Education
Louis Moura Darien Police 5-4-16

Police Officer Partners with Holmes School for a Book Drive Benefitting a Bridgeport School

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Darien Police Officer Louis Moura has partnered with Holmes School in a book drive for Cesar Batalla School in Bridgeport. Moura, a former Bridgeport police officer and current school liaison officer to Holmes School, learned of this opportunity and immediately petitioned the Police Department for assistance. Moura has worked with Holmes School Librarian and Student Council Advisor Dyan Gonzales, who began the effort under the direction of the Student Council. The books will be delivered to Cesar Batalla School on May 6.

Education
School budget public hearing 2-3-16

On School Spending, PART 3: Statements from Budget Hearing

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Here are several more statements from the Board of Education’s Feb. 2 public hearing on the school budget. All three of these statements were made on behalf of the Council of Darien School Parents. They were presented by Wendy Ward (on technology), Tara Ochman (on the capital budget) and Karen Wilber and Beth Lane on the World Language Program. Darienite.com will publish the full text of every statement from the public hearing that we receive by email If you didn’t give your statement to the CDSP, please email it to us at dave@darienite.com; we encourage readers to send in letters to the editor on this or any other topic by emailing to the same address.