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New Principal Named At Middle School In Greenwich: 'I Am So Honored' New Principal Named At Middle School In Greenwich: 'I Am So Honored'
New Principal Named At Greenwich's Western Middle School After a decade of serving as assistant principal, an experienced educator will now take the helm of a Fairfield County middle school. In an announcement on Friday, April 12, Greenwich Public Schools Superintendent Toni Jones revealed that Suzanne Coyne would serve as the next principal of Western Middle School effective on Monday, July 1.  Coyne's appointment comes only weeks after being named interim principal on Wednesday, March 13. Jones explained that she instantly rose to the challenge of the role.  "Ms. Suzanne Coyne received overwhelming positive feedback from th…

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by Ben Crnic
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Danbury Educator Earns State's Top Honor Danbury Educator Earns State's Top Honor
Danbury Educator Earns State's Top Honor An educator in Fairfield County has been named the Connecticut Association of Schools’ 2023 Elementary School Principal of the Year. Dr. Keshia Smith-Davis, the principal of Great Plain Elementary School in Danbury, was selected last week after being nominated by Danbury Schools Superintendent of Schools Kevin Walston, who praised her as a “warm, engaging, articulate and inclusive school administrator who consistently leads by example.” “I am grateful and truly honored to have been selected as Connecticut’s Elementary Principal of the Year by the Connecticut Association of Schools,” said Sm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Staples HS Welcomes New Principal Staples HS Welcomes New Principal
Staples HS Welcomes New Principal The Westport Board of Education has named a veteran educator to take over at the helm of Staples High School. The Board announced on Thursday that Stafford W. Thomas, Jr. will succeed Principal James D’Amico, who announced earlier this year that he was resigning to take over at his hometown high school in New Fairfield. Thomas will take over on July 1, when D’Amico’s resignation officially takes effect. He was unanimously approved by the Board at a meeting on Thursday, June 20. He comes to Westport after serving as the principal at Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull for eight years. Unde…

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by Zak Failla
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This Fairfield County Middle School Named Tops In State This Fairfield County Middle School Named Tops In State
This Fairfield County Middle School Named Tops In State A Fairfield County school has been named the state’s “middle school of the year” by the Connecticut Association of Schools. Earlier this year, Principal Bryan Darcy of David Wooster Middle School in Stratford was notified by the organization that the school had been named a finalist for the award. After being named finalists, a committee from the Connecticut Association of Schools visited Stratford last month and they will be officially named middle school of the year at the upcoming Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 28 at Stratford High School. “It became obvious throughout the …

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by Zak Failla
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Gordon Beinstein Of Greenwich's Western Middle School Named CT Principal Of Year Gordon Beinstein Of Greenwich's Western Middle School Named CT Principal Of Year
Gordon Beinstein Of Greenwich's Western Middle School Named CT Principal Of Year The Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) has officially named Gordon Beinstein, the principal of Western Middle School in Greenwich, as the Connecticut Principal of the Year for 2019. Mr. Beinstein was nominated by a number of students, teachers, administrators and parents, each of whom referenced the achievements and improvements in the school’s culture since his 2013 arrival. Western has grown from the 147th ranked middle school in the state to the 66th in 2018, according to CAS. Furthermore, annual school surveys show that 98 percent of parents look favorably on their child’s experi…

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by Valerie Musson