Walmart donated 26 boxes of school supplies to seven schools: Chase, Driggs, Kennedy, Kingsbury, Maloney, Rotella and Tinker. Aldermen George Noujaim assisted with the donation. 

Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the Title I District Parent Advisory Council. Officers will be installed at the October 3 Title I Annual Meeting and will hold office through September 2020. 

Click here for list of officers. 

Supervisor Patricia Moran gets a hug from DPAC member Shakirah Howard following a pinning ceremony at the Title I District Parent Advisory Council Meet & Greet on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. New representatives from each school were welcomed and had an opportunity to network with each other as a group. 

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Verna Ruffin pinned Director of Personnel / Interim Chief Operating Officer Robert Brenker with a special congratulatory ribbon during a surprise retirement gathering on September 11. Mr. Brenker is retiring after serving the director in a dual capacity for several years. 

A Family's Guide to Supporting the Racial and Ethnic Identities of Black and Brown Kids - 
Chemay Morales-James of My Reflection Matters will provide families with tools and strategies you can use to raise liberated youth. 
Four Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Silas Bronson Library
September 15, 22, 29 and October 6.
Waterbury Bridge to Success - To register, click here. 

Waterbury Public Schools' School Governance Councils Annual

Back To School Breakfast on Thursday, September 27, 2018

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at Gilmartin  School (Café). 

Flyer in English / Spanish / Albanian

Teach a girl to code & she'll change the world. 

Girls Who Code is a free after-school program for Waterbury high school girls aimed at teaching participants about computer science in a fun and safe environment.

To sign up for this program, contact Olivia Dudley at Waterbury Youth Services 203-573-0264. Click on this link for more information. 

Over the course of 35 weeks, club members will learn computer software on Fridays from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. in the Computer Lab of WYS. In addition to learning code, club members will participate in field trips, team projects, and hear from multiple guest speakers in IT. The first club meeting is scheduled for October 5, 2018.