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Monday Night: Board of Ed to Hear About School Renovations, Enrollment Projections, Hiring, Meeting Schedule, Discuss Goals

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Looking at this fall’s projected enrollment, Darien Public Schools officials don’t think they’ll need to add class sections when school starts, the Board of Education was told in a memorandum on Friday. A report on that is among the items on tonight’s board agenda. Dr. Susie DaSilva will give the board an update on district enrollment and class sections. “As of July 26, the district does not anticipate the need to add additional elementary class sections,” Superintendent of Schools Alan Addley wrote in the memo dated Friday, July 26 to board members. Also on the agenda: a proposed schedule of Board of Ed meetings, a report on how building renovations are going, a discussion of the board’s goals and objectives, and a report on hiring new teachers and other staff members,

So far, the district has hired 24 staff members certified in teaching, and it is still interviewing candidates for the vacant assistant principal position at the high school A total of 10 available jobs have not yet been filled, including four instructional aide positions at elementary schools.

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How Darien High Enrollment Compares to Rest of FCIAC: Darienite Almanac

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Editor’s note: This is the first installment in an irregular feature called “Darienite Almanac” showing facts and figures about Darien that show something about the town. Darien High School sports teams regularly do well in producing championship teams winning Fairfield County and even state championships. Here’s a table put together by Jay Egan Athletics Director for New Canaan High School, showing recent enrollment numbers for each high school in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Out of 17 schools now in the conference, Darien is the 13th in terms of enrollment, meaning it has a much smaller student population to draw athletic talent from than most schools in the conference. Wilton and New Canaan are the only smaller public schools, followed by two private schools: St.