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Volume 23, Number 16
Friday, April 13, 2018
School board walks back Lyman school decision
CHEERS TO THEM
By Lauren Takores Town Times
The Regional School District 13 Board of Education rescinded on Wednesday, April 4 its vote to close John Lyman School. The school board approved a motion on March 26 to adopt what they call Option A, a single-building configuration of school buildings, that would have closed Lyman. The decision left many parents with the impression the school’s Integrated Day program would end. Two days later, the board met again and heard from dozens of parents and residents who opposed closing Lyman, at least without a plan to continue the ID program.
Coginchaug cheerleaders are pictured at the New England Cheer and Dance Championship. Front row, from left: Rhiannon Peters, Hailey Byrne, Alyssa Lecza. Middle row: Jennifer Chadd, Erin Harlow, Gabriella Prifitera, Hannah Racki, Willow Small. Back row: McKayla Murphy, Jean Orosz, Gabrielle Caporossi, Kori Martone, Alexandra Satton, Lia Branciforte, Jill Branciforte, Kaitlyn Gribko. Not pictured: Nicole Ahern, Amanda Potvin, Bailey Scozzari.
The Coginchaug cheerleaders turned in quite a successful winter season. The team placed second at the conference competition on Feb. 10, and took third at the New championship on Feb. 24. From there, the local girls landed in sixth place in Class S at the state competition, which qualified them for the CHSCA Team of the Year Competition. That
event, held March 10, draws the top teams from the Class S, M, L, LL and co-ed divisions. The Coginchaug cheerleaders capped their memorable season by performing at the CIAC Class S state championship girls basketball game on March 17 at Mohegan Sun Arena.
On April 4, board member Bob Yamartino made the motion to rescind, saying the board had laid out a two-pronged process of the utilization committee and strategic visioning, a process that included gathering public information through a survey. “We completely short circuited the process,” he said. Board member Nancy Boyle said she was pleased with the board’s vote to rescind. “Having been on the board 10 years, I’ve never in my life experienced such a quick vote,” she said about the decision to close Lyman. “Where we’re at right now gives the public the opportunity to digest the options and provide a process.” A community information session is scheduled tentatively for Wednesday, April 25 at Strong School. LTakores@record-journal.com
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