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January 14, 2019 - Superintendent of Schools Dr. Verna Ruffin (standing) welcomed new staff to her Cabinet today, where the discussion immediately focused on student learning. New staff (or staff in new positions) include Dr. Gregory Rodriguez, Deputy Superintendent; Mr. William F. Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Tonya Biles, Supervisor of Pupil Personnel, and Jacqueline Davis, District Climate and Attendance Coordinator. Two CT State Department of Education officials helped provide guidance: Leslie Carson, Turnaround Office, and Ajit Gopalakrishnan, Bureau Chief of the Performance Office. 

Harvey Hubbell, filmmaker, is filming a documentary in Waterbury about the systems/practices we use to teach reading. This link will bring you to the first 7 episodes. They are only a few minutes each. 

https://www.seedling.tv/

• All Kindergarten registrations will be processed ONLY at the Waterbury Family Intake Center at One Jefferson Square on the first floor.

• Registration hours are from 8:15 am until 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday for children who will be 5 years old on or before January 1, 2020.

• If a language other than English is spoken in the home, then the child MUST be present at the time of registration.
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• Todas las Registraciones para kindergarten serán procesadas SOLAMENTE en el Family Intake Center de Waterbury localizado en el primer piso de one Jefferson Square. 

• El horario de registración es de 8:15 hasta las 2:30 pm, lunes a viernes para niños que tengan 5 años de edad en o antes del 1^ro  de enero de 2020. 

• Si en su casa se habla otro idioma distinto al Inglés, su niño/a DEBE estar presente para la  Registración. 

For more information including registration dates, please click here - English / Spanish

CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Fourth grade students at Sprague School enjoyed learning during a hands-on lightbulb activity. 

Flyer in Spanish / Albanian

FLYER IN SPANISH / ALBANIAN

Waterbury Public Schools Governance Council Training Module

Provided by the Waterbury Board of Education & CABE CT Association Boards of Education

  Tuesday, November 27, 2018 (Snow Date: Wednesday Nov. 28, 2018)

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Crosby High School Media Center

300 Pierpont Road Waterbury, CT 06705  

Light Refreshments Will be Served

Child Care Provided by Crosby High School Students

Module:  Basics- “What School Governance Members Need to Know”   

Attorney Rebecca Adams from CABE

Full flyer in English / Spanish / Albanian 

Interactive playgrounds are a new trend, and Waterbury Public Schools now have three, with more on the way. The recently installed playgrounds at Walsh, Chase and Generali schools feature areas where parents can use a smartphone app to access games small groups of children can play with each other while using the equipment. To see more photos and learn more about these playgrounds, please CLICK HERE. 

21^st Century Community Learning Centers Grant 2018-19

The Waterbury Public School District is preparing one afterschool grant application for the 2018-19 21^st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Program.  We welcome any input or suggestions you have to offer concerning this grant application.  To share your thoughts on this please call the Competitive Grants Office at 203-346-3506, or email nsteck@waterbury.k12.ct.us using the following subject line: 21^st CCLC Community Input, by October 23, 2018.

Click here for link to lottery application. 

The Board of Education meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, November 15th, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, November 14th, at 6:30 p.m. at Waterbury Arts Magnet School. 

Dr. Ruffin greets staff as they arrive at the reception to welcome her to Waterbury Public Schools. 

Dr. Verna D. Ruffin is the new Superintendent of Schools for Waterbury. The Board of Education official named Dr. Ruffin at its meeting June 28, 2018. 

Dr. Ruffin comes to Waterbury from a position as a Chief Academic Officer for the Achievement School District in Memphis, Tennessee. Prior to that position, she had served as Superintendent of the Jackson-Madison County Schools in Jackson (TN) and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and Area Superintendent in Tulsa (OK) Public Schools.

Thirty-one teachers, three paraprofessionals, one administrator, and one support staff person of the year will be honored at a ceremony at Crosby High School on Thursday, June 14th, at 4:30 p.m. The Administrator of the Year and the Waterbury Teacher of the Year will be announced at that time. Continue reading this article on the next page to see the list of winners. 

Fifty one students received recognition during the annual Superintendent's Student Awards Recognition ceremony, held May 10, 2018 at Kennedy High School. Click here for full set of photographs and student bios from that evening. 

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Caleb Smith, a 5th grader at Rotella, was selected to go on to the National Invention Convention in Washington DC on June 3rd.  We had 19 finalists compete at UCONN this past weekend, and we received two other awards, both to Caleb.  It was a great experience for the students, and Waterbury was well represented. 

Maloney’s 2017 Lottery Open House scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 24 at 6 pm. 

We have a new link for videos of school activities. Click on this link (left side of page) to see a video of a science project conducted by Mr. Neimann for the after-school program.

Waterbury Named One of the 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance and ING U.S.

Annual Competition Recognizes Communities that Prioritize Youth Education and Well-Being

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is conducting Parent Surveys for randomly selected students with disabilities in a number of CT school districts. As a part of CT’s Focused Monitoring System, our district has been selected to participate!

An absence from school due to a student's observation of a religious holiday is considered an excused absence under the Board of Education policy.