09/20/11 Last Chance -- Sisterhood Memorial Book and New Year's Greeting

Temple Sholom Sisterhood Book of Remembrance Last chance to participate -- New deadline -- Fri, Sept. 23rd. Sisterhood's Yizkor Book of Remembrance It's not too late to participate in the annual Sisterhood Yizkor Book of Remembrance. This Temple Sholom tradition enables you to remember your loved ones during our Yizkor services. Our deadline for participation has been extended to Friday, September 23rd. For more information, or to submit your names and payment, please call Debbie Finkelstein at (203) 625-3182 or email her at debbiefink@aol.com. Sisterhood of Temple Sholom 300 East Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 www.templesholom.com

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09/20/11 Greenwich Roundup's daily aggregation of press releases, reports, and other news items from the web pages of federal agencies & other groups

NOTE: Items that implicate a public policy issue are selected for the report without consideration of the viewpoints they express. No litmus test—partisan, ideological, theological or otherwise—is applied to the selection of news items.

This daily reports consistently introduce Greenwich residents to ideas not yet imagined, issues not yet confronted, viewpoints not yet expressed and—most importantly—to articles not yet written.

Time for José. In a move seen as extremely rare, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the 17-year prison sentence for U.S.-born al-Qaeda terrorist José Padilla with instructions to keep him locked up for a longer period. Among other things, the admissibility of evidence obtained before he was read his Miranda rights was not a factor that mitigated in favor of a shorter prison sentence, a divided three-judge panel said. Are thieves and muggers staying home these days? The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its 2010 crime statistics showing that violent crime decreased by 6% and property crime decreased 2.7% last year. It was the eighth consecutive year of violent and property crime decreases.

White House President Weekly address: Passing the American Jobs Act Proposes to tax the upper middle class to reduce the deficit Presidential Memorandum Message to the Congress on the President's deficit reduction plan Press Secretary Fact sheet on the President's deficit reduction plan Report: Living within our means and investing in the future: The President's plan for economic growth and deficit reduction Press briefing by Press Secy. Carney, Treasury Secy. Geithner, and OMB Director Lew President's call with German Chancellor Merkel Press gaggle by Press Secretary Carney aboard Air Force One en route to New York City Office of Science & Technology Policy Federal science, technology, engineering and math education inventory highlighted Federal Courts 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Haley v. City of Boston (Convict who was released after 30 years of incarceration on the basis of previously undisclosed evidence has right to sue police investigators) 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Aziz v. Alcolac Inc. (Company that sold mustard gas precursor chemicals to Iraq is not liable for murders of Kurdish people) 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Intermountain Fair Housing Council v. Boise Rescue Mission Ministries (Religion-based drug treatment and homeless shelter programs can deny service to non-religious people) 11th Circuit Court of Appeals USA v. Jayyousi (Orders new sentencing hearing for al-Qaeda terrorist Jose Padilla because 17-year prison sentence was too lenient) Executive Departments Defense Contract announcements for September 19 Air Force Senior leaders say B-2 has bright future DOD set for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal Defense Casualties Army Spc. Chazray C. Clark, 24, of Ecorse, Mich. Army Sgt. Garrick L. Eppinger, Jr., 25, of Appleton, Wis. Army Staff St. Michael W. Hosey, 27, of Birmingham, Ala. Energy Secy. Chu addresses International Atomic Energy Agency conference Energy Information Administration China and India to drive 53% increase in world energy use by 2035 Health and Human Services Announces new recommendations to support health text messaging and mobile health programs Signs agreement with the World Health Organization to help developing countries strengthen their capabilities to meet International Health Regulations Food and Drug Administration Confirms Listeria on recalled Jensen Farms' Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupes National Institute of Mental Health Short-term inpatient psychiatric stays increased for youth but declined for older adults between 1996 and 2007 National Institutes of Health Scientists find approach to enhance and prolong immune attack against tumor cells Housing and Urban Development Awards $8.3 million to Native American communities for housing Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Holds unannounced spill drill to test undersea containment response Justice Atty. General Holder speaks at the UN Secy. General's symposium on international counter-terrorism cooperation Remarks at the M/V Cosco Busan settlement press conference Ship owners and operators to pay $44 million in damages and penalties for 2007 San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge crash and oil spill Atty. General Holder's statement on the 2010 uniform crime report Criminal Division President of fraudulent Florida physical therapy company is sentenced for Medicare fraud Miami mental health company owner is sentenced for orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme Army Corps of Engineers employee pleads guilty to accepting bribes from Iraqi contractors Federal Bureau of Investigation Releases 2010 crime statistics showing violent crime decreased for the fourth consecutive year Crime rates in the U.S. decline Links to sections of the 2010 uniform crime report U.S. Attorney - California Northern Fourth defendant is charged in insider trading scheme involving Citigroup investment banker U.S. Attorney - Michigan Eastern Ecorse city controller is sentenced on bribery charges Detroit public school official is sentenced for accepting cash kickbacks for $3.32 million in phony invoices Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs Announces $10 million grant competition to combat child labor in Ethiopia Employee Benefits Security Administration To re-propose rule on definition of a fiduciary Wage and Hour Division IRS signs agreement to improve coordination on employee misclassification State Briefing on Secy. Clinton's meetings with Turkish and Kosovan officials Transportation Federal Transit Administration Awards $25 million for Charlotte, N.C., streetcar project Treasury Comptroller of the Currency Foreclosure and mortgage servicing is discussed at regulatory symposium USDA Agricultural Research Service Scientists develop new potato lines to wage war on wireworms Foreign Agricultural Service Announces extension of public comment period on proposed changes to the export credit guarantee program Independent Agencies Corporation for National and Community Service More than one in four older Americans are volunteers Director of National Intelligence Intelligence community reduces security clearance processing time Environmental Protection Agency Issues final air quality permits to Shell for Arctic oil and gas exploration Twelve are arrested for illegally distributing and selling pesticides in New York's Chinatown Federal Communications Commission Issues comprehensive data request in special access proceeding NASA Unveils outline of its strategy to procure private transportation services for astronauts to the Space Station Satellite raises doubt about asteroid family believed responsible for dinosaur extinction National Science Foundation On-line gamers open doors to new AIDS drug design Deep oceans may mask global warming for years at a time Awards $20 million to fund university nano-electronics research for 2020 and beyond Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes rule to prohibit conflicts of interest in certain asset-backed securities transactions Interest Groups Budgets & spending AARP Social Security should be kept off the table Alliance for Retired Americans President's plan would strengthen nation and honor the commitment to Social Security American Federation of Government Employees President's plan unfairly targets federal workers American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Millionaires’ tax is welcome news but Congress must pass jobs bill now American Petroleum Institute Administration plan would hurt jobs and investment American Public Health Association Proposed cuts to Prevention and Public Health Fund are shortsighted Bipartisan Policy Center President’s engagement increases the chances that the Joint Select Committee will reach a "grand bargain" Business Roundtable Lower corporate rate and a competitive territorial system are essential elements of successful economic growth strategy Citizens Against Government Waste President Obama perpetrates the myth that the deficit and debt are a product of too little revenue Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Super Committee should "go big" and actually stabilize the debt Common Cause President has finally put some teeth into his case for "shared sacrifice" Communications Workers of America White House plan is a positive step for tax fairness Constitutional Accountability Center President Obama pledges to uphold the Constitution above special interests Environmental Working Group Obama’s debt reduction plan would eliminate wasteful farm subsidies Families USA Supports President's approach to budget but opposes Medicaid cost shifts to states Federation of American Hospitals Arbitrary hospital cuts will inhibit job creation Leadership Conference President Obama's debt reduction plan is the right approach Liberty Counsel Obama’s jobs bill attacks charitable deductions in favor of bigger government National Air Transportation Association General aviation groups strongly oppose user fees in White House proposal National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Good news and bad news in the president's deficit plan National Corn Growers Association Deeply concerned by proposals that undermine a farmer’s ability to purchase adequate crop insurance National Federation of Independent Business New tax increases on America’s biggest job creators are the last thing this economy needs National Partnership for Women & Families Obama plan is on the right track National Treasury Employees Union Federal workers union is planning to fight pension contribution increases in White House proposal National Women's Law Center Any cuts to health programs must protect women and families Service Employees International Union Time for corporations and the rich to pay their fair share Sunlight Foundation Federal spending reporting system is still broken Study: How reliable is USASpending.gov Trust for America's Health Proposed cuts to the public health fund is harmful to America's long-term fiscal security Civil rights Catholics for Choice Social justice leaders question Obama’s commitment to upholding nondiscrimination laws Climate Economic Policy Institute Report: The combined effect of the Obama EPA rules Crime Urban Institute Surveillance cameras are cost-effective tools for cutting crime Study: Evaluating the use of public surveillance cameras for crime control and prevention Economy American Iron and Steel Institute Steel shipments were down 3% from June National Association of Home Builders Builder confidence was virtually unchanged in September National Retail Federation Import cargo volume at major retail container ports is beginning to see cautious increases Employment Tax Foundation Jobs Act is unlikely to produce many jobs Ethics Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Names the 14 most corrupt members of Congress Health insurance Physicians for a National Health Program Uninsured patients in Massachusetts are still predominantly the working poor despite reform Religion Americans United for Separation of Church and State Has the President changed his position on subsidizing religious discrimination with tax funds? Trade Council on Foreign Relations Pro-America trade policy would bring home benefits of global commerce Congressional Agencies Government Accountability Office Excess facilities: DOD needs more complete information and a strategy to guide is future disposal efforts Joint strike fighter: Implications of program restructuring and other recent developments on key aspects of DOD's prior alternate engine analyses Telecommunications: Competition, capacity and costs in the fixed satellite services industry Weapons acquisition reform: Actions needed to address systems engineering and developmental testing challenges

09/19/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: TOP STORY: Greenwich Time Discovers That school district once again fails to meet No Child Left Behind standards

News Reports About Greenwich, CT

Greenwich school district fails to meet No Child Left Behind standards Greenwich Time Hamilton Avenue School was the only one of Greenwich's 15 schools that failed to meet federal requirements under No Child Left Behind for adequate yearly progress in the 2010-2011 academic year.

Fieldpoint Private Appoints Chief Marketing Officer MarketWatch (press release) Mr. White, who will be based in the firm's Greenwich, CT, headquarters, will oversee brand strategy and advertising, as well as corporate, Member and internal communications, reporting to Mr. Matthews. Mr. White joins Fieldpoint Private from Morgan ...

Connecticut Teams Up to Clean Up Long Island Sound Patch.com By Caroline Sadowska The Queen Anne building at Greenwich Point Park. Since 2002, Save the Sound, a program of CT Fund for the Environment, has served as Connecticut's coordinator for Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. ...

Greenwich police blotter: Woman charged with DUI after police find her asleep ... Greenwich Time •A 50-year-old Greenwich man was charged with evading responsibility after police said he caused minor damage to two vehicles that he passed improperly while driving in the area of 48 Pemberwick Road on Wednesday night. Police said Kevin J. Maguire ...

Family Team Reaches Newcomers, Downsizers The Daily Weston by Fenella Pearson Today Susan and Laura Calabrese are top agents with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Old Greenwich. Susan and Laura Calabrese, a mother-and-daughter real estate team at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greenwich, ...

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09/19/11 The Raw Greenwich Blog And RSS Feed:

Blog And RSS Posts About Greenwich, CT

Financing Your Home: The Application Process | The Daily Greenwich By Doug Milne With rates the lowest they've been in 40 years, many people are refinancing their mortgages to reduce their monthly payments. Many young families are bu ...

5 Senate hopefuls attend GOP clambake in Greenwich | The ... By The Associated Press Five potential Republican candidates for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat have attended the party's annual clambake at Greenwich Point. The declared candidates, Hartford lawyer Brian K. Hill and Vernon Mayor Jason McCoy, were joined ...

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09/19/11 GREENWICH BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESS RELEASE: 2011 AYP Summary & Requirements

The AYP results were released today.

See attached for packet that will be added to the Board's agenda for discussion at the 9/22/11 meeting.

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Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Public Schools
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT, 06830

www.greenwichschools.org

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

Greenwich Public Schools

No Child Left Behind Act

Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2010-2011 School Year

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is the recent reauthorization of the original

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The primary function of NCLB is to close the achievement gap between groups of students by requiring greater accountability and offering increased flexibility and choice. States are required to determine annually if every school and district is making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward reaching the goal, by 2014, of having 100 percent of their student population scoring at or above the Proficient level in mathematics and reading on their state standardized assessments. Schools and districts that continually fail to make AYP are faced with specific interventions mandated by NCLB.

To determine if Connecticut’s schools and districts have made AYP, the following three

components must be examined:

1. the percent at or above Proficient on the math and reading sections of the Connecticut

Mastery Test (CMT) and/or the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT);

2. the participation rate on the math and reading CMT and/or CAPT; and

3. an additional academic indicator, which, for high schools is the graduation rate and for

elementary and middle schools is the percent at or above Basic on the writing portion of

the CMT.

Districts that do not make AYP for two consecutive years with the same student subgroup in the same subject area on both CMT and CAPT are identified as “in need of improvement.” Schools that do not make AYP for two consecutive years with the same subgroup in the same subject area and in the same grade span are identified as “in need of improvement.” Minimum

subgroup size is forty students.

Based on the spring 2011 administration of CMT and CAPT, the Greenwich Public Schools as a

district and all schools met criteria two (2) and three (3).

The district and six schools did not make AYP based on criteria one (1).

Schools or districts designated as being in “Safe Harbor” did not make adequate yearly progress

the previous year but showed significant improvement in the current year. A school or district in “Safe Harbor” that does not make adequate year progress in the following year moves to the next level of improvement (e.g. from not achieved to year improvement 1 or from year improvement 1 to year improvement 2).

Eligible students and priority criteria for public school choice:

All students enrolled in Title I schools identified as “in need of improvement” Year 1 and beyond are eligible for public school choice. If the district anticipates that it will not have sufficient funds to transport all eligible students, the district must give the lowest-achieving, low-income students priority regarding transportation to their school of choice. The district must consistently use “fair and equitable” criteria in determining which students are the lowest-achieving students and should use professional judgment in applying those criteria. District provision of transportation is subject to cost limits.

Schools that can receive students:

A parent/guardian must be given the option to transfer their child to another public school within the district. The district must offer more than one school of choice to eligible students if more than one school is available as a choice option. Any school offered as a choice may not be presently identified as “in need of improvement” or “persistently dangerous.” Charter and magnet schools within the boundaries of the district may also be included as transfer options if agreed upon by the district and the charter/magnet school. However, districts cannot disregard entrance requirements such as a lottery when identifying transfer options for students.

Note: Funds transferred to Title I under the transferability provisions increase the base to be used in calculating the “amount equal to 20 percent” of a district’s Title I allocation to determine required expenditures for choice-related transportation. For example, if your district is transferring other federal funds (such as Title IIA or V) into Title I to support transportation costs, then the base figure will need to include the additional funds and your 20 percent financial obligation will be proportionally increased.

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09/19/11 Vote For Your School Today

Better Schools Bonanza starts today! Dear Readers, We’d like to introduce ourselves and tell you how we can help your schools. We are Main Street Connect - Your Home Town Online. We publish 51 community news sites in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. Main Street Connect wants to give back to the communities it serves. That’s why we are very excited to announce the launch of Better Schools Bonanza 2011, presented by Main Street Connect and sponsored by Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich. The local elementary school with the highest number of votes can win up to $10,000! The contest, which begins today, September 19, asks readers to nominate their local elementary school and come back every day to vote for their school to win the grand prize of $10,000. The runner-up school will earn $1,000 and any school to tally 500 votes or more will instantly earn a $500 prize! When the promotion begins, log on to your local Main Street Connect site to nominate and vote for your school. Once your school is nominated, you don’t have to nominate it again, just continue to vote for it once a day. Get your family, friends and school behind the effort and you’ll have a chance to win the $10,000 grand prize! Click here to find your town and vote! Feel free to contact us by phone or email with any questions. Main Street Connect BSB@mainstreetconnect.us

09/19/11 The Greenwich First Selectman Report

News Reports About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei

Republicans listen at annual clambake Ct Post Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei speaking with his wife, Jill and daughter Caroline at the Cos cob...

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09/19/11 Highly Paid Greenwich School Administrators Will Soon Offer Excuse After Excuse On Why They Failed No Child Left Behind

The Annual Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report Is In For Greenwich Public Schools And It Is Time For The Entire Greenwich Board Of Education To Resign, So The New People And New Solutions Can Be Put In Effect In Greenwich

Greenwich Is Paying Top Dollar For Bellow Average Results:

If The Heads Of Some Of Greenwich Very Highly Paid School Administrators Start To Roll, Then Student Proficiency Will Start Going Up Immediately

While Greenwich students are generally performing slightly worse than last year on the statewide tests (CMT and CAPT), now the State Of Connecticut reports that the Greenwich Board Of Education is failing to see that their highly paid administrators meet the federal NCLB standards of Adequate Yearly Progress.

Greenwich Public schools fail to meet this year's performance standards under No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

Already, Greenwich Board Of Education President Steve Anderson is telling local parent leaders that Greenwich failed to meet the standards, because of an increase in the federal requirement of NCLB for 2011.

This year nine in 10 Greenwich students are required to be proficient in reading and mathematics. But longtime Greenwich Board Of Education President Steve Anderson and very well compensated administrators just can't seem to teach Greenwich Childred to add, subtract, multiply, divide and do fractions.

Greenwich's poor results are based on student performance on the 2011 Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the 2011 Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT).

Greenwich High School and Julian Curtiss School both failed to make AYP because of reading performance.

Hamilton Avenue School failed to make AYP based on the whole school's scores.

Students With Disabilities Are Being Shortchanged

Central Middle School missed AYP due to "subgroups" performance.

Neighboring districts New Canaan and Darien received the "all clear" again this year, Greenwich Public Schools was one of 10 districts across the states to miss AYP because of subgroups' performance.

Shame, Shame, Shame On Greenwich Board Of Education President Steve Anderson

Greenwich Deserves Better Than This

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09/19/11 Nonprofits Push to Feed the Hungry in Connecticut and more from Greenwich Patch

Today 68° 56° Tomorrow 72° 60° September 19, 2011 Your News September 19, 2011 Nonprofits Push to Feed the Hungry in Connecticut Cathryn Prince | Sep 19, 2011 | 0 Comments "[T]here are people in every community throughout the country who are hungry," said state Sen. L. Scott Frantz. Mold Control in Your Home Sheryl Shaker | Sep 19, 2011 | 0 Comments Storm season is upon us. Here are steps to take to control mold and mildew. Greenwich Scores and Standings, Sept 19 Bob Birge | Sep 19, 2011 | 0 Comments Your interactive, daily digest for all Westport scores, schedules and standings — and a place for you to add information and images for all youth sports Greenwich Police Cycled 280 Miles for 9/11 Victims, Fallen Officers [VIDEO] Michael Dinan | Sep 18, 2011 | 0 Comments Riding from Ground Zero to the Pentagon, Greenwich police officers Bob Ferretti and Brian Tornga helped raise some $5,000 for the Tour de Force, a nonprofit organization. Balin of Greenwich Aces PGA Cup Exam Paul Devlin | Sep 18, 2011 | 0 Comments Balin, an assistant pro at Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, had a hole-in-one during the PGA Cup in California on Saturday. See more News » Opinion September 19, 2011 Pre-teen Girls and the HPV Vaccine | Sep 19, 2011 | 0 Comments We don't need bad politicking on this issue, says opinion columnist Heather Borden Herve.

09/19/11 Win $10,000 for Your Local Elementary School! - And News In The Daily Greenwich

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Win $10,000 for Your Local Elementary School!
by Andrew Vazzano | 09/19/11
	Starting today, the Better Schools Bonanza, presented by Main Street Connect and sponsored by Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of ... READ MORE

Do You Live In the Nation's Richest State?
by Matt Zalaznick | 09/19/11
	FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Fairfield County residents may not be surprised that, despite tough economic times, Connecticut is the ... READ MORE

Greenwich Senior Runs Off With Win in Wilton
by Tom Renner | 09/19/11
	GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich senior Abigail Markowitz is running cross-country races for the first time this fall — and it's hard to ... READ MORE

Greenwich Lists Town Meetings for the Week
by Anna Helhoski | 09/19/11
	GREENWICH, Conn. – Here is a list of Greenwich town meetings scheduled this week: Monday, Sept. 19 ... READ MORE

Kids' Author Writes of the Wonder of Nature by Anthony Buzzeo | 09/18/11

NORWALK, Conn. – After watching two squirrels playing together during a walk around her neighborhood, Allia Zobel ... READ MORE