Contrary to popular belief, improving student learning is more than 5 times more likely to occur when students have strong teachers than when there is low class size (and low class size is usually defined as less than 15 students per teacher). The most comprehensive studies on class size (mainly Tennessee’s STAR Report) show that [...]
The budget season for the Stonington School System begins around the end of October and ends when the town citizens approve the budget sometime during late spring to late summer. The Stonington Board of Education always begins its work with the budget by deciding annual budget goals. Goals are derived from studying the status of [...]
I decided that it will benefit the Stonington CT Public Schools for me to share my thoughts and decision making processes with the public. I hope that people who read my blog will respond and provide me with information that will increase my capacity to improve instruction and increase learning for all those within the [...]
