Support Full-time Position for Aquaculture's Guidance Counselor, Finette Lafontant Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/support-full-time-position-for-aquacultures-guidance-counselor-finette-lafontant.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2026 10:32 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Gay Tolmie [Signature #206] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20008140?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 May 2016 09:56:50 UTC 20008140 Tracey Ormond [Signature #205] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20004502?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 May 2016 07:16:36 UTC 20004502 Linda Lisi [Signature #204] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19997473?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 May 2016 10:00:02 UTC 19997473 Jesenia Rojas [Signature #203] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19997267?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 May 2016 07:50:37 UTC 19997267 Patti Schif [Signature #202] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19997056?utm_medium=rss I support this petition.

]]> Wed, 18 May 2016 05:43:59 UTC 19997056 Claudine DeRubeis [Signature #201] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19995896?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 May 2016 02:46:41 UTC 19995896 Elizabeth Neugebauer [Signature #200] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19993030?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 May 2016 12:54:48 UTC 19993030 Christina Elmore [Signature #199] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19992517?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 May 2016 08:34:07 UTC 19992517 Christine Mckinney [Signature #198] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19992445?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 May 2016 08:03:21 UTC 19992445 Anonymous [Signature #197] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19992376?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 May 2016 07:34:04 UTC 19992376 Anonymous [Signature #196] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991881?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 May 2016 04:56:31 UTC 19991881 Anonymous [Signature #195] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991298?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 May 2016 10:12:46 UTC 19991298 Anonymous [Signature #194] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991162?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 May 2016 07:55:57 UTC 19991162 Anonymous [Signature #193] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991153?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 May 2016 07:45:24 UTC 19991153 Anonymous [Signature #192] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991141?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 May 2016 07:37:39 UTC 19991141 Anonymous [Signature #191] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991136?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 May 2016 07:34:19 UTC 19991136 Lou Roca [Signature #190] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991127?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 May 2016 07:28:11 UTC 19991127 Susan D'Amato [Signature #189] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19991100?utm_medium=rss Aqua is an amazing program. It has boosted the science college careers of many local area students. Please keep our guidance counselor.

]]> Sun, 15 May 2016 07:04:56 UTC 19991100 Robin Musante [Signature #188] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19990317?utm_medium=rss This is a very important position and the lack of a full time guidance counselor puts students and parents at a grave disadvantage at a very critical time of their education where they need a lot of direction and support.

]]> Sun, 15 May 2016 09:54:28 UTC 19990317 Anonymous [Signature #187] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19989246?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 May 2016 04:37:56 UTC 19989246 Kat Banas [Signature #186] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19988083?utm_medium=rss I fully support there being as full time position for the guidance counselor at Aquaculure School.

]]> Sat, 14 May 2016 05:39:15 UTC 19988083 Villia Struyk [Signature #185] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19985977?utm_medium=rss The importance of having a full-time guidance counselor cannot be overstated. My son became interested in Aqua after a presentation made at his school by Lois Foito, who was then guidance counselor at a time when the position was full-time . We had missed open house and she graciously gave us a tour, without which he wouldn't have attended. His experience there was unbelievably wonderful -- and I believe played a major role in is acceptance to the college of his choice. A full-time guidance counselor is needed. We reached out to Ms. Foito numerous times -- and I can't imagine how difficult it would be for Ms. Lafontant to be working with so many students on a part-time basis.

BRASTEC is a life-changing school -- one that sends a record-breaking of number of students on to college. It should be supported. I am frustrated and disheartened by Aqua's loss of a Chinese teacher (sent to the new tech school which has other language teachers!!!!) as well as the full-time guidance counselor. Clearly, budget issues are challenging. But Aqua should not be forced to continuously lose resources. This is unfair --- and I cannot help but think it is politically motivated as well.

]]> Fri, 13 May 2016 02:14:13 UTC 19985977 Anonymous [Signature #184] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19982658?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 09:13:06 UTC 19982658 Tina Scaccia [Signature #183] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19982482?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 08:37:41 UTC 19982482 Chris Ingram [Signature #182] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19982333?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 08:00:10 UTC 19982333 Diane Bourque [Signature #181] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19982089?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 04:27:23 UTC 19982089 Fran Hernandez [Signature #180] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981953?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 02:19:58 UTC 19981953 Irma Torres [Signature #179] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981938?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 02:10:21 UTC 19981938 Liana Dicurzio [Signature #178] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981771?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 11:12:31 UTC 19981771 Joe Burns [Signature #177] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981768?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 11:08:16 UTC 19981768 mary michelin [Signature #176] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981697?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 10:12:50 UTC 19981697 Michael Benton [Signature #175] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981647?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 09:29:44 UTC 19981647 Lori Prizio [Signature #174] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981634?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 09:16:58 UTC 19981634 Andrew Menjivar [Signature #173] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981625?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 09:06:28 UTC 19981625 Mary Murohy [Signature #172] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981623?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 09:05:01 UTC 19981623 Anonymous [Signature #171] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981619?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 09:02:59 UTC 19981619 Natalina DeMeis [Signature #170] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981617?utm_medium=rss The kids need counselors!

]]> Thu, 12 May 2016 09:02:23 UTC 19981617 Anonymous [Signature #169] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981615?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 09:01:30 UTC 19981615 Christopher Cortina [Signature #168] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981607?utm_medium=rss They need her 5 days a week

]]> Thu, 12 May 2016 08:56:25 UTC 19981607 Anonymous [Signature #167] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981605?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 08:54:30 UTC 19981605 anna clericuzio [Signature #166] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981598?utm_medium=rss support Acqua

]]> Thu, 12 May 2016 08:52:00 UTC 19981598 Judy Brady [Signature #165] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981595?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 08:50:30 UTC 19981595 Anonymous [Signature #164] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981561?utm_medium=rss Please keep the School guidance counselor a full time position.

]]> Thu, 12 May 2016 08:29:21 UTC 19981561 James Benton [Signature #163] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981483?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 07:33:10 UTC 19981483 lori burns [Signature #162] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981446?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 06:50:51 UTC 19981446 Debra O'Keefe [Signature #161] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981194?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2016 12:40:49 UTC 19981194 Mike Ginley [Signature #160] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981053?utm_medium=rss I support this

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 09:19:32 UTC 19981053 Anonymous [Signature #159] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981040?utm_medium=rss I support the request for a full time guidance counselor at the Bridgeport Aquaculture school. I think research studies have shown the need and positive influence that guidance counselor shave on teenagers.

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 09:01:49 UTC 19981040 Marie Benton [Signature #158] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19981017?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 08:28:15 UTC 19981017 Maureen Benton [Signature #157] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980998?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 08:04:46 UTC 19980998 Anonymous [Signature #156] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980992?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 07:59:34 UTC 19980992 Catalina Acevedo [Signature #155] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980985?utm_medium=rss If what there trying to do is cut down on their budget, I have a couple suggestions on what and where they should start!

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 07:53:03 UTC 19980985 Carolyn Tormey [Signature #154] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980981?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 07:48:55 UTC 19980981 Anonymous [Signature #153] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980947?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 07:19:17 UTC 19980947 Jeannie Wade [Signature #152] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980937?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 07:02:23 UTC 19980937 Wendy Marciano [Signature #151] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980931?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 06:53:01 UTC 19980931 Patrick O'Reilly [Signature #150] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980930?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 06:52:44 UTC 19980930 Janet Sabovik [Signature #149] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980915?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 06:33:30 UTC 19980915 Robert Agostini [Signature #148] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980910?utm_medium=rss The students at Aquaculture deserve a full time Guidance counselor. It is necessary, especially since the school supports 7 different sending towns.

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 06:23:30 UTC 19980910 Lilliam Solis [Signature #147] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980884?utm_medium=rss Yes, we need a full time counselor for our students in AquaCultural School

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 05:44:58 UTC 19980884 Anonymous [Signature #146] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980843?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 05:10:03 UTC 19980843 RoBin Jean Mojcik [Signature #145] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980834?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 05:02:37 UTC 19980834 Wayni Polanco [Signature #144] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980802?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 04:23:42 UTC 19980802 Kimberly Luciano [Signature #143] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980782?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 04:01:14 UTC 19980782 Anonymous [Signature #142] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980776?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 03:55:45 UTC 19980776 Anonymous [Signature #141] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980772?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 03:51:02 UTC 19980772 Anonymous [Signature #140] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980771?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 03:50:57 UTC 19980771 Suzanne Richards [Signature #139] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980769?utm_medium=rss We need a full time guidance counselor at the Aquaculture School in Bridgeport, CT

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 03:49:47 UTC 19980769 Anonymous [Signature #138] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980759?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 03:42:53 UTC 19980759 Anonymous [Signature #137] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980671?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 02:26:41 UTC 19980671 Catherine McMahon [Signature #136] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980602?utm_medium=rss Would like Mrs LaFontat to be full-time please she she is a Lot of help at the Aqua Culture school

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 01:05:16 UTC 19980602 Catherine McMahon [Signature #135] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980600?utm_medium=rss Need to have Mrs LaFontat full time. She was a big help for me and helping my son with some scholarships for college .

]]> Wed, 11 May 2016 01:01:50 UTC 19980600 halina chodziutko [Signature #134] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980271?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 08:01:56 UTC 19980271 Stuart Needleman [Signature #133] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980213?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 06:53:05 UTC 19980213 Anonymous [Signature #132] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980147?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 05:39:56 UTC 19980147 Anonymous [Signature #131] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19980136?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2016 05:23:36 UTC 19980136 Jamil Harp [Signature #130] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979708?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 10:10:03 UTC 19979708 Anonymous [Signature #129] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979697?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 10:04:00 UTC 19979697 Theodora Benezra [Signature #128] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979593?utm_medium=rss My son went to Aqua and couldn't have done it without the full-time, loving guidance of Lois Foito. All Aqua students need and deserve a guidance counselor who is available full time.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 09:13:04 UTC 19979593 Cheryl Dioguardi [Signature #127] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979473?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 07:15:17 UTC 19979473 Marcia Ennis [Signature #126] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979458?utm_medium=rss It is a vital component of the students' experience and education at Aqua to have a full time guidance counselor available. My daughter often consulted with Ms. Foito and Ms. Lafontant and found them extremely helpful and vital to their experience both with school and planning for college studies. Students at the school bridge two schools and navigating that schedule and all that comes with it is another important reason to have this kind of administrative support and connection.
Two days a week is not sufficient for a student body of this size. Thank you.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 07:03:08 UTC 19979458 Anonymous [Signature #125] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979446?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 06:51:30 UTC 19979446 Anne Needleman [Signature #124] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979427?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 06:36:01 UTC 19979427 Carol Montagnese [Signature #123] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979400?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 06:02:46 UTC 19979400 Patricia Bowman [Signature #122] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979371?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 05:43:02 UTC 19979371 Katherine Sullivan [Signature #121] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979298?utm_medium=rss Finette is one of the most effective, engaged and intelligent educators I have ever met. We miss her at Aqua and she needs to be reinstated. Not only for our students, but for the parents that seek a responsive, thoughtful and accurate response to any issues about our children. Which she consistently provided. For prospective students and their parents, it gives pause that there is not an on-site guidance counselor. A school without a guidance counselor is like with ship without a rudder.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 04:53:29 UTC 19979298 Anonymous [Signature #120] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979276?utm_medium=rss Please hire the appropriate person for our school! We have to have an advisor for the students .

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 04:39:44 UTC 19979276 jill bebey [Signature #119] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979246?utm_medium=rss When we signed up for Aquaculture school, we were promised a full time guidance counselor. Not only is the new guidance counselor new, she has no time to learn the students, learn the ropes and guide these children. These are exceptional students who deserve to be guided and help to use this blessing of this specialized education to their full potential and this is not possible with the l limited resources.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 04:25:53 UTC 19979246 Anonymous [Signature #118] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979219?utm_medium=rss Our child attended BRASTEC for four years and we believe it was the most influential part of her high school education. The school runs with minimal staff - and the existing staffing is essential to the students' educational and social needs as well as their preparation for further academic endeavors. Please reconsider having a full-time guidance counselor for these students. They are faced with so many challenging decisions when in high school and so many of the students have only a guidance counselor that can help them.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 04:14:27 UTC 19979219 Kelly Sohigian [Signature #117] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979198?utm_medium=rss Please support a full time guidance position at Aquaculture

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 04:04:58 UTC 19979198 Sue Adams [Signature #116] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979141?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 03:35:57 UTC 19979141 Jacob Cuevas [Signature #115] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979051?utm_medium=rss I went to aqua throughout highschool, and ms. Foito was always there helping us, if the students now only have a part time consoler, their surely are missing up ok opertunities which would be otherwise avalible.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 02:58:33 UTC 19979051 Madeline Gianatasio [Signature #114] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979050?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 02:57:52 UTC 19979050 Idongesit Udo-okon [Signature #113] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19979002?utm_medium=rss As a former student at Aquaculture I know the Guidance Counselor was instrumental to my success. Please, don't take away from the students the one thing they need to succeed in school and life as a whole.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 02:37:24 UTC 19979002 Christine ferrante [Signature #112] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19978994?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 02:32:55 UTC 19978994 Cindy Nistico [Signature #111] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19978880?utm_medium=rss My daughter attended Aqua for four years and had Mrs. Foito ... a guidance counselor was needed to guide her in academics .Aqua needs a full time GC to be available to the kids full time.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 01:44:39 UTC 19978880 Carol Porrata Elstein [Signature #110] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19978876?utm_medium=rss As an alumni parent of an aquaculture student I know understand the value of a full-time Guidance Councelor. The students need to maintain an available connection at all times to properly serve these hardworking students. Do not underfund the aquaculture school ( BRASTEC). these kids are often more comfortable at this school than their homeschools. Please do not short-change these students with a part-time guidance counselor. Guidance counselor roles are about 3x greater than their "job descriptions" states. We need Finette Lafontant Fullt-time so she can provide the same kind of nurturing and technical support that Lois Foito provided.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2016 01:44:00 UTC 19978876 Anonymous [Signature #109] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19978822?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 01:12:12 UTC 19978822 Pooh Donohue [Signature #108] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19978819?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2016 01:11:11 UTC 19978819 Anonymous [Signature #107] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19978810?utm_medium=rss You have a gem of a school there -why set it in tin foil? Your alumni need help with placements, colleges or career. With this
big push on STEM why would you ever
diminish what you were blessed with.

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