Board of Education Priorities
We the undersigned support Simsbury Public Schools.Our support comes in the form of approval of annual operating budgets and involvement in our respective PTO organizations.We, as parents, voters and... continue reading »
"School Latimer Lane The NY Times said it best a few years ago: the single most important factor in student success is extraordinary teachers--smart, academic, and passionate. Teacher quality, not technology, or even teacher numbers, is the real issue. As"
"School Latimer Lane I have children at both ends of the spectrum. Clearly the children that are struggling need to continue to have ALL the help they can get."
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"School Latimer Lane M y six year old gets enough exposure to computers at home. I'm not sending her to school to watch interactive TV but to learn the interpersonal skills she will need her whole life."
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"School squadron line school It seems that the smart boards are rarely used and most students have access to computers at home. I belive the priority should be keeping class sizes to a minimum. The teacher is our most important resource after our parents."
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"School Central Class size is so important to the success of our kids and teachers. We must keep it at a reasonable size."
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"School SHS Smaller class sizes, with regular and special ed paraprofessionals assigned to the classroom on an as-needed basis, are what is core to a great learning environment. Even though kids pick up technology, a new language, etc. FAST, can you imag"
"School Latimer Lane Personal 1 on 1 attention provided by teachers and paraprofessionals cannot and should not be substituded by laptops & smartboards."
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"School Squadron Line Teachers make the difference"
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"School Latimer, HJMS, SHS As a technology consultant to business I see numerous cases where businesses over-rely on technology versus returning to basics. The same is true in our educational system where children spend precious time being talked at by te"
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