Letter: Why would 2 Stamford school board members not support equity and diversity effort?
Evelyn Avoglia, Ph.D.
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To the editor,
I agree completely with Michael Hyman’s words of May 22. Thanks for publishing them.
Some know me as “Dr. Ev”, formerly in Youth Services at Ferguson Library. In that capacity I have seen that not all students or neighborhoods enjoy equal services and facilities. I heartily support Superintendent Tamu Lucero’s work to change that.
The Stamford Board o Education’s 7-0-1 adoption of an Equity and Diversity Statement in April is most welcome and its implementation necessary. I wonder why it wasn’t unanimously supported.
Comparing Connecticut s superintendents: Who makes how much and where
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Connecticut’s top educators make more than $29 million combined, with three Fairfield County superintendents bringing in more than $300,000 each per year.
Staff at Hearst Connecticut compared 153 superintendent contracts received under Freedom of Information requests in February, March, April and May, specifically looking at salary, mileage reimbursements and vacation, sick and personal time for the 2020-21 school year.
Seventy-one public school superintendents in Connecticut make more than $200,000 per year in salary, with tax sheltered annuities and bonuses for doctorate degrees included.
Salaries range from $150,000 to $315,000 for full-time superintendents and from $40,000 to $125,000 for part-time superintendents. The average salary for a superintendent in Connecticut is $191,000 per year; among full-time superintendents, it’s $209,000 annually, or nearly $60,000 more than t
Perks CT superintendents get beyond salaries: Job coaches, housing stipends, longevity bonuses
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Three school superintendent contracts provided in response to a public records request.Viktoria Sundqvist / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A clause in the Litchfield and Region 6 school superintendent’s contract, showing part of the longevity bonus promised him if he remains in the district past December.Screenshot from contractShow MoreShow Less
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Moving expenses, paid job coaches, housing allowances, generous travel stipends and longevity bonuses of up to $46,000 are some perks Connecticut school superintendents get in addition to their annual salaries.
“We all start with the premise that we want to create a circumstance where the superintendent can succeed,” said Thomas Mooney, a Shipman & Goodwin attorney and partner who has helped school districts craft superintendent contracts for more than 40 years. “Superintendent turnove
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From left: Angelica Durrell, Founder and Executive Director of INTEMPO; David Martin, Mayor of Stamford; Katharine Lumby, Co-President of Impact FFC; Steviann Martines, Co-President of Impact FFC. (Photo courtesy of Impact Fairfield County)
STAMFORD, CT Impact Fairfield County (Impact FFC), the area s premiere women s collective giving circle, held ceremonies to award two $100,000 Core Mission Grants to Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport and INTEMPO in Stamford, according to a news release.
The nonprofits were selected as the 2021 $100,000 Core Mission Grant winners by a vote of Impact FFC s 248-women membership at their Annual Meeting on May 5. The two nonprofits were selected from an initial pool of 71 applicants after a rigorous, multi-step process, including both a virtual site visit and a presentation at Impact FFC s Annual Meeting.
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Stamford’s Director of Health Dr. Jennifer Calder and City Medical Advisor Dr. Henry Yoon released a joint statement today addressing the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Click here to read the statement.
Mayor David Martin announced the City of Stamford sold $44 million of refunding bonds, capturing a total of $5.8 million in future budget savings or 11.4% of the bonds refunded. The return was well in excess of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) benchmark of 2%. To read the whole release click here.
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