Published January 28. 2021 7:15PM | Updated January 28. 2021 9:30PM
Groton Groton school officials reported Thursday that they learned that members of the Northeast Academy and Fitch High School communities tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, there are no student or staff contacts in the schools due to the district operating this week in full distance learning, Groton Superintendent Susan Austin wrote in a notification. The affected individuals have been instructed to isolate at home following public health guidelines. Loading comment count.
Local students win state essay contest
Students in Groton and Waterford are among the winners of this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest, hosted by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.
Cierra Bass of Fitch High School and Ella DeVito of Oswegatchie Elementary School were named winners in the 2nd Congressional District. Nearly 2,800 submissions were entered, and three students from each of Connecticut’s five federal congressional districts were selected as winners in the annual contest, now in its fifth year.
“The events of the past year have laid bare the mass inequities in our country and, as we reflect on Dr. King’s dream for justice and equality in America, it is clear we still have a way to go,” Murphy said in a release. “The essays submitted by students across Connecticut continue to give me hope. I’m certain that if these students continue to stay engaged in their community and reject the sins of our past, we’ll realize Dr. King’s dream sooner rather than
Teaching and Learning
Committee members include teachers, administrators, members of the board of education, students and community members. The DEI committee is hoping to tackle the problem from multiple angles and across all grade levels. We are approaching this from a systemic point of view and we feel, by doing that, we are going to establish some sustainability, said Davis. This is not a one year or a two year and done. This is something that we, as a district, strongly believe in and we are committed to.
The committee developed a five year plan. The first year of the plan focuses on building awareness and becoming informed. Years two and three will be focused on collecting data and positioning DEI as an agent of change. Years three and four will be spent dismantling systemic practices and policies on a macro level. The plan for year five includes reflection and next steps, according to the 2020 DEI report.
Published January 20. 2021 7:48PM
Groton Members of Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School, Charles Barnum Elementary School, and Fitch High School tested positive for COVID-19, schools officials learned Wednesday.
“We have collaborated with Ledge Light Health District to determine and have notified all close contacts within the schools,” Superintendent Susan Austin said in a notification to parents, guardians and staff. “The affected individuals have been instructed to isolate at home following public health guidelines.”
School officials are monitoring the situation with the health district.
The school district is operating with fully remote learning this week. Loading comment count.
Groton The Athletic Fields Task Force has presented to the Town Council a proposed recommendation to address the long-standing issue of a shortage of athletic fields in town.
The recommendation calls for improving athletic facilities at Fitch High School and then locating additional fields at Sutton Park, near the high school, primarily for student use but also for the community, said Jerry Lokken, manager of recreation services for Groton Parks and Recreation and the town staff member on the task force.
The third part of the recommendation is to develop additional fields at the Claude Chester School property after the school closes, Lokken said. Claude Chester, which is slated to close at the end of this school year, is adjacent to Poquonnock Plains Park.