1979-2004

By LARISSA LYTWYN

Published: Nov 05, 2004 12:00 AM

1979â2004

25 Years of Excellence

Serving Newtown!

Opportunities Fair â Amber Alert Saturday, November 6, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Newtown High School. Come and find out about all the different organizations, youth groups and services available for youth participation.

Entertainment Books 2005 are available once again. The cost is $22 and the book may be used right away. Call NYS to arrange your purchase.

Â Parent Programs

Newtown Parent

Connection

âRisky Behaviors,â Tuesday, November 9, 7 to 9 pm, at NMS, featuring Joanna L Rosen, licensed clinical psychologist. For more information, visit Newtownparentconnection.org.

Hope and Support Group â If you are a parent with questions or concerns about your childâs possible or confirmed involvement with substances, you are invited to attend the Hope and Support group. This group meets Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm in the Parentsâ Corner. All are welcome.

Youth Programs

Super Sitters Course â The next course will be an accelerated program and run Tuesdays and Thursdays, December 7, 9, 14, 16, and 21 from 3:15 to 4:45 pm. The $40 fee includes all materials and a snack. Please call NYS to register.

HYSAB â A community service group, will meet on Monday, November 15, at 5:30 pm, at NYS. Meetings will now resume their Monday time slot.

MYSAB â A community service group â Next meeting date is Tuesday, November 9, from 2:15 to 3:15 pm. This group is open to all middle school-age students. Meeting days will alternate to accommodate studentsâ schedules. Please call NYS for further information.

NYCAAP â An AIDS awareness group for high school students will meet on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm.

Children of Divorce â Grades 1 through 6. Meets first and third Monday of the month. Next meetings will be November 15 from 6 to 7:15 pm. This is an interactive group using tools such as art therapy and games.

SibShops â Grades 1 through 6. Meets the last Monday of the month from 5 to 7 pm. Next meeting will be November 29 and is ongoing through May.

There is no fee for either Children of Divorce or SibShops.

All programs will take place at Newtown Youth Services, 10 Glen Road in Sandy Hook, unless noted. For further information, or to register, contact NYS at 270-4335.

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Teachers Union - nuff said.

Vote No To The BOE Budget And No it Should Not Be Higher

Newtown schools have degraded over the 3+ decades I've lived here as the concentrated social experiment curricula driven by the state and small but loud groups. Yet we continue to dig into our pockets while we witness the downward spiral.

Vote Yes On April 23

Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

Go Out And Vote April 23

I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

All I Ask Is That You Think About It

An investment is done with a hope for a return. The operative term here is 'hope'.

Continue To Invest In Newtown’s Schools

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