Board of Education

Podcast: Board of Ed Member and Town Council Candidate Maria Naughton

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Maria Naughton, a Board of Education member seeking election to New Canaan’s local legislative body, the Town Council. Following Tuesday night’s caucuses, Naughton and her fellow Republican nominees—Steve Karl, Mike Mauro and Cristina A. Ross—are entering a contested race versus Democratic nominees Robin Bates-Mason, Colm Dobbyn and Mark Grzymski. This week’s podcast is sponsored by Baskin-Robbins, a favorite family dessert destination for New Canaanites. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:

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Letter: New Canaan Garden Club Seeks Support to Complete Flexi-Pave Path at Irwin Park

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Dear Friends and Neighbors,

As you are probably aware, the New Canaan Garden Club along with the Town, is charged with maintaining and enhancing the beauty and accessibility of Irwin Park for all.  A survey conducted in the fall of 2018 by the Garden Club emphasized that Irwin is beloved by walkers who appreciate the safety offered by the Flexi-Pave path. However, the Flexi-Pave path was never completed on one side of the Park. Consequently, in bad weather, this area can be icy, muddy, and hard to navigate due to its uneven terrain. I am asking for your help to close the Flexi-Pave trail loop and restore the Irwin Endowment. Please join me in support of this $75,000 project, approved by the Board of Finance and Town Council.

Election 2019

Letters of Endorsement: Republican Board of Education Candidates

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NewCanaanite.com received the following endorsement letters for Republicans seeking party backing at the caucus for election to the Board of Education. The endorsements are published here in the order in which they were received. The GOP caucus is to be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the New Canaan High School gym. 

The New Canaanite will not publish endorsement letters for the caucus after Sunday, July 14. ***

While we are still enjoying summer vacation, there are a few important developments for parents, teachers, and everyone else interested in New Canaan’s schools. 

Since the beginning of this year, I have been helping organize Hands Off Our Schools, a statewide, non-partisan movement that advocates for local decision-making in education for all school districts within Connecticut. We support voluntary shared services between school districts and between school districts and municipal governments to improve educational outcomes and reduce costs.

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Full Disclosure: Summer, It’s Not About Me

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Do you know why New Canaan is spelled with three ‘A’s? It’s to account for the high concentration of Type ‘A’ personalities that have settled in our small, idyllic village. 

Yet it seems that even the most high-strung New Canaanites have embraced summer, or fled town entirely. In fact, I would like to report a mass evacu-cation and thank most of New Canaan for skipping town to enjoy summer elsewhere. 

During the seasonal mass exodus, some of us enjoy VIP parking along Elm Street and exceptional personal service-with-a-smile wherever we go. I even saw a benevolent parking enforcement officer let an infraction go—now, if that isn’t a harbinger of good things to come, then I don’t know what is. 

One could get used to this ease of everyday life in New Canaan. However, I am still wound as tight as ever trying to figure out my summer rhythm.

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Letter: Daniel LaGattuta for Board of Education

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Dear Editor,

Please join me in supporting Daniel LaGattuta for a Board of Education position at next week’s Republican Caucus. I had the pleasure of first meeting Daniel eight years ago through the New Canaan Newcomers Club and have spent many summers with his family at the Waveny Pool.  

He is extremely well educated—BA from NYU in mathematics and political science and a PhD in Economics from MIT. He has spent his recent years founding and running, Learning & the Brain, a company that provides professional development for K through12 educators through the creation of education conferences, one-day seminars and summer institutes. 

The combination of his education and career pursuits gives Daniel a unique perspective that would greatly benefit our Board of Education. He is thoughtful and well researched.