Superintendent Update – July 8, 2022
July 8, 2022 Dear Families, Thank you for your partnership. Please see below some important news and updates. <NEW> Post-Secondary Success Rates We have some exciting news from the Office of College and Career Readiness. This year, there was significant growth in the completion of tasks within Naviance, a program that offers college and career […]
Summer Reading Challenge: Space Mission
Ready to take your summer to the next level? Join the Summer Reading Space Mission! You can complete your mission by: Reading for at least 20 minutes a day for five days a week Filling out the game board (available in English and Spanish) and completing the activities Bringing your reading log to any Hartford […]
Summer Mathematics Website!
Welcome to the Hartford Public Schools Summer Mathematics Website! https://sites.google.com/hartfordschools.org/hpssummer2022math/home Elementary students can discover math all around them this summer! Our website shares various ways that students can incorporate mathematics into their daily summertime routines via Math Games, Math Activities, Personalized Digital Learning and/or Practice Problem Sets. Middle & High School students can strengthen their mathematical […]
More HPS Students Applying to College
The Office of College and Career Readiness is excited to share new data that shows more HPS students are making post-secondary plans. To support students with reaching their postsecondary goals, our district uses Naviance, which offers a suite of college and career planning tools to our students, and facilitates the college application process for juniors […]
HPS, United Way and Hartford Public Library Partner in UnitedWeRead at Camp Courant
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut launched Summer of Action July 6, 2022 providing books and reading with children at Camp Courant, a United Way-supported summer program. The initiative includes the Hartford Public Library and Hartford Public School’s Summer Space Mission Reading Challenge combined with efforts to provide families with resources during the summer […]
Summer Meals 2022
See the list below for all the open sites that are providing Summer Meals this summer. Anyone 18 and under can participate at these sites. They do not need to be a Hartford resident or a HPS student. (There are no grab and go meals available this year.) Site Address Zip Dates of Operation Days […]
Free Museum Admission for Students this Summer
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the popular state program Connecticut Summer at the Museum is returning for the 2022 summer season, enabling Connecticut children to receive free admission at more than 130 museums across the state during the summer months. The governor established the program in 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a […]
NEW EPISODE! “Let’s Talk HPS” PODCAST with Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Please enjoy our latest podcast episode of Let’s Talk, Hartford Public Schools with Mr. Rich. Mr. Rich discusses education and life experiences in Hartford, Connecticut with someone who arrived in Hartford, CT as a 9 year-old child from Puerto Rico who learned to speak English at Burns Latino Studies Academy, where she was inspired to become a […]