Open
CHOICE
HARTFORD REGION
PROGRAM
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860-524-4010 • www.crec.org/choice
openchoice@crec.org
2016-2017
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Open Choice Makes a Difference
The Hartford Region Open Choice Program, formerly Project Concern,
is a 49-year-old program that offers Hartford students the opportunity to
attend public schools in suburban towns, and it allows suburban students the
opportunity to attend public schools in Hartford. These opportunities come
at no cost to families.
The goal of the Hartford Region Open Choice Program is to improve
academic achievement, to reduce racial, ethnic, and economic isolation, and
to provide all children with a choice of high-quality educational programs.
Studies show that students who attend integrated schools are more likely to
graduate from high school, go to college, and graduate from college.
CREC is one of three agencies in Connecticut mandated by the state
legislature to manage the statewide Open Choice Program, and funding for
the program is provided by the Connecticut State Department of Education.
CREC’s Open Choice team includes bilingual staff, and they work closely with school
districts to support students and their families. Together, CREC staff helps children
participate in a rewarding, diverse, and educational experience that will prepare them
for a successful future.
Open Choice Early Beginnings
Open Choice Early Beginnings is the preschool and kindergarten component of the Open
Choice Program. The goal of Open Choice Early Beginnings is to improve the academic
success and integration of children in their new school districts. Students receive both
social and academic instructional support in a full-day school program that is designed to
meet the rigorous goals of both the school district and the Connecticut State Department
of Education. Through the combined efforts of all educators involved in Open Choice Early
Beginnings, students receive a well-rounded education. Resources include CREC math and
literacy facilitators for preschool and kindergarten students, high-quality instruction aligned
to state standards, an integrated educational setting, and home-to-school communication
supported by Open Choice Early Beginnings resource specialists. Preschool children should
be four years old and toilet trained.
Open Choice Summer Academy
The Open Choice Summer Academy provides a challenging academic curriculum for
students enrolled in Open Choice districts and entering grades one through eight in the fall.
The focus of the academy is to provide instructional development in the areas of reading,
writing, and math and to provide activities that encourage students to explore and appreciate
the diversity of our country and Greater Hartford. Transportation, breakfast, and lunch are
provided. Families may also participate in the summer program at their child’s school.
Open Choice Summer Academy highlights include:
• Reading, writing, and math curriculum
• Academic enrichment
• Career exploration
• Educational field trips
• Breakfast and lunch
• Free transportation
• Common Core preparation
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Choice After School Academy
The Choice After School Academy is a place for students to remove limitations and pursue
excellence. The academy is located at the Open Choice office, 34 Sequassen Street in
Hartford, and the location provides classrooms and a variety of resources to assist students.
The Choice After School Academy operates Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. for 27 weeks, running October through May. It provides academic assistance and
remediation services in the areas of math and reading for students in grades through nine,
and services are tied directly to Common Core State Standards.
In addition, staff members work with students to ensure that they understand their
homework and develop a plan to complete it, but homework assistance is limited.
Other services offered by the Choice After School Academy include:
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Thursdays at the Academy, an interactive guest speaker session with community and
business leaders
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College preparation seminars
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Behavioral counseling services
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Facilitation of college tours
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Credit recovery for high school students
Parent Leadership Engagement Series
The Parent Leadership Leadership Engagement Series is an innovative leadership training program
that offers Open Choice parents the opportunity to gain the skills and tools they need to empower
themselves to be better advocates for their children and family—both inside and outside of the
classroom. The series focuses on parent leadership, life skills, community development, and
diversity. Parents can participate in quarterly sessions to discuss a variety of topics, including
values; communications; problem solving; parenting; and community action.
Benefits of the Open Choice Program
• Full-day preschool and kindergarten programs
• Students attend school in their Open Choice district until high school graduation
• Effort is made to place siblings in the same school district
• The Open Choice team, including bilingual staff members, works closely with school
districts to help support students and their families
• Literacy and math facilitators are available for preschool and kindergarten students
• Athletic programs are offered in all districts
• The Choice After School Academy is available for middle and high school students
• Summer programs are offered for elementary, middle, and high school students
• The Parent Leadership Engagement Series is for all Open Choice parents
• Free tuition and transportation
Facts about the Open Choice Program
• For the 2015-2016 school year, there are approximately 2,300 students enrolled in 135
schools in 27 school districts through the Open Choice Program.
• Hartford resident students may apply to attend public school in 25 surrounding suburbs.
• Suburban resident students may apply to attend designated Hartford public schools.
• Free transportation is available to Hartford Pre-K4 through grade 12 residents and to
suburban kindergarten through grade 12 students who reside in the Regional School Choice
Office transportation zone.
• All students are encouraged to apply to the program, including gifted and talented
students, English language learners, and special education students.
• The majority of Open Choice high school graduates attend higher education institutions,
including four-year colleges such as Boston University, Howard University, and UConn.
Eligibility
• Hartford residents who are interested in attending a suburban public school and who
are in Pre-K4 through grade 10 are eligible to apply. Students must continue to reside in
Hartford through high school graduation.
• Suburban residents who are interested in attending designated Hartford public schools
and who are in preschool through grade 12 are eligible to apply. Students must continue
to reside in a non-Hartford town and must remain a Connecticut, non-Hartford resident
through high school graduation.
Participating Open Choice Districts
Hartford Region Open Choice districts include: Avon, Berlin, Bolton, Canton, Cromwell,
East Granby, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford,
Newington, Plainville, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington,
Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.
Lottery Application Process
The Regional School Choice Office assists and supports parents with completing Regional
School Choice Office lottery applications and making educational choices. You must submit
a Regional School Choice Office lottery application online at www.choiceeducation.org, or by
using the paper application available at the Regional School Choice Office. Applications must
be submitted by Friday, January 29, 2016.
Students are selected through a blind lottery process with placements occurring from April
through September 2016. Students who are not selected during the lottery process will be
placed on a waitlist, which expires annually on October 1.
For more information about the Open Choice Program, attend an information session. Dates
are available on the CREC website at www.crec.org/choice.
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RSCO Lottery Placement Procedures
• Hartford resident applicants may select up to five suburban public school districts by
residential zone. After the fiveselections are made, they will have the option of checking
that they are willing to accept a placement in any of the 25 districts with available seats in
the grade the student selected on the RSCO lottery application.
• Aftr the five selections are made, applicants will have the option of selecting “All Districts”
if they are willing to accept a placement in any district.
• Students who apply to both Open Choice and a magnet school will receive only one
placement offer and will be removed from all waitlists once a placement offer has been
made. If a student receives a placement in Open Choice, they will be removed from all
magnet school waitlists and all remaining Open Choice district waitlists.
• A sibling of an Open Choice student will receive preferential placement if there is a seat
available in their grade in the same town as their brother or sister, as long as the enrolled
student remains enrolled for the 2016-2017 school year. To receive the preference, an
applicant must select the enrolled sibling’s district as their first choice on the Regional
School Choice lottery application.
• To receive sibling preference for two or more siblings who are submitting an application
in the same year, applicants must rank the same school districts in the same order on each
student’s application.
• Students who only select Open Choice on the Regional School Choice Office lottery
application will be given placement preference after enrolled siblings and before general
waitlist applicants.
District Placement
On the Regional School Choice lottery application, Hartford students may select up to five
suburban public school districts within the zone in which they reside.
Hartford Residential Zones
Suburban Public School Districts
Zone 1
Avon, Canton, East Granby, Granby, Simsbury, Suffield,
and West Hartford
Zone 2
Bolton, East Windsor Ellington, Enfield, Somers,
South Windsor, Vernon, and Windsor Locks
Zone 3
Berlin, Farmington, Newington, Plainville, Southington,
West Hartford, and Wethersfield
Zone 4
Berlin, Cromwell, Glastonbury, Newington, Portland,
Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield
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On the RSCO lottery application, Hartford students residing in the residential
zones below may select up to five suburban public school districts listed within
that zone.
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Bolton
School District Information
Website: www.boltonpublicschools.com
District Description: : Bolton Public Schools offers families a welcoming learning
community in which students engage in academic and co-curricular opportunities that
prepare them to become innovative and influential global citizens. Students receive
personalized attention and are taught by
dedicated faculty in a school system with a low
student-to-faculty ratio. The school system’s
Bolton
curriculum is aligned with the Connecticut
Common Core and is combined with the
Schools
opportunity to take college-level courses. This
helps students prepare for higher education
and develop the leadership skills required in
Student
future careers.
and Teacher
District Highlights:
Ratio: 10:1
• Full-day kindergarten
• Gold and silver award-winning high school
that partners with Manchester Community
College and UConn
• Title 1 District, which offers a free and
reduced lunch program
15 miles east
of Hartford
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Bolton Public Schools
Bolton Public Schools
The Bolton Public School community collaborates to encourage all learners to become ethical
citizens who are innovative, influential leaders in their world. Current initiatives include
engaging the community, staff, families, students, and alumni in supporting the schools,
improving educational outcomes for all students, and coordinating an ongoing review of
student performance for program evaluation and development.
For the 2016-2017 school year, Bolton may offer new students in the Open
Choice Program an opportunity to enroll in one of the following schools:
Bolton Center School
Mary Grande, Principal
108 Notch Road, Bolton, CT 06043
860-643-2411
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School Description: Bolton Center School has 550 students and a dedicated staff, and
they work together to provide students with personalized learning opportunities in a safe
and caring environment.
Bolton High School
Joseph Maselli, Principal
72 Brandy Street, Bolton, CT 06043
860-643-2768
Grades Served: Grades 9 to 12
School Description: Bolton
High School has 330 students
and a dedicated staff that
believes students who graduate
from Bolton High School will
be capable, thoughtful, ethical,
and responsible citizens of the
world. The school provides broad
learning opportunities to prepare
students to be citizens of the 21st
Century.
East Windsor
School District Information
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Website: www.eastwindsork12.org
District Description: East Windsor Public Schools provides a climate that inspires
school communities to achieve their full potential through continuous improvement and
mutual trust and respect. The administrative team includes nine professionals throughout
the district, including a principal and assistant principal in each of East Windsor’s three
schools. There is also an assistant superintendent of preschool through grade 12 education,
a director of special education, and a school superintendent.
East
Windsor
Schools
Student and
Teacher
Ratio: 12:1
16 miles north
of Hartford
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East Windsor Public Schools
For the 2016-2017 school year, East Windsor may offer new students in
the Open Choice Program an opportunity to enroll in one of the following
schools:
Broad Brook Elementary School
Laura Foxx, Principal
14 Rye Street, Broad Brook, CT 06016
860-623-2433
Grades Served: Preschool to Grade 4
School Description: At Broad Brook School, the instructional focus is, “We read,
we think, we share our thinking, we succeed!” Through frequent assessment and
direct instruction, the school ensures that all children are achieving academic success.
Broad Brook Elementary School creates a positive school climate by implementing
the philosophies of Responsive Classroom and Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports. Families are actively involved in the school community through the School
Governance Council and the PTO.
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East Windsor Middle School
Kimberly Hellerich, Principal
38 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT 06016
860-623-4488
Grades Served: Grades 5 to 8
School Description: East Windsor Middle School is focused on improving student
learning in grades five through eight. The school emphasizes four key concepts called “The
Way to ‘Be.” This includes: be respectful, be responsible, be productive, and be safe. The
entire school community focuses on these concepts to help students achieve success both
during their time at the school and in all areas of their lives.
East Windsor High School
Edward Keleher, Principal
76 South Main Street, East Windsor, CT 06088
860-623-3361
Grades Served: Grades 9 to 12
School Description: East Windsor High School is a learning community comprised
of students; parents; faculty; support staff; and administrators, and they partner with
caregivers and the community at large. This diverse and changing community provides a
safe and secure learning environment that promotes lifelong learning for all students.
Ellington
School District Information
District Website: www.ellingtonpublicschools.org
District Description: Ellington Public Schools prepares students to enter a rapidly
changing and complex world with strong academic skills; breadth of knowledge; depth of
understanding; commitment to others; and the attitudes necessary to become productive
and contributing citizens. The district keeps children as the focus of its endeavors, and it
ensures that students can achieve the district’s vision by creating a safe and orderly learning
environment. Ellington maintains high standards for the traditional components of a basic
education and integrates research-based, innovative programs that both challenge and
encourage students to reach their individual
potentials and help to prepare them to lead
productive lives and be responsible citizens.
Ellington
Ellington Public Schools
Schools
For the 2016-2017 school year,
Ellington may offer new students
in the Open Choice Program an
opportunity to enroll in one of the
following schools:
Student and
Teacher
Ratio: 14:1
Center Elementary School
18.9 miles
north of
Hartford
Trudie Luck Roberts, Principal
49 Main Street, Ellington, CT 06029
860-896-2315
Grades Served: Preschool to Grade 4
School Description: Center Elementary School practices safety and respect, and its
students take responsibility for their learning and their actions. Staff members do their best
to make the school a peaceful place.
Crystal Lake Elementary School
Michael Larkin, Principal
59 South Road, Ellington, CT 06029
860-896-2322
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School Description: Crystal Lake Elementary School, a Responsive Classroom School,
maintains a focus on cooperation; advocacy; respect; empathy; and self-control. The small
size of Crystal Lake Elementary School contributes to a family atmosphere where everyone
gets to know one another.
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Windermere School
David Welch, Principal
2 Abbott Road, Ellington, CT 06029
860-896-2329
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School Description: Windermere School embraces a community of learners who take
responsibility for the well-being and success of the entire school family. The school aims to
create a classroom culture that results in a high level of performance for all students, and
it takes responsibility for learning, while also demonstrating respect for students, staff, and
the school environment.
Ellington Middle School
David Pearson, Principal
46 Middle Butcher Road, Ellington, CT 06029
860-896-2339
Grades Served: Grades 7 and 8
School Description: Ellington Middle School cultivates a community of learners in
an environment that is safe, supportive, and nurturing. It promotes academic, social, and
emotional growth for all, and it fosters self-esteem, respect, and appreciation for one other’s
differences.
Ellington High School
Neil Rinaldi, Principal
37 Maple Street, Ellington, CT 06029
860-896-2352
Grades Served: Grades 9 to 12
School Description: Ellington High School believes in creating a challenging academic
environment. All students should gain the skills and knowledge needed for a lifetime
of learning in a rapidly-changing global community. The school expects all members
of its learning community to demonstrate responsibility; integrity; respect; cultural
understanding; and ethical behavior.
Enfield
School District Information
District Website: www.enfieldschools.org
District Description: Enfield Public Schools offers students outstanding opportunities
to grow and develop as thoughtful learners through its instructional programs and rich
co-curricular opportunities. Enfield embraces a multi-disciplinary learning approach that
focuses on developing students’ skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering,
arts, and mathematics. Opening for the 2016-2017 school year, the Stowe Early Learning
Center will offer the Early Beginnings preschool program for 4-year old students. The
center will be located at the former Harriet Beecher Stowe School. Enfield Public Schools
partners with the LEGO Group to offer LEGO
education products that support student
learning in the classroom. Partnerships with
Enfield
Asnuntuck Community College and Mass
Mutual prepare students for advanced study
Schools
and career readiness. The district offers a
wide-variety of college dual enrollment
Student and
programs, including Advanced Placement
Teacher
courses, UConn’s Early College Experience,
Ratio: 13:1
and Asnuntuck College’s college and career
pathway courses.
Enfield Public Schools
20 miles north
of Hartford
For the 2016-2017 school year, Enfield
may offer new students in the Open
Choice Program an opportunity to
enroll in one of the following schools:
Age 4
Stowe Early Learning Center
Enfield Public Schools Preschool at Stowe
Michelle Middleton, Chief Academic Officer
117 Post Office Road, Enfield, CT 06082
860-253-6549
Grades Kindergarten to Grade 2
Enfield Street School
Katherine Reeves, Principal
1318 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT 06082
860-253-6565
Hazardville Memorial School
Jim Graham, Principal
68 North Maple Street, Enfield, CT 06082
860-763-7500
Henry Barnard School
Nancy Hayes, Principal
27 Shaker Road, Enfield, CT 06082
860-253-6540
Nathan Hale School
Irene Roman, Principal
5 Taylor Road, Enfield, CT 06082
860-763-8899
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Grades 3 to 5
Edgar H. Parkman School
Sarah Collins, Principal
165 Weymouth Road,
Enfield, CT 06082
860-253-6570
Eli Whitney School
Sandie Ingalls, Principal
94 Middle Road, Enfield, CT 06082
860-763-7540
Prudence Crandall School
Jennifer Miller, Principal
150 Brainard Road, Enfield, CT 06082
860-253-6464
Grades 6 to 8
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Steven Sargalski, Principal
155 Raffia Road, Enfield, CT 06082
860-763-8855
Grades 9 to 12
Enfield High School
Andy Longey, Principal
1264 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT 06082
860-253-5540
Somers
School District Information
Website:www.somers.k12.ct.us
District Description: The vision of Somers Public Schools is to challenge students and
staff members to pursue excellence, foster creative expression, and to develop a concern
for the quality of life for all. The school’s vision embraces a culture and environment
that promotes lifelong learning; develops self-worth; supports uniqueness and diversity;
and empowers individuals to make choices that lead to lives filled with dignity, respect,
happiness, and opportunity.
Somers Public Schools
For the 2016-2017 school year, Somers
may offer new students in the Open
Choice Program an opportunity to
enroll in one of the following schools:
Somers Elementary School
Jennifer Oliver, Principal
4 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 06071
860-749-2270
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 5
Somers
Schools
Student and
Teacher
Ratio: 16:1
26 miles
north of
Hartford
School Description: The school’s mission
is to provide a challenging and nurturing
learning environment where all children
are empowered to develop their unique talents and are prepared to contribute in an
increasingly complex world.
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Mabelle B. Avery Middle School
Clay Krevolin, Principal
1 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 06071
860-749-2270
Grades Served: Grades 6 to 8
School Description:It is the mission of the Mabelle B. Avery Middle School to
emphasize the whole child in search of individual excellence. It also works to provide
instruction that matches the developmental needs of young adolescents in a mutually
respectful environment, and it seeks to encourage educational partnerships with families
and the community.
Somers High School
Gary Cotzin, Principal
5 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 06071
860-749-2270
Grades Served: Grades 9 to 12
School Description: Everyone at Somers High School works to foster a learning
community that is characterized by academic excellence; intellectual curiosity; creative
expression; responsible citizenship; personal growth; and respect.
South Windsor
School District Information
Website: www.southwindsorschools.org
District Philosophy: South Windsor Public Schools promotes an engaging and dynamic
culture of learning that prepares students to achieve their own individual excellence.
Within an emotionally safe environment, educators foster students’ academic, social,
and personal growth. Students demonstrate critical and creative thinking; self-direction;
collaboration; adaptability; compassion; and civic responsibility in an ever-changing global
society.
South Windsor Public Schools
For the 2016-2017 school year, South
Windsor may offer new students in the
Open Choice Program an opportunity
to enroll in one of the following schools:
Eli Terry Elementary School
Marilyn Sevick, Principal
569 Griffin Road, South Windsor, CT 06074
850-648-5020
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 5
South
Windsor
Schools
Student and
Teacher
Ratio: 20:1
8 miles north
of Hartford
School Description: Eli Terry Elementary
School’s mission is to provide a safe, caring
community where a challenging curriculum motivates
children to realize their potential as active, lifelong learners.
Philip R. Smith Elementary School
Michelle Dixon, Principal
949 Avery Street, South Windsor, CT 06074
860-648-5025
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School Description: “Success for Averyone”
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Tiffany Caouette, Principal
591 Ellington Road, South Windsor, CT 06074
860-610-0291
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School Description: The school is a place to learn, to grow, and to care!
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Orchard Hill Elementary School
Michael Tortora, Principal
350 Foster Street, South Windsor, CT 06074
860-648-5015
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School Description: Orchard Hill Elementary School promotes a positive, safe
environment where students, staff, and families are respected and where they feel a sense of
belonging. It is also a place where students are motivated to achieve their personal best.
Wapping Elementary School
Laura Hickson, Principal
91 Ayers Road, South Windsor, CT 06074
860-648-5010
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School Description: Wapping Elementary School’s goal is for students to develop as
confident, capable, caring, and cooperative individuals who will enthusiastically pursue
learning as a lifelong goal.
Timothy Edwards Middle School
Nancy Larson, Principal
100 Arnold Way, South Windsor, CT 06074
860-648-5030
Grades Served: Grade 6 to 8
School Description: Timothy Edwards Middle School community is committed to
creating a healthy, interesting, and prosperous environment where a child’s positive selfconcept is cultivated through academic, physical, social, and emotional growth.
South Windsor High School
Daniel Sullivan, Principal
161 Nevers Road, South Windsor, CT 06074
860-648-5000
Grades Served: Grade 9 to 12
School Description: The mission of the South Windsor High School community is to
cultivate intellectual growth, global citizenship, and personal wellness.
Vernon
School District Information
Website: www.vernonpublicschools.org
District Description: Vernon Public Schools, in partnership with families and
community, is committed to providing a quality education with high expectations in a
safe environment where all students can become independent learners and productive
contributors to society.
Vernon Public Schools
For the 2016-2017 school year, Vernon
may offer new students in the Open
Choice Program an opportunity to
enroll in one of the following schools:
Vernon
Schools
Lake Street Elementary School
Tracy Duenzl, Principal
201 Lake Street, Vernon, CT 06066
860-870-6085
Grades Served: Preschool to Grade 5
School Description: Lake Street
Elementary School is a community of
learners, and they treat one other with respect,
take responsibility for their own learning,
cooperate with others, and strive for a safe and
positive school for all.
17 miles east
of Hartford
Vernon Center Middle School
James Harrison, Principal
777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
860-870-6070
Grades Served: Grades 6 to 8
School Description: The faculty, staff, and administration at Vernon Center Middle
School are committed to providing an atmosphere and program that offer students sound
academic, social, artistic, and emotional growth. They also help with the educational
transition from elementary school to high school. The school is devoted to helping every
student achieve their maximum potential, recognizing that this goal requires the collective
best efforts of the staff, students, parents, and the community at large. Vernon Center Middle
School encourages students to cultivate a respect for themselves and others and to make
positive personal choices and decisions.
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Rockville High School
Andrew Rockett, Principal
70 Loveland Hill Road, Vernon, CT 06066
860-870-6050
Grades Served: Grades 9 to 12
School Description: The Rockville High School community is committed to providing
a safe and respectful environment where all members are dedicated to lifelong learning. By
working collaboratively with families and community members, the school will graduate
students who are productive and contributing members of a dynamic, global 21st Century
society. The school believes rigorous and meaningful academic and extracurricular
programs afford all students the opportunity to become responsible, open-minded,
critically thinking, and knowledgeable citizens.
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Windsor Locks
School District Information
Website: www.wlps.org
District Mission: Windsor Locks Public Schools creates and sustains a community of
lifelong learners where all students are engaged, empowered, and expected to achieve at the
highest levels. They are also expected to become responsible and contributing citizens in an
ever-changing global society.
District Vision:
Windsor
Locks
Schools
Student and
Teacher
Ratio: 15:1
By the year 2020:
22 miles north
• Windsor Locks’ educational system and
of Hartford
structures will be flexible and adaptable to fit
what students and teachers need to fulfill the
district’s mission
• All students’ learning will be personalized, and these individual plans will be tailored to
meet students’ academic, social, emotional, and career interest needs
• All teachers will use their well-developed instructional skills to engage students at the
highest levels to master and exceed both cross-curricular and content-based standards
• All students will be leaders of their own learning as they design, apply, document, and
defend their learning in active and visible ways
• All students will always know where they stand in terms of meeting district-wide
standards
• Parents and community members will be strong partners in this work in a variety of
ways
District Highlights: The district has worked diligently to create a student-centered,
mastery-based learning system. Not only are students expected to master academic
standards, but they should do so within a learning system that is tailored to their unique
goals and needs. Students are more engaged than ever before in their learning, and the
district has become a model for other schools that want to develop a student-centered,
mastery-based approach. Windsor Locks’ students are making significant growth in
performance indicators, such as the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress assessment,
specifically in reading and math. The district offers students the chance to participate in
individualized pathway programs where they can explore career paths, college experiences,
and job opportunities beginning in high school.
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Windsor Locks Public Schools
For the 2016-2017 school year, Windsor Locks may offer new students in the
Open Choice Program an opportunity to enroll in one of the following schools:
North Street Elementary School
Jeff Ferreira, Principal
325 North Street, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
860-292-5027
Grades Served: Kindergarten to Grade 2
School Description: North Street Elementary
School’s goal is to provide a quality education in
a warm and supportive atmosphere. The school is
committed to establishing a very close connection
with families since it cannot be successful without
support from home.
South Elementary School
Monica Briggs, Principal
87 South Street, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
860-292-5021
Grades Served: Grades 3 to 5
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School Description: South Elementary School’s goal is to provide a high-quality
education in a supportive educational community. Students are the center of everything
that happens at South Elementary School. The school offers an engaging curriculum where
students are challenged to set goals and chart their progress toward meeting those goals.
Students gain independence, purpose, and essential academic and life skills as a result of
their experience at South Elementary School.
Windsor Locks Middle School
David Prinstein, Principal
7 Center Street, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
860-292-5013
Grades Served: Grades 6 to 8
School Description: Windsor Locks Middle School’s vision and mission is to ensure
that all students leave middle school prepared for the challenges of high school and
beyond. The school’s students engage in rigorous coursework in a variety of subject areas
and have opportunities to explore music; fine arts; world language; science;, technology;
engineering;, and math through an exploratory unified arts curriculum. The school has a
mastery-based and student-centered school focus, and it works to ensure that every student
receives a high-quality education. Intramural and interscholastic athletics are available in
addition to a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
Apply online at www.choiceeducation.org
by Friday, January 29, 2016.
Hartford Region Open Choice Program
34 Sequassen Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-524-4010
Email: openchoice@crec.org
www.crec.org/choice
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