Despite a high number of move-ins in this strong local real estate market, enrollment projections for New Canaan Public Schools call for an overall slight decline next academic year, district officials say.
As of June 18, the district had 4,070 students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade, and is projected to reach 4,095, according to data made public at last week’s Board of Education meeting. The figures compare to 4,176 students enrolled K-12 in the school year that just ended, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Jill Correnty said during the June 21 Board of Ed meeting, held in the Wagner Room at New Canaan High School.
Hazel Hobbs during a reception held in her honor prior to the March 18, 2019 Board of Education meeting. Credit: Michael Dinan
The Board of Education on Monday honored Hazel Hobbs, a longtime New Canaan resident and educator who passed away June 20.
Hazel Hobbs, center, with her family at the March 18, 2019 Board of Education meeting, marking her retirement from the elected body. L-R, back row: son Scott, grandchildren Charlie and Jack, son Ian, daughter-in-law Diane, husband Mike, grandson Holden. To the left of Hazel Hobbs, granddaughter Faith, and to the right as you look at the photo, granddaughter Ellie. Credit: Mike Horyczun
Transitioning all New Canaan Public Schools students back into full in-person learning from 50% to 75% and, this week, 100%, has been helpful in getting students, families and staff accustomed to strategies designed to mitigate transmission of COVID-19 virus, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi said Monday night.
So far this week, officials have received very good reports on the return of New Canaan High School seniors to 100% in-person learning “and we anticipate the same for our juniors and then our ninth- and tenth-graders on Wednesday,” according to Luizzi.
“It does mean when there are positive cases there are likely to be more quarantines, because of the balance between running at full capacity and maintaining that social distance of six feet, people understand that,” he said during a regular meeting of the Board of Education, held via videoconference.