Sunday, May 30, 2010

The Editor's Notepod, Sun., May 30, 2010

Wallingford: Is the reconfiguration in the best interests of school and of education, or does it create educational age-ghettos? Only the next few months will tell whether a reaction will be strong enough to change the personnel on the Board of Education.

Cheshire: Planning and Zoning will now be able to give up to ten one-year extensions of their site plans for development. It’s good that reapplications annually are required: a long, blanket extension could leave changing conditions at the mercy of development trends.

State: the former head of the Citizens Ethics Advisory Board has paid a $3,500 fine and resigned over the fact of a $100 donation to some political campaigns. Either the rules are way too complex or people holding such appointments don’t read the enabling laws.

Wallingford is getting underway with parental access and communication via Internet. This is a great help in permitting teachers and parents both to keep tabs on what is happening in school from day to day.

Cheshire: although funding exists for a new high school locker room, the project seems to be on hold since another fund-raising project, for artificial turf, is claiming the spotlight and nobody wants to detract from that effort. Wonder which project is more important to students?

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