Bulkeley High School Hosts First Literacy Night
What do chocolate milk, Scrabble, and magnetic poetry have in common? They were all examples of literacy activities that Bulkeley High School teachers used to engage students on Dec. 12. for the school’s first Literacy Night. In the cafeteria, teachers organized an array of stations offering different literacy activities. At one table, students were asked […]
Weaver Student Reporter Video Finalist for Presidential Debate
When Weaver High School’s Kemani Campbell interviewed R.J. Kinsella Performing Arts Magnet School’s Donovan Shaw about what he would ask candidates in the upcoming Democratic Presidential debate, the high school junior had no way of knowing the video might be selected to air nationally. The chances improved dramatically when PBS NewsHour selected the interview for […]
Student Advocacy Leads to CT’s “13th Amendment Day” Proclamation
Hartford Public High School history teacher, Bobby Abate clarifies, “The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 only freed slaves in the southern states and the Juneteenth Celebration recalls when slaves in Texas, in June of 1865, finally heard the news that the war was over. It was not until December 6th, 1865, with the ratification of the […]
Celebrating Computer Science Education Week at HMTCA
Picture a roomful of high school students seated in small groups at round tables, laptops open, fully engaged in the work on their screens. That was the scene on Monday, Dec. 9, at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (HMTCA), where students in one room were working on coding projects. They were participating in a school-wide […]
SMSA Partners with CCMC Division of Clinical Services for Career Day
SMSA and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center’s Division of Clinical Services held its second annual Career Day for students in 10th grade. All sophomores were engaged in learning about four different careers within the healthcare industry including Audiology, Speech Therapy, EEG, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Nutrition. This event was held to expand students’ knowledge of […]
Keeping Our Learners on Track: HPS Student Engagement Specialists
In August 2019, Hartford Public Schools launched a new strategy to tackle chronic absenteeism and lack of student engagement. The district designated 18 Student Engagement Specialists – full-time staff who address attendance challenges with research-based efforts. Reducing chronic absenteeism (CA) is a key priority for the district. Research shows that students who are chronically absent […]
HPS Superintendent Talks Education Equity with Hartford Foundation
The issue of Chronic Absenteeism (CA) starts early, said HPS Superintendent Leslie Torres-Rodriguez in a recent podcast produced by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG), called Disinvested. In fact, 1 in 10 kindergarteners miss 18 days of school or more, which defines CA. If Chronic Absenteeism is not addressed and corrected early, the problem […]
