Angela Carella: Outgoing schools chief reined in cost of absentee teachers James Connelly began some detective work soon after he arrived in Stamford as interim superintendent in January. He kept hearing about teachers who were in a kind of limbo. They were absent for long periods, on paid leave for disciplinary reasons that did not seem to get resolved. He wanted to know how many and for how long. He found eight. He vowed that by the end of his term, which was Thursday, he would take action on all of them. He almost made his goal, resolving seven of the cases. “We’re still gathering information on one because the person ... Continue reading... http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Angela-Carella-Outgoing-schools-chief-reined-in-8337439.php
