FAIRFIELD, Conn. A task force charged with removing red tape from the states education system will have input from Fairfield. First Selectman Michael Tetreau was one of nine public officials and educators named to the committee Friday by Gov. Dannel Malloy.
While there are certainly districts that need help to turn their schools around, many districts throughout our state are doing great work and we in government need to get out of their way, Malloy said in a statement. The work of this task force will look at our bureaucratic policy with an eye toward removing the policies that inhibit innovation.
Malloy has asked Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor to find ways to cut the state Education Departments unnecessary burdens on successful school districts. For example, the state plans to cut a third of the paperwork towns must file annually by next school year.
The Red Tape Review and Removal Task Force will find other ways to get rid of state mandates and bureaucratic issues that interfere with local schools.
The states role in education should be as a partner, not a barrier, in helping educators prepare students for success, Pryor said. When state regulations, statutes, or practices hinder school districts efforts, we need to examine ways to reduce that burden.
The task force includes nine members, each from a different town and with a different role in the education process. Tetreau is in the group as a municipal chief elected official.
Also serving on the task force are: Shelton Schools Superintendent Freeman Burr, Colchester Board of Education Chairman Ronald Goldstein, East Haddam Schools Director of Special Education and Pupil Services David Scata, Rocky Hill Schools Director of Finance and Operations Charles Zettergren and Danuta Thibodeau, executive director of the Education Connection Regional Educational Service Center. The group also includes Waterford High School Principal Donald Macrino and two teachers, Sharron Solomon McCarthy from New Haven and Tasia Kimball from Amity.
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