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Perks CT superintendents get beyond salaries: Job coaches, housing stipends, longevity bonuses FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Three school superintendent contracts provided in response to a public records request.Viktoria Sundqvist / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 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 3of3 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 ....
Brookfield resident tapped as new Ridgefield elementary school principal Alyssa Seidman FacebookTwitterEmail Nancy Caron, of Brookfield, will assume her role as principal of Farmingville Elementary School on July 1. She currently serves as the Curriculum and Instruction Site Director at Rowayton Elementary School in Norwalk.Ridgefield Public Schools / Contributed photo RIDGEFIELD At a special meeting Monday night, the Ridgefield Board of Education appointed Nancy Caron, of Brookfield, as the new principal of Farmingville Elementary School. Caron currently serves as the curriculum and instruction site director at Rowayton Elementary School in Norwalk, and will begin her role in Ridgefield on July 1. “Ridgefield’s educators have a reputation of being the best and the brightest, and I feel very privileged to be joining the team,” Caron said. “I can only assume that they had an amazing candidate pool, so I feel honored to be the one that was chosen.” ....
Written by RPS And. They are BACK! Ridgefield Public School Students Can Return to In-person Learning! For the first time since March 15, 2020, all RPS students can access full-time in-person learning! Superintendent of Schools, Susie Da Silva said, “Welcoming back so many students on Monday was fantastic. So much has gone into this full reopening. I m grateful to the families, administrators, the staff, and the teachers for all they have done to help us reach this milestone. I look forward to working together to keep our schools open, and our students in person. Visit Ridgefield Public Schools on Facebook to stay up to date on school happenings. Visit their website here. ....
Ridgefield identifies ways to offset reductions in school budget Alyssa Seidman FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 On April 5, the Ridgefield Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised operating budget that meets the amount allocated by the town’s Board of Finance.YouTube screenshotShow MoreShow Less 3of3 RIDGEFIELD A commitment from an insurance company and a federal grant could help offset reductions in a school budget adopted by the Board of Education this week, officials said. The Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised operating budget Monday that meets the amount allocated by the town’s Board of Finance. Last month, the Board of Finance approved a 2.35 percent increase for the schools a 1.1 percent reduction from what the district proposed. ....