Two dozen Rippowam Middle School walked out of Thursdays school board meeting when delays prevented the board from acting on a program change at the school.
These parents need to make decisions on where their kids will be going to school next year, said Wendy Lecker, a Rippowam parent who is also co-president of the Stamford PTO Council.
The parents were present for a 5:30 p.m. meeting at which the board was to decide on whether to make Rippowam a full International Baccalaureate program school. But the meeting was taken up by a presentation by GE Foundation head Bob Corcoran (see accompanying story on The Daily Stamford).
The schedule called for a full board meeting to begin at 7 at which public comments would be heard on the Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starrs proposed budget.
To make matters worse, Starr announced that the board would need to move into executive session to discuss a contract problem. This further extended the start time of the public meeting and pushed back the Rippowam meeting to around 10.
At this point the parents had heard enough and left.
This issue has been on the table for months and they should have made some decisions by now, said Shelagh Corporon, a Rippowam parent and PTO member.
Newfield Elementary School parent Paula Thompson added: For an issue this important, you would think they could get their scheduling right.
The Daily Stamford will have a full report on the Rippowam meeting later Friday. Let us know your opinion of the Rippowam IB program. Do you have a child in an IB program? We want to know.
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