz was charged Monday night with reckless assault ...

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Bridgeport Banner: Holiday art show in Greenwich By Thomas Henry The annual Art Society of Old Greenwich HOLIDAY SHOW & ANNUAL MEETING opens with a reception, Thursday, December 3, 6-8 PM at the Gertrude White Gallery, Greenwich YWCA, 259 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich. The show features 61 paintings ... Bridgeport Banner - http://bridgeportbanner.typepad.com/bridgeport/

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12/02/09 Greenwich Newsmaker: Linda McMahon

Another wrestler against McMahon Politico Linda McMahon's campaign for Senate does not seem to be getting the welcome one might expect by the luminaries of the spectacle she helped publicize, ...

WWE trumps Britney, American Idol and Kim Kardashian Hartford Courant The search engine attributes the drama and the divas, not to mention the death of legendary wrestler Captain Lou Albano and former WWE CEO Linda mcmahon's ...

Endorsement wars, part II Hartford Courant By Daniela Altimari On the same day that US Senate candidate Linda Mcmahon unveiled ...

CT-SEN: Simmons V. mcmahon National Journal (blog) Rob Simmons (R) and well-funded ex-WWE CEO Linda mcmahon (R) competing for the nomination. In an interview with Greenwich Times 12/1 Foley "said that he has ...

411mania.com News From Cook's Corner 12.02.09 411mania.com With Linda McMahon running for Senate and WWE on a bit of a PG kick, it's definitely something that would at least have to wait until she loses in the ... See all stories on this topic

HatCityBLOG By ctblogger Two prominent GOP mayors announced today that they are backing Republican Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate bid. Mark Boughton of Danbury and Tim Stewart of New Britain are among the 22 names on the list of McMahon's first round of official ... Hat City Blog - http://hatcityblog.blogspot.com/

Linda McMahon Statement on the President's Afghanistan Policy ... By William Landers West Hartford, Conn Tonight, President Barack Obama announced his strategy for the war in Afghanistan. US Senate candidate Linda McMahon issued the following statement in response: Ameriborn Constitution News - http://ameriborn.com/news/

Frank Smith Says NB: Linda McMahon snags endorsements from two ... By Frank Smith Linda McMahon snags endorsements from two high-profile GOP mayors and 20 others - Capitol Watch. ... Frank Smith Says NB - http://franksmithsaysnb.blogspot.com/

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12/02/09 BOE MEETING BRIEF: December 1, 2009 Budget Meeting

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING BRIEF:
BUDGET MEETING - Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Public Hearing on 2010-11 Budget
The PTAC President spoke in general support of the budget and with
specific focus on reinstating 3rd Grade ALP Interdisciplinary, and
questions on the Special Education program, SmartBoard implementation and
use. Three other members of the public spoke, referencing members of the
audience in attendance, in support of reinstating 3rd Grade ALP
Interdisciplinary.

Questions & Answers
The Board of Education asked for clarification and/or more information on
various topics addressed in the 12/1 Q&A document. Topics reviewed
included Hamilton Avenue School magnet theme, Math - specifically at the
middle school level, Magnet programs in general, International
Baccalaureate, Cabinet Incentive, ALP Interdisciplinary, Science
Curriculum Review, Project EVOLVE, Class Size Guidelines, centralized
curriculum, programs, and professional learning versus de-centralized,
Central Middle School AYP status, new Student Information System, leasing
versus buying computers, and plans for the implementation, training, use,
and replacement cycle of SmartBoards. The Board will be submitting
additional questions to the Superintendent for answers and discussion at
the next Budget Hearing/Meeting.

2011-11 Budget Documents and Meeting Schedules are available on the GPS
Web Site at:
http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=4658

Next Board Meeting
The next meeting is the Board of Education Work Session on Thursday,
December 3, 2009, 7:00 PM at the Havemeyer Building. This is a regularly
scheduled work session of the Board of Education. While the 2010-11 Budget
is not a topic on the agenda for this meeting, topics included on the
agenda may relate to the ongoing budget discussions. For agenda and
related documents please go to the Web Site Calendar and click on the
meeting date: http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=86

Next Board BUDGET Meeting
The Next Board of Education meeting to discuss the 2010-11 Budget is
Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 7:00 PM at Cos Cob School. There will be a
public hearing at this meeting followed by a discussion by the Board on
the proposed 2010-11 Budget.

Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

www.greenwichschools.org

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

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12/02/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Overnight Edition

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Do Our Schools Make the Grade? Symposium, Featuring Eminent ... By admin Do Our Schools Make the Grade? How Schools Can Prepare Students to be Successful in the Global 21st Century 7:00 pm, Thursday, December 3 Cole Auditorium. Greenwich On The Cheap - http://www.greenwichonthecheap.com/

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