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Region 16 holding kindergarten registration
REGION 16 — Kindergarten registration for Laurel Ledge and Algonquin schools will be held Jan. 22 through Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is open to those children who will turn 5 by Jan. 1, 2014 and are residents of Beacon Falls. During registration, parents can register their child and pick... »
School board keeps options open with Algonquin
PROSPECT — As the three-part school building project forges ahead in Region 16, the Board of Education is keeping its options open as far as the Algonquin School property is concerned. The plan, as it stands now, is to demolish the school in Prospect and build a new office for the district, which covers... »
Getting to know each other
New Algonquin principal greets students with treat PROSPECT — Students received more than just a sugar free grape, orange or cherry Popsicle from Algonquin School’s new principal on the first day of school Wednesday. They got to know a little more about Rima McGeehan. McGeehan, of Waterbury and former Kent Center School principal, visited... »
New Algonquin principal receives warm welcome
PROSPECT — Rima McGeehan’s education career has come full circle. Two decades ago McGeehan got her start in the field as a student-teacher in Prospect. On Wednesday she will start her first official day as principal of Algonquin School. “We are so looking forward to her coming,” said Board of Education Chair Priscilla Cretella... »
Reception Monday for new Algonquin principal
PROSPECT — The public will get a chance to meet Algonquin School’s new principal, Rima McGeehan, during a reception July 30. The reception will be held from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at Algonquin School, 30 Coer Road. McGeehan, a Waterbury resident, was selected for the job out of a pool of nearly three dozen... »
School board hires new principal for Algonquin
PROSPECT — After wading through a pool of nearly three dozen candidates, Region 16 school officials chose Rima McGeehan as the next principal of Algonquin School in Prospect. “The quality of the candidates was very strong and we’re happy accepted the position,” Interim Superintendent of Schools Tim James said. McGeehan was chosen out... »
School board supports tearing down Algonquin
BEACON FALLS — The Region 16 Board of Education has backed a plan to demolish Algonquin School in Prospect to make way for a new district office. The board unanimously supported the plan at a special meeting June 21 at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls. The early plans call for a 5,600-sqaure-foot... »
Building committee looking to level Algonquin
BEACON FALLS — A new Region 16 district office may yet be built on the Algonquin School property in Prospect — just without using the school. “As it is right now, we’re looking at demolishing the Algonquin building and possibly utilizing some of the concrete slab,” Building Committee Chair Stanley Pilat told the Board... »
Alternative plan sought for new district office
PROSPECT — The growing cost associated with turning Algonquin School in Prospect into Region 16’s district office has the building committee in charge of the project exploring alternative options for a new district office. “What we have subsequently discovered is it’s going to cost us an astronomical amount of money to do it on... »
No explanation for spike in scores
Teachers receive testing training PROSPECT —A spike in reading assessment scores remains unexplained as school officials have decided to drop a review of the scores in order to focus on ensuring all teachers are trained in testing protocols. In March, school administrators removed some Algonquin School third-grade teachers from their classrooms prior to the... »