The Title I District Parent Advisory Council is meeting on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in the 2nd floor training room of the Chase Building, 236 Grand St. from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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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. 

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Verna Ruffin greets author Dr. Karl Reid (center) and Judge Maurice Mosley (Granville Academy) at a reception for Dr. Reid in Veteran's Hall on Friday, September 28th. Dr. Reid's book, Working Smarter, Not Just Harder, was the subject of a student book panel earlier that day at Waterbury Career Academy. It is also the topic for an essay contest for Granville Academy students, an after-school program run by volunteers.For further information about Granville, please contact Judge Mosley at attymauricebmosley@gmail.com.    

Julian Adorno, who graduated last year from Wilby's Special Ed program, came back to visit three schools September 24th bearing gifts for those schools' special education programs. Utilizing funds he raised during several fundraisers over the past year, Julian utilized his passion and talent to raise funds for different autism local and national organizations, including the purchase of OSMO interactive programs for the special education students for use with IPads for Wilby, North End and Crosby.  

With the assistance of his family, Julian did paint night fundraisers that he taught himself. Julian is a very talented artisit,a nd he also created and sold notecards for different occasions with his own art as well.

Julian is the son of Commissioner Melissa Serrano Adorno. 

Left to right: Special education teacher Marie Calma (Crosby), Julian Adorno, School Superintendent Dr. Verna Ruffin, Commissioner Adorno and her husband, Victor Adorno.