5 Things To Know This Week In Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, CT — The Bridgeport Board of Education meets Monday for an update on its progress toward state intervention, and a board committee takes up a high-dosage tutoring program Tuesday.

Here are five things to know about life around Bridgeport this week:

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1. Board Of Education Hears State Intervention Update, Weighs City Attorney Post
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center, 60 St. Stephens Road
What to know: The chairperson's report includes an update on the board's progress toward state intervention, according to the agenda. New business includes a recommendation by City Attorney Tyisha Toms to create a full-time city attorney position dedicated to and funded by the Board of Education, a professional services agreement with The Docentus Group LLC for interim human capital leadership and an updated Title IX policy. The consent agenda includes immediate adoption of a retaliation and whistleblowing policy.
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2. School Board Committee Takes Up Tutoring, Special Ed Staffing
When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Room 305, City Hall, 45 Lyon Terrace
What to know: The Board of Education's Instruction and Support Services Committee meets in special session to consider referring a high-dosage tutoring program and a Bridgeport Prospers professional services agreement to the full board, according to the agenda. It also has an enrollment update, an analysis of special education paraprofessionals and special education teacher-to-student ratios on the agenda.
More information here.

3. City Council Budget And Appropriations Committee Meets
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 45 Lyon Terrace
What to know: The City Council's Budget and Appropriations Committee meets, according to the city's events calendar. At its Nov. 2 meeting, the council referred a proposal for general obligation bonds to fund capital improvement projects to this committee. No agenda was posted as of Friday. The council's Contracts and Education and Social Services committees, set for Tuesday and Thursday, are canceled.
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4. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
When: Friday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m.
Where: Burroughs-Saden Library, 925 Broad St., third-floor meeting room
What to know: Bridgeport History Center archivist Jaime Pettit tells the story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and other shipwrecks of the Great Lakes and Long Island Sound, according to the Bridgeport Public Library. All library branches are closed Wednesday for Veterans Day.
More information here.

5. Illusionist David Garrity At Beardsley Branch
When: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.
Where: Beardsley Branch Library, 2536 East Main St.
What to know: Illusionist David Garrity performs mind reading, a floating table and other magic in a free show for ages 14 and up, according to the library.
More information here.