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The Signpost: 19 August 2015
[edit]- Travelogue: Seeing is believing
- Traffic report: Straight Outta Connecticut
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 26 August 2015
[edit]- In focus: An increase in active Wikipedia editors
- In the media: Russia temporarily blocks Wikipedia
- News and notes: Re-imagining grants
- Featured content: Out to stud, please call later
- Arbitration report: Reinforcing Arbitration
- Recent research: OpenSym 2015 report
The Signpost: 02 September 2015
[edit]- Special report: Massive paid editing network unearthed on the English Wikipedia
- News and notes: Flow placed on ice
- Discussion report: WMF's sudden reversal on Wiki Loves Monuments
- Featured content: Brawny
- In the media: Orangemoody sockpuppet case sparks widespread coverage
- Traffic report: You didn't miss much
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 09 September 2015
[edit]- Gallery: Being Welsh
- Featured content: Killed by flying debris
- News and notes: The Swedish Wikipedia's controversial two-millionth article
- Traffic report: Mass media production traffic
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
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The Signpost: 16 September 2015
[edit]- Editorial: No access is no answer to closed access
- News and notes: Byrd and notifications leave, but page views stay; was a terror suspect editing Wikipedia?
- In the media: Is there life on Mars?
- Featured content: Why did the emu cross the road?
- Traffic report: Another week
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 23 September 2015
[edit]- In the media: PETA makes "monkey selfie" a three-way copyright battle; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Featured content: Inside Duke Humfrey's Library
- WikiProject report: Dancing to the beat of a... wikiproject?
- Traffic report: ¡Viva la Revolución! Kinda.
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 30 September 2015
[edit]- Recent research: Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior?
- Tech news: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 07 October 2015
[edit]- Op-ed: Walled gardens of corruption
- Traffic report: Reality is for losers
- Featured content: This Week's Featured Content
- Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 14 October 2015
[edit]- WikiConference report: US gathering sees speeches from Andrew Lih, AfroCrowd, and the Archivist of the United States
- News and notes: 2015–2016 Q1 fundraising update sparks mailing list debate
- Traffic report: Screens, Sport, Reddit, and Death
- Featured content: A fistful of dollars
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 21 October 2015
[edit]- Editorial: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching
- In the media: "Wikipedia's hostility to women"
- Special report: One year of GamerGate, or how I learned to stop worrying and love bare rule-level consensus
- Featured content: A more balanced week
- Arbitration report: Four ArbCom cases ongoing
- Traffic report: Hiding under the covers of the Internet
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
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The Signpost: 28 October 2015
[edit]- From the editor: The Signpost's reorganization plan—we need your help
- News and notes: English Wikipedia reaches five million articles
- In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA
- Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement
- Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth
- Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages
- Featured content: Birds, turtles, and other things
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
- Community letter: Five million articles
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The Signpost: 04 November 2015
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation finances; Superprotect is gone
- In the media: Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov: propaganda myth or history?
- Traffic report: Death, the Dead, and Spectres are abroad
- Featured content: Christianity, music, and cricket
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
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The Signpost: 11 November 2015
[edit]- Arbitration report: Elections, redirections, and a resignation from the Committee
- Discussion report: Compromise of two administrator accounts prompts security review
- Featured content: Texas, film, and cycling
- In the media: Sanger on Wikipedia; Silver on Vox; lawyers on monkeys
- Traffic report: Doodles of popularity
- Gallery: Paris
The Signpost: 18 November 2015
[edit]- Special report: ArbCom election—candidates’ opinions analysed
- In the media: Icelandic milestone; apolitical editing
- Discussion report: BASC disbanded; other developments in the discussion world
- Arbitration report: Ban Appeals Subcommittee goes up in smoke; 21 candidates running
- Featured content: Fantasia on a Theme by Jimbo Wales
- Traffic report: Darkness and light
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The Signpost: 25 November 2015
[edit]- News and notes: Fundraising update; FDC recommendations
- Featured content: Caves and stuff
- Traffic report: J'en ai ras le bol
- Arbitration report: Third Palestine-Israel case closes; Voting begins
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 02 December 2015
[edit]- Op-ed: Whither Wikidata?
- Traffic report: Jonesing for episodes
- Featured content: This Week's Featured Content
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 09 December 2015
[edit]- News and notes: ArbCom election results announced
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 winners
- Traffic report: So do you laugh, or does it cry?
- Featured content: Sports, ships, arts... and some other things
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 16 December 2015
[edit]- In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015
- Arbitration report: GMO case decided
- Featured content: An unusually slow week
- WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations
- Traffic report: A feast of Spam
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The Signpost: 30 December 2015
[edit]- News and notes: WMF Board dismisses community-elected trustee
- Arbitration report: Second Arbitration Enforcement case concludes as another case is suspended
- Featured content: The post-Christmas edition
- Traffic report: The Force we expected
- Year in review: The top ten Wikipedia stories of 2015
- In the media: Wikipedia plagued by a "Basket of Deception"
- Gallery: It's that time of year again
The Signpost: 06 January 2016
[edit]- News and notes: The WMF's age of discontent
- In the media: Impenetrable science; Jimmy Wales back in the UAE
- Arbitration report: Catflap08 and Hijiri88 case been decided
- Featured content: Featured menagerie
- WikiProject report: Try-ing to become informed - WikiProject Rugby League
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 13 January 2016
[edit]- Community view: Battle for the soul of the WMF
- Editorial: We need a culture of verification
- In focus: The Crisis at New Montgomery Street
- Op-ed: Transparency
- Traffic report: Pattern recognition: Third annual Traffic Report
- Special report: Wikipedia community celebrates Public Domain Day 2016
- News and notes: Community objections to new Board trustee
- Featured content: This Week's Featured Content
- Arbitration report: Interview: outgoing and incumbent arbitrators 2016
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
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The Signpost: 20 January 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Vote of no confidence; WMF trustee speaks out
- In the media: 15th anniversary news round-up
- Traffic report: Danse Macabre
- Featured content: This week's featured content
The Signpost: 27 January 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Geshuri steps down from the Board
- In the media: Media coverage of the Arnnon Geshuri no-confidence vote
- Recent research: Bursty edits; how politics beat religion but then lost to sports; notability as a glass ceiling
- Traffic report: Death and taxes
- Featured content: This week's featured content
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Carrier Strike Groups
[edit]Thank you for your edits Senator2029. You may not be aware that all other Category:Combatant groups of the United States Navy and Category:Ship squadrons of the United States Navy use the numerical, rather than spelt-out, designation (as noted in each of my edit summaries). I am half way through the change, and unless you have strong, policy-based reasons as to why spelt-out has validity, I intend to standardise on numeric. Kind regards Buckshot06 (talk) 20:07, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 03 February 2016
[edit]- From the editors: Help wanted
- Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the Signpost
- Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration
- Traffic report: Bowled
- Featured content: This week's featured content
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The Signpost: 10 February 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Another WMF departure
- In the media: Jeb Bush swings at Wikipedia and connects
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Traffic report: A river of revilement
The Signpost: 17 February 2016
[edit]- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Traffic report: Super Bowling
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
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The Signpost: 24 February 2016
[edit]- Special report: WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears
- Op-ed: Backward the Foundation
- Traffic report: Of Dead Pools and Dead Judges
- Arbitration report: Arbitration motion regarding CheckUser & Oversight inactivity
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The Signpost: 02 March 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Tretikov resigns, WMF in transition
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Traffic report: Brawling
The Signpost: 09 March 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted
- Technology report: Wikimedia wikis will temporarily go into read-only mode on several occasions in the coming weeks
- WikiCup report: First round of the WikiCup finishes
- Traffic report: All business like show business
The Signpost: 16 March 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Wikipedia Zero: Orange mobile partnership in Africa ends; the evolution of privacy loss in Wikipedia
- In the media: Wales at SXSW; lawsuit over Wikipedia PR editing
- Discussion report: Is an interim WMF executive director inherently notable?
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Technology report: Watchlists, watchlists, watchlists!
- Traffic report: Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States
- Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #119: The Foundation and the departure of Lila Tretikov
The Signpost: 23 March 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Lila Tretikov a Young Global Leader; Wikipediocracy blog post sparks indefinite blocks
- In the media: Angolan file sharers cause trouble for Wikipedia Zero; the 3D printer edit war; a culture based on change and turmoil
- Traffic report: Be weary on the Ides of March
- Editorial: "God damn it, you've got to be kind."
- Featured content: Watch out! A slave trader, a live mascot and a crested serpent awaits!
- Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel article 3 case amended
- Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #120: Status of Wikimania 2016
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The Signpost: 1 April 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Trump/Wales 2016
- WikiProject report: Why should the Devil have all the good music? An interview with WikiProject Christian music
- Traffic report: Donald v Daredevil
- Featured content: A slow, slow week
- Technology report: Browse Wikipedia in safety? Use Telnet!
- Recent research: "Employing Wikipedia for good not evil" in education; using eyetracking to find out how readers read articles
- Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #121: How April Fools went down
The Signpost: 14 April 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Denny Vrandečić resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board
- In the media: Wikimedia Sweden loses copyright case; Tex Watson; AI assistants; David Jolly biography
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Traffic report: A welcome return to pop culture and death
- Arbitration report: The first case of 2016—Wikicology
- Gallery: A history lesson
The Signpost: 24 April 2016
[edit]- Special report: Update on EranBot, our new copyright violation detection bot
- Traffic report: Two for the price of one
- Featured content: The double-sized edition
- Arbitration report: Amendments made to the Race and intelligence case
The Signpost: 2 May 2016
[edit]- In the media: Wikipedia Zero piracy in Bangladesh; bureaucracy; chilling effects; too few cooks; translation gaps
- Traffic report: Purple
- Featured content: The best ... from the past two weeks
The Signpost: 17 May 2016
[edit]- Op-ed: Swiss chapter in turmoil
- In the media: Wikimedia's Dario Taraborelli quoted on Google's Knowledge Graph in The Washington Post
- Featured content: Two weeks for the prize of one
- Traffic report: Oh behave, Beyhive / Underdogs
- Arbitration report: "Wikicology" ends in site ban; evidence and workshop phases concluded for "Gamaliel and others"
- Wikicup: That's it for WikiCup Round 2!
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The Signpost: 28 May 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Upcoming Wikimedia conferences in the US and India; May Metrics and Activities Meeting
- Special report: Compensation paid to Sue Gardner increased by almost 50 percent after she stepped down as executive director
- Featured content: Eight articles, three lists and five pictures
- Op-ed: Journey of a Wikipedian
- Arbitration report: Gamaliel resigns from the arbitration committee
- Recent research: English as Wikipedia's Lingua Franca; deletion rationales; schizophrenia controversies
- Traffic report: Splitting (musical) airs / Slow Ride
The Signpost: 05 June 2016
[edit]- News and notes: WMF cuts budget for 2016-17 as scope tightens
- Featured content: Overwhelmed ... by pictures
- Traffic report: Pop goes the culture, again.
- Arbitration report: ArbCom case "Gamaliel and others" concludes
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Video Games
The Signpost: 15 June 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Clarifications on status and compensation of outgoing executive directors Sue Gardner and Lila Tretikov
- Special report: Wikiversity Journal—A new user group
- Featured content: From the crème de la crème
- In the media: Biography disputes; Craig Newmark donation; PR editing
- Traffic report: Another one with sports; Knockout, brief candle
The Signpost: 04 July 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Board unanimously appoints Katherine Maher as new WMF executive director; Wikimedia lawsuits in France and Germany
- Op-ed: Two policies in conflict?
- In the media: Terrorism database cites Wikipedia as a source
- Featured content: Triple fun of featured content
- Traffic report: Goalposts; Oy vexit
The Signpost: 21 July 2016
[edit]- Discussion report: Busy month for discussions
- Featured content: A wide variety from the best
- Traffic report: Sports and esports
- Arbitration report: Script writers appointed for clerks
- Recent research: Using deep learning to predict article quality
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The Signpost: 04 August 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Foundation presents results of harassment research, plans for automated identification; Wikiconference submissions open
- Obituary: Kevin Gorman, who took on Wikipedia's gender gap and undisclosed paid advocacy, dies at 24
- Traffic report: Summer of Pokémon, Trump, and Hillary
- Featured content: Women and Hawaii
- Recent research: Easier navigation via better wikilinks
- Technology report: User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)
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The Signpost: 18 August 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Focus on India—WikiConference produces new apps; state government adopts free licenses
- Special report: Engaging diverse communities to profile women of Antarctica
- In the media: The ugly, the bad, the playful, and the promising
- Featured content: Simply the best ... from the last two weeks
- Traffic report: Olympic views
- Technology report: User script report (January–July 2016, part 2)
- Arbitration report: The Michael Hardy case
The Signpost: 06 September 2016
[edit]- Special report: Olympics readership depended on language
- WikiProject report: Watching Wikipedia
- Featured content: Entertainment, sport, and something else in-between
- Traffic report: From Phelps to Bolt to Reddit
- Technology report: Wikimedia mobile sites now don't load images if the user doesn't see them
- Recent research: Ethics of machine-created articles and fighting vandalism
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The Signpost: 29 September 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Wikipedia Education Program case study published; and a longtime Wikimedian has made his final edit
- In the media: Wikipedia in the news
- Featured content: Three weeks in the land of featured content
- Arbitration report: Arbcom looking for new checkusers and oversight appointees while another case opens
- Traffic report: From Gene Wilder to JonBenét
- Technology report: Category sorting and template parameters
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The Signpost: 14 October 2016
[edit]- News and notes: Fundraising, flora and fauna
- Discussion report: Cultivating leadership: Wikimedia Foundation seeks input
- Technology report: Upcoming tech projects for 2017
- Featured content: Variety is the spice of life
- Traffic report: Debates and escapes
- Recent research: A 2011 study resurfaces in a media report
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The Signpost: 4 November 2016
[edit]- In the media: Washington Post continues in-depth Wikipedia coverage
- Wikicup: WikiCup winners
- Discussion report: What's on your tech wishlist for the coming year?
- Technology report: New guideline for technical collaboration; citation templates now flag open access content
- Featured content: Cream of the crop
- Traffic report: Un-presidential politics
- Arbitration report: Recapping October's activities
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[edit]Could you clarify why you consider this redirect to be printworthy?
I ask because the definition of {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}
has recently been expanded to cover natural disambiguations, per the text of the template. It would therefore apply to this redirect, making it unprintworthy.
For what it's worth, there are discussions such as User talk:Paine Ellsworth/Archive 15#Rcat for "X", "Y" → "X and Y" that suggest that the concept of printability depends on lexicographic ordering within a dictionary or encyclopedia, which would also imply that this redirect should be unprintworthy. --SoledadKabocha (talk) 18:45, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you for writing. I'll look into this and reply
within 48 hourssoon. Senator2029 “Talk” 22:13, 15 November 2016 (UTC)- Perhaps it might help if I actually ping @Paine Ellsworth:; they might know a bit more about this than I do. --SoledadKabocha (talk) 03:43, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
- (Answering ping): In this case, whatever else it's called, it is an {{R from alternative name}} according to the first sentence of the article, so I would probably not call it natural disambiguation. It would be right next to the article title in a list, and a search for the redirect title would go right to the article. Since the redirect title is mentioned in the first sentence, there is no reader astonishment, so all in all I'd call it unprintable/unprintworthy. There is no need for it in a CD/DVD format. Thank you SoledadKabocha for asking, and thank you both for your work with redirects! Paine u/c 04:11, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
- Ok, my bad for not studying a little more thoroughly what a natural disambiguation really is. My original question to Senator2029 was why s/he thought at the time this redirect was printworthy, but I suppose that's moot now. --SoledadKabocha (talk) 05:29, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
- (Answering ping): In this case, whatever else it's called, it is an {{R from alternative name}} according to the first sentence of the article, so I would probably not call it natural disambiguation. It would be right next to the article title in a list, and a search for the redirect title would go right to the article. Since the redirect title is mentioned in the first sentence, there is no reader astonishment, so all in all I'd call it unprintable/unprintworthy. There is no need for it in a CD/DVD format. Thank you SoledadKabocha for asking, and thank you both for your work with redirects! Paine u/c 04:11, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
- Perhaps it might help if I actually ping @Paine Ellsworth:; they might know a bit more about this than I do. --SoledadKabocha (talk) 03:43, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hi! I moved it back to the former title because the name change hasn't happened yet. Even though the HISD board did vote to rename it, AFAIK the rename will only occur when the new campus opens in Downtown Houston.
If you know what year the campus is scheduled to open, you can put an update request for July 1 (the dividing line between school years) of that year and ask other editors to apply the rename. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:32, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi. I reverted your edit at Titan Missile Museum. That article already has plenty of images and your upload of File:Titan Missile Museum logo.jpg looks inappropriate. The image might have been tolerated if we had no images but that's not the case. Placing the image where the lede section should be is ridiculous. Your talk page evinces that you upload images that you don't have rights to with weak rationales for fair use. Please rethink your editing in this regard. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:55, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
- It was never intended to be the permanent location for the logo. I was trying to get it to size right so it would be "attached" to the bottom of the infobox. (Unlike many infoboxes, the one used for that article only permits one image in it.). As for your assertion that the article already has enough images, you fail to consider the qualitative difference between a logo and photographs.
- I don't object to you reverting my edit (this is a normal part of the collaborative process). But don't be rude to me. My contributions to Wikipedia speak for themselves, especially regarding the "fair use policy". All images I upload meet the requirements of that policy. So do not scold me as if I'm an unaware or irresponsible editor. Senator2029 “Talk” 00:53, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
- Not counting the image in question, your talk page shows 19 instances where a non-free image uploaded by you was orphaned (because apparently no one wants it in the article) and fully 13 of those have been deleted. Another two images were taken to MfD. This is why I bring the subject up. Do you find this unreasonable? Chris Troutman (talk) 01:07, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
- How wrong you are! There are several reasons why images become orphaned. Due to your grudge, you come up with the "Senator-uploads-lame-images-that-aren't-useful hypothesis" to explain orphaned images. However, they are orphaned because:
- a better quality (PNG instead of JPEG) was uploaded, or
- a company introduces a new logo, or
- I uploaded a logo, but never added it into the intended article.
- An apology isn't necessary, but please do respond with how you prefer the museum's logo to be displayed in the article. Senator2029 “Talk” 05:44, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
- How wrong you are! There are several reasons why images become orphaned. Due to your grudge, you come up with the "Senator-uploads-lame-images-that-aren't-useful hypothesis" to explain orphaned images. However, they are orphaned because:
- Not counting the image in question, your talk page shows 19 instances where a non-free image uploaded by you was orphaned (because apparently no one wants it in the article) and fully 13 of those have been deleted. Another two images were taken to MfD. This is why I bring the subject up. Do you find this unreasonable? Chris Troutman (talk) 01:07, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
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Suggestion Re: Education in Norwalk, Connecticut
[edit]- Good day! With your endorsement, I would like to continue my editing of 'EIN' article. I apologize for any delay in this matter as it now appears my block has been lifted. - I would like to merge my contributions into the article, as it is now, without any inadvertent removal of material. - Also, I would request that the info-box in the article be moved to the top of the article. - If you like, I would be happy to post my proposed edit either in a sandbox or here in your talk page so you can go over it in advance of the article's posting. - Awaiting your reply. - Thanks for reading this−−→StephenTS42 (talk) 12:06, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
For your consideration
[edit]Within the city of Norwalk, Connecticut is an established selection of public, private, and parochial schools.——→StephenTS42 (talk) 18:26, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Public Schools
[edit]Norwalk Public Schools | |
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Location | |
United States | |
District information | |
Type | School district |
Grades | K-12 |
Established | 1678 |
Superintendent | Dr. Steven Adamowski |
Budget | $176,150,073 FY 16/17 Approved Budget |
Students and staff | |
Students | 11,000 |
Athletic conference | FCIAC |
Other information | |
Website | www |
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Public schools
[edit]The first mention of a school in the town proceedings is dated May 29, 1678. The town voted and agreed to hire a school master to teach all of the children in the town to read, and write, and the Townsmen (selectmen) were instructed to hire Mr. Cornish on as reasonable terms as they can. Feb. 20, 1679, James Olmsted was appointed school master to set copies for the children. Nov. 17, 1679, it was voted to build a school house 20 ft. long 18 ft. wide, posts 7ft., and to be not less than 6 ft. from floor to ceiling ; it was to stand between Samuel Keeler's corner and the water flood, which has been located near the barn of W. S. Hanford, directly in front of the upper school house.
— Weed, Samuel Richards, Norwalk after two hundred & fifty years..., 1902, C. A. Freeman, South Norwalk, Conn., https://archive.org/details/norwalkaftertwoh00weed, page109.
Presently, the Norwalk Public School system is a single school district, with the Board of Education that has charge and direction of Norwalk's public schools may divide the district into sub-districts for the purpose of control of attendance of pupils of certain schools. The district is comprised of 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, one alternative high school program and one inclusive pre-school program. Norwalk offers two magnet schools at the elementary level, Columbus Magnet School and Jefferson Science Magnet School, which was named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School for its work in closing the achievement gap. Norwalk also offers the Mano-a-Mano magnet program at Silvermine Elementary School, a dual language immersion program that evolved into a full magnet school. Norwalk is also home to the Center for Global Studies, an inter-district high school magnet program housed at Brien McMahon High School, as well as Norwalk Early College Academy, the State’s first early college, P-TECH model program (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) in partnership with IBM, Norwalk Community College and the State of Connecticut. In September, 2016, the state-of-the art- Norwalk Early Childhood Center opened its doors to serve preschool families of both typical and special needs children.[1]
Norwalk's Board of Education[2] is comprised of of nine members who are also electors [qualified voters] of the City of Norwalk. One member elected from each of the Council districts as established in the city charter and four members elected at large. Members serve for terms of four years.
For more information please read: "Norwalk Charter and Related Laws".
High Schools
[edit]- Norwalk High School and The Norwalk Early College Academy[3]
- Brien McMahon High School and The Center for Global Studies[4]
- Norwalk Pathways Academy[5]
Middle schools
[edit]- Nathan Hale Middle School
- Ponus Ridge Middle School (In the 2005-06 school year 42.3 percent of the school's 640 students qualified for free or reduced-price lunches. A total of 40.3 percent of students come from homes where the primary language is not English. The primary language for many students is Spanish, but students also come from homes where Chinese or Haitian Creole are spoken. The school building was constructed in the late 1950s. On May 14, 2007, several state legislators toured the school in an attempt by Fairfield County lawmakers to educate them about the need for more state education funding in the richest county in the state.[6])
- West Rocks Middle School
- Roton Middle School[7]
Elementary schools
[edit]- Brookside Elementary School[8]
- Columbus Magnet School[9]
- Cranbury Elementary School[10]
- Fox Run Elementary School[11]
- Jefferson Science Magnet School[12]
- Kendall Elementary School[13]
- Marvin Elementary School[14]
- Naramake Elementary School[15]
- Rowayton Elementary School[16]
- Silvermine Elementary School[17]
- Tracy Elementary School[18]
- Wolfpit Elementary School[19]
Charter schools
[edit]- Side by Side Community School[20]
(The Side by Side Community School is a charter school that is located in South Norwalk and serves grades pre-K through 8th. It was started in 1997, soon after Connecticut's charter school law went into effect, by a group of public educators. This regional school serves students from Norwalk as well as from surrounding towns.[21])
Private schools
[edit]- Winston Preparatory School[22]
- The Congregation Beth El on East Avenue runs the Nitzan preschool as well as the Navasky Hebrew school for part-time religious instruction of children who are enrolled full-time in other elementary schools.
- Since September 2004 the Montessori Middle School for grades 5-8 has been in Norwalk and is currently at 24 Lois Street (off of Westport Avenue). It is associated with The Montessori School for elementary grades in nearby Wilton.[23]
Parochial schools
[edit]- All Saints Catholic School[24] (The All Saints Catholic School, serves grades pre-K through 8th. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport which consolidated three previous Norwalk elementary schools (St. Thomas, St. Philips, and St. Mary's) and closed the former Central Catholic High School to open the All Saints in the former Central Catholic High building on West Rocks Road.)
- Parkway Christian Academy Happy Time Nursery[25]
Post-secondary education
[edit]- Norwalk Community College
- Norwalk Hospital runs an internship program associated with the Yale School of Medicine and a nursing program associated with Norwalk Community College.[26]
Low test scores of Norwalk Public Schools
[edit]Ponus Ridge Middle School is well known[by whom?] around the city of for having some of the lowest test scores in the city. The CMT scores in 2006 through 2009 were on average 20% below state averages. For reading, the scores were about 20% below state average. For writing, the scores were about 25% below average. For math, the test scores were about 20% below average.[27]
West Rocks Middle School is not as well known[by whom?] for having low test scores, but it fits the pattern of most other Norwalk Public Schools. CMT scores for reading, writing, and math have steadily increased in grades 7 and 8 since 2006. The average CMT grade for a 7th or 8th grader in 2006 was a 68%. With the slight passage of time, by 2009 CMT scores for 7th and 8th graders in the fields of reading and writing have increased to an average of 70%, and the math scores have increased to an average of 80%. The state average for 7th grade reading was 84%, the average writing grade was 81%, and the average math grade was 86%. The state average for 8th grade reading was 80%, the average writing score was 84%, and the average math score was 85%. The test scores for 7th and 8th grade are generally 10 points lower than state averages. The CMT scores for 6th graders have rapidly dropped from 2006 to 2009. West Rocks' 6th grade student CMT averages in 2006 were 69% for reading, 83% for writing, and 77% for math. By 2008, the scores were 60% for reading, 62% for writing, and 67% for math. The state averages for reading, writing, and math were 80%, 83%, and 87%, respectively.[28]
The State Education Department announced on January 28, 2008 that Norwalk was one of twelve districts in the state that it would help to close student achievement gaps.[29]
Radon levels in 2007-2008
[edit]State-mandated radon tests in early 2007 found rooms in five elementary schools with levels above the "federal action limit" of 4 picocuries per liter for the colorless, odorless gas. (The gas naturally occurs in Fairfield County and comes up from the ground from the decay of radium. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking.) The 700 tests, conducted every five years by state law, found actionable levels of radon in Rowayton, Naramake, Cranbury and Wolfpit elementary schools as well as Richard C. Briggs High School. Mitigation work, including air-suction devices, was done on just over a dozen rooms at the various schools, then a follow-up test was done which found one Wolfpit classroom located farthest away from the air-suction devices still had 5.1 picocuries per liter, so an additional device was installed in early March 2008.[30]
No Child Left Behind Act in Norwalk
[edit][Note: Every Student Succeeds Act has since (2015) replaced the No Child Left Behind Act
In 2006, all high schools, three of the city's middle schools and nine of its elementary schools, along with a "community school" were cited as falling behind in standards for the federal "No Child Left Behind" Act. Three elementary schools had not met the standards (which rise year by year) for two years in a row, so students in those schools are offered the choice to go to a Norwalk public school that hasn't been designated as needing improvement. "Whole school" problems are school-wide, "subgroup" problems reflect groups such as white, black, Hispanic, Asian and American-Indian children; English language learners; students with disabilities; and economically disadvantaged students.[31]
- Norwalk High School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math."
- Brien McMahon High School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Briggs High School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math and reading."
- West Rocks Middle School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Roton Middle School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math."
- Ponus Ridge Middle School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math."
- Brookside — For 2006, the school did not meet NCLB criteria two years in a row, so students (within certain parameters) will be offered the choice of going to another school. In the report the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Columbus — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Cranbury — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Fox Run — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Jefferson — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in reading."
- Kendall — For 2006, the school did not meet NCLB criteria two years in a row, so students (within certain parameters) will be offered the choice of going to another school. In the report the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Marvin — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math and reading."
- Naramake — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in reading."
- Silvermine — For 2006, the school did not meet NCLB criteria two years in a row, so students (within certain parameters) will be offered the choice of going to another school. In the report the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math and reading."
- Side by Side Community charter school (not Norwalk public) — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math."
District Reference Group H
[edit]Norwalk is one of eight public school systems in District Reference Group H, a classification made by the state Department of Education for the purpose of comparison with the achievement levels of similar schools and districts. District reference groups are defined as "districts whose students' families are similar in education, income, occupation and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment."[32] The other seven school districts in the group are Ansonia, Danbury, Derby, East Hartford, Meriden, Norwich, Stamford, and West Haven.[33]
References
[edit]- ^ "ABOUT NORWALK PUBLIC SCHOOLS". NORWALK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SchoolMessenger Presence. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Board of Education". City of Norwalk. Government Websites by CivicPlus. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Norwalk Early College Academy". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Center for Global Studies". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Norwalk Pathways Academy". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Chamoff, Lisa, "Legislators tour Norwalk school: City would like larger slice of state funds", news article in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, May 15, 2007, pp 1, A4
- ^ "Roton Middle School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Brookside Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Columbus Magnet School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Cranbury Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Fox Run Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Jefferson Science Magnet School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Kendall Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Marvin Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Naramake Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Rowayton Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Silvermine Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Tracey Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Wolfpit Elementary School". SchoolMessenger Presence. West Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Side by Side Charter School". Side by Side Charter School. Side by Side Charter School. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Side by Side Community School - School History". Retrieved 2008-05-16. [dead link]
- ^ "Winston Preparatory School". Winston Preparatory School. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "About Us, The Montessori School, Wilton, CT 06897". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "All Saints Catholic School". All Saints Catholic School. EDLIO. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Parkway Christian Academy Happy Time Nursery". Niche.com Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Norwalk Hospital. "Hospital History". Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/ct/678
- ^ http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/ct/683
- ^ "State Education Department Working with 12 Districts to Close Achievement Gap" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ Chamoff, Lisa, "Radon levels reduced at 5 schools: But Wolfpit Elementary faces more tests", The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, Norwalk edition, p A11, A13, March 18, 2007
- ^ "3 schools must offer parents a choice," article by Matt Breslow in The Advocate of Stamford, Norwalk Edition, August 24, 2006, accessed same day
- ^ Connecticut State Department of Education. "STRATEGIC SCHOOL PROFILE 2006-07 Norwalk School District" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
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For your consideration; please edit the above if you wish, Alert me when finished and I will post it with your edits included. Thank you——→StephenTS42 (talk) 18:30, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]External links
[edit]- Norwalk Public Schools official web site
- The Norwalk Education Foundation is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment of Norwalk public education
- Norwalk School District is maintained by the Connecticut State Department of Education and has individual school reports
- Side by Side Community School official web site
- All Saints Catholic School Norwalk CT
- Congregation Beth El
- The Montessori School
- Winston Preparatory School
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