Welcome

2012
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           The mission on the Norwalk PTO Council is to support and speak on behalf of the educational needs of all Norwalk Public School children, whenever and wherever possible, to serve as a resource for parents and the community on educational issues, and to maximize opportunities for communication between parents, teachers, administrators, Board of Education members, government officials and the general public.  

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Upcoming Meetings / Events



PTO Council....Monthly Meeting

 

Monday, January 23rd
7:00 pm, West Rocks Middle School Library 
 
Governor Malloy has said that his focus in this year's legislative session will be narrowing the achievement gap and improving all levels of public-school education in Connecticut.
Please join the PTO Council for an educationally informative evening:

Joining the PTO Council Executive Board will be State Representative, Gail Lavielle.  She is both a State Representative on the Connecticut General Assembly, and a member of the Education Committee.  She will be discussing the education issues that are on the agenda for the upcoming session.  Issues such as ECS Funding, recent Bullying legislation, Common Core Standards and Education Reform.  
Also joining us will be BOE Member, Steve Colarossi, who is Chairperson of the Policy Committee.  He will be adding insight into how state legislation is adopted at the local Norwalk level.  He will also talk about Norwalk Education Policies that are currently being reviewed, or considered for review.  If you have any Policy questions, this meeting is a great opportunity to be heard.
We look forward to seeing you at the next PTO Council Meeting. 


Upcoming Events

Saturday, January 21, 2012, 3:00PM
Author of  'The Good School' to visit Norwalk 
The library's effort to spotlight educational inadequacies will continue with a book-signing and wine-and-cheese reception featuring New York Times best-selling author Peg Tyre on Saturday at 3 p.m. She is the author of "The Good School: How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve."
For information about this event, or Saturday's book-signing, call 203-899-2790, ext. 2, or visit
www.norwalklib.org.

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Thursday, January, 26, 2012, at 4.30pm
Carver's first
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Brien McMahon High School
This first in a series of Youth Forums will address the issue of the Achievement Gap from the perspective of the youth themselves, perhaps the first time they have ever been asked in a serious way for their input on this pressing challenge.

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Monday, January 30, 2012,  
The Norwalk Department of Police Services will be hosting a First Nighter on 
 
  

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Workshop Flyer

2011-12 calendar of 18 free workshops open to the public and aimed particularly at families and teachers of students with special needs (having IEPs or 504s). These workshops have been organized by Norwalk SPED Partners, Norwalk Public Schools, and SPED*NET of Wilton. It would be great if you could include these events in the weekly PTOC email blasts as they come up.