Negotiations between school administrators and the Board of Education began Friday, and lawyers on both sides used the special education debacle to try and sway the arbitration panel to deciding in their favor.
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Children’s special education plans are finally being examined, 10 months after parents brought concerns to the school board in the form of a state complaint alleging that the district was illegally changing these plans.
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The number of children attending schools outside of Darien reached a seven-year high last year, according to a Darien Times analysis. This happened as Darien High School was ranked best in the state by U.S. News & World Report. Continue reading
If money-saving drove last year’s illegal special education program, the school district seems to now find itself on the other side of the fiscal fence.
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Shelton’s school chief says his district hired Darien’s No. 2 special education administrator over 18 other applicants for a top-level position there.
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The forensic audit into Darien’s special education reimbursements began last week, despite the auditor being hired in late November.
Kate Buch, finance director, said the annual audit was also taking place at the end of last year, so that work took precedence. It’s unclear how long the audit will take. CohnReznick was hired, and estimated the job to cost from $12,000 to $15,000.
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The second most powerful special education administrator has resigned at the peak of Darien’s special education crisis to take a similar, lesser-paying position with Shelton Public Schools.
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A school district administrator publicly reported to the Board of Education the results of a desk audit that happened six months earlier, when a state investigator came to Ox Ridge School and found the district was out of compliance with various bullying, sexual harassment and gender equality laws.
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Looking to file a Freedom of Information Act request for emails from elected Darien officials on a certain topic? Chances are you might not get everything you’re looking for, according to a Darien Times investigation.
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Educators and a former elected official rallied behind former Superintendent Steve Falcone’s efforts to get a job somewhere else, as the district Falcone led for three years was in the middle of an unprecedented special education crisis.
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