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Norwalk Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Thomas Hamilton begins his rebuttal to comments made by Norwalk Chief Financial Officer Henry Dachowitz, at Wednesday’s Board of Education Finance Committee meeting. NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s CFO has cherry picked facts and presented misleading information to justify shifting taxpayer dollars to the City-side of the budget, Norwalk Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Thomas Hamilton said Wednesday. Should Chief Financial Officer Henry Dachowitz’ recommended budget be approved, NPS will be forced into painful program cuts, he said, aft...

Norwalk Board of Education Chairman Colin Hosten, Vice Chairwoman Diana Carpio and Secretary Godfrey Azima are members of the Board’s Executive Committee. Alexandra Estrella, Ed. D., is superintendent of Norwalk Public Schools. Each year, nearly 2,100 new students enter Norwalk Public Schools to start or continue their academic journey towards graduation, and ultimately, college and career. In a typical year, that number includes about 900 new kindergarteners, as well as more than 450 multi-lingual learners who speak a language other than English at home. Every new family represents an oppo...

Norwalk Public Schools Chief of Specialized Learning and Student Services Yvette Goorevitch discusses a new proactive intervention plan during Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Public Schools is re-tuning its efforts as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, hoping to keep from losing students. New coding will allow teachers to keep better track of their attendance and engagement with instruction. Also from Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting: Norwalk High School is almost entirely on remote learning, with less than 200 students attending in person, Norwalk Superi...