By John McNamara The vandalism and trouble that occurred at New Britain High School in September needlessly escalated the rift between Mayor Erin Stewart and New Britain School District leaders. Incidents of student misbehavior fueled by social media have not been limited to New Britain as districts in CT and elsewhere re-opened this fall. Mayor … Continue reading Behind Mayor Stewart’s War On Supt. Sarra and the BOE
Category: School Construction
The Return of Tim Stewart: Former Mayor Chairs SBC As $50 Million School Project Begins
Former Mayor Tim Stewart is the new Chairperson of the School Building Committee, gaining reappointment by his daughter, Mayor Erin Stewart, just as the seven-member committee moves forward with expenditures on the $50 million major renovation at the Chamberlain Elementary School on the city's East Side. The former four-term Mayor resigned from the SBC and … Continue reading The Return of Tim Stewart: Former Mayor Chairs SBC As $50 Million School Project Begins
School Building Committee Resolution Curtails Checks and Balances on School Construction Projects
By John McNamara A controversial resolution that removes Common Council and Board of Education approval of all contracts and spending on school construction projects came back to the Common Council April 28th meeting and was approved on a party line vote. The resolution, authored by Republican caucus members Daniel Salerno and Sharon Beloin-Saavedra and revised … Continue reading School Building Committee Resolution Curtails Checks and Balances on School Construction Projects
Stewart Seeks To Exclude BOE, Common Council From Approving Use Of School Construction Money
By John McNamara The Stewart Administration, blocked in recent months by a bipartisan Board of Education (BOE) and city ordinance from filling a political patronage job on a new school construction project, will seek to remove Common Council and BOE authority on school construction spending handing the final say over to the seven-member School Building … Continue reading Stewart Seeks To Exclude BOE, Common Council From Approving Use Of School Construction Money
School Building Committee’s Pick For Architect Of Smalley Academy Renovation Has Its Share Of Troubles
By John McNamara Bridgeport-based Fletcher Thompson has been selected as architect for the renovation of Smalley Academy by the city's School Building Committee in a close and potentially controversial vote. Fletcher Thompson (FT) is a well-established architectural and engineering business with offices in Connecticut and New Jersey. Its roots go back a century in Bridgeport and … Continue reading School Building Committee’s Pick For Architect Of Smalley Academy Renovation Has Its Share Of Troubles
Smalley Academy Renovation Cost Jumps To $53m; Public Hearing Wednesday, June 22, At Council Committee
What's behind a $53 million price tag for renovations to Smalley Academy, a K-5 elementary school near downtown and North-Oak Streets? That question should be on the minds of the Common Council after initial estimates by school officials were closer to $30 million last year. The earlier estimate by school officials was tens of millions … Continue reading Smalley Academy Renovation Cost Jumps To $53m; Public Hearing Wednesday, June 22, At Council Committee
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