By Robert A. Frahm
Fairfield—In affluent, high-achieving school districts like this one, the state’s top education official thinks the best strategy might be for the state education department to step aside and do less, not more.
State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor asked Fairfield officials how the state could ease the burden of regulations, annual reports and other bureaucratic mandates that often lead to a mountain of paperwork.
“We’re interested in hearing about regulatory barriers, anything that might be a hindrance … We want to know how to get out of your way,” Pryor told the Fairfield Board of Education this week.
Fairfield was the latest stop on what Pryor calls a “listening tour” to visit schools, meet educators and assess the needs of the state’s public education system as he completes his second month on the job.
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