Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office (RSCO)

2012-2013 CatalogCONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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ASISTENCIA CON TRADUCCION: ESpAñOlSi le gustaría recibir asistencia para obtener la información contenida en este catálogo en su propio idioma, por favor contacte a la Oficina Regional para la Elección de Escuelas (RSCO por sus siglas en inglés) al 860.713.6990.

También puede solicitar una versión en español de la solicitud para la lotería de la RSCO. También puede completar una solicitud en línea y en español para la lotería de la RSCO en el sitio web de la RSCO: www.choiceeducation.org. Por favor visite el Centro de Información para Padres de Familia de la RSCO ubicado en 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 270, Hartford, CT. El horario de la RSCO es de lunes a viernes de 8 a.m. a 4 p.m.

La fecha límite para mandar solicitudes en papel para la lotería de la RSCO es el 20 de enero del 2012 a las 6 p.m. Para información adicional sobre los programas de la RSCO, por favor visite el sitio web de la RSCO: www.choiceeducation.org. El sitio web de la RSCO (www.choiceeducation.org) proporciona un servicio de traducción por Google.

También puede obtener información sobre los programas de la RSCO y hacer su solicitud en línea en una de las oficinas que funcionen como un sitio satélite de la RSCO. Puede encontrar una lista de estos sitios satélite en la página 3 de este catálogo, o en el sitio web de la RSCO. Gracias por su interés en las escuelas y los programas de la RSCO.

PREVOD I POMOĆ OKO PREVODA: BOSANSKIAko želite pomoć oko prevoda informacija sadržanih u ovom katalogu na vaš maternji jezik molimo vas kontaktirajte Regionalnu kancelariju za izbor škole (Regional School Choice Office-RSCO) na 860.713.6990.

Da biste dobili pomoć pri ispunjavanju aplikacije za RSCO lutriju, molimo vas da posjetite RSCO centar za informisanje roditelja koji se nalazi na adresi 165 Capitol Avenue, soba 270, Hartford, CT. Radno vrijeme kancelarije RSCO je od ponedjeljka do petka, od 8 a.m do 4 p.m. Rok za predaju aplikacija za RSCO lutriju je 20. januar 2012. u 6 p.m. Za dodatne informacije o RSCO programima i procesu apliciranja za RSCO lutriju, molimo vas posjetite RSCO web sajt: www.choiceeducation.org. Web sajt pruža usluge Google prevoda.

Takođe možete dobiti informacije o RSCO programima i prijaviti se preko interneta na jednoj od lokacija koja je RSCO satelitski sajt. Možete pronaći spisak ovih satelistskih sajtova na STRANI 3 ovog kataloga ili na RSCO web sajtu. Hvala vam što ste pokazali zanimanje za RSCO škole i programe.

SỰ GIÚP ĐỠ VÀ TRỢ GIÚP VỀ VIỆC BIÊN DỊCH: TIẾNG VIỆTNếu quý vị muốn được giúp đỡ để biên dịch các thông tin trong tập thông tin này sang ngôn ngữ thứ nhất của quý vị, xin hãy liên lạc với Văn phòng Khu vực về việc Chọn Trường (Regional School Choice Office - RSCO) ở số 860.713.6990.

Để được giúp đỡ trong việc điền đơn xin quay xổ số của RSCO, xin hãy ghé đến Trung tâm Thông tin của RSCO dành cho Phụ huynh (RSCO Parent Information Center) tại địa chỉ số 165 Capitol Avenue, Phòng 270, Hartford, CT. Giờ làm việc của RSCO là từ thứ Hai đến thứ Sáu, từ 8giờ sáng đến 4giờ chiều.

Hạn chót để nộp đơn bằng giấy tờ xin quay xổ số của RSCO là 6giờ chiều, ngày 20 tháng Một năm 2012. Để biết thêm thông tin về các chương trình của RSCO và về quy trình xin quay xổ số của RSCO, xin hãy truy cập trang mạng của RSCO tại địa chỉ: www.choiceeducation.org. Trang mạng này cung cấp dịch vụ biên dịch của Google. Quý vị cũng có thể có thêm thông tin về các chương trình của RSCO và nộp đơn trực tuyến tại một trong các địa điểm là trang mạng vệ tinh của RSCO. Quý vị có thể tìm thấy danh sách các trang mạng vệ tinh này ở TRANG 3 của tập thông tin này hoặc trên trang mạng của RSCO. Xin cảm ơn quý vị đã quan tâm đến các nhà trường và chương trình của RSCO.

翻譯幫助與協助：中文如果您想獲得幫助將本目錄的資訊翻成您的母語，請致電860.713.6990聯絡 Regional School Choice Office (RSCO)。

如需幫助填寫 RSCO抽籤的申請表，請前往RSCO家長資訊中心，地址是165 Capitol Avenue, Room 270, Hartford, CT。RSCO辦

公時間為週一至週五上午8 點到下午4點。

提交RSCO抽籤的書面申請表的截止時間是2012年1月 20日下午6點。有關RSCO 計劃和RSCO抽籤申請流程的額外資訊，請瀏覽RSCO

網站：www.choiceeducation.org。該網站提供Google翻譯服務。您也可以在RSCO任何3個衛星地點索取RSCO 計劃的資訊並在線上

提出申請。您可以在本目錄的第XX頁或是 RSCO網站上看到這些衛星地點的名單。謝謝您對RSCO學校和計劃的興趣。

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2 Make an Informed Choice4 A Message from the Commissioner of Education George Coleman 5 Frequently Asked Questions: Lottery Application Process 9 Frequently Asked Questions: Transportation 10 The RSCO Transportation Zone11 Hartford Region Open Choice Program (PK Age 3 - Grade 12) 13 Hartford Region Open Choice Program: Application Instructions15 Schools and Programs InterdIStrIct MaGnet SchOOlS

ELEMEnTARy SCHOOLS BEGInnInG AT AGE 3 15 Breakthrough Magnet School (PK Age 3 – Grade 8) 15 Capital Preparatory Magnet School – Lower School Program (PK Age 3 – Grade 5) 16 Discovery Academy (PK Age 3 – Grade 5) 16 Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary M. Hooker (PK Age 3 – Grade 8) 17 Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary Magnet School (PK Age 3 – Grade 5) 17 International Magnet School for Global Citizenship (PK Age 3 – Grade 5) 18 Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy Preschool (PK Age 3 and PK Age 4) 18 Montessori Magnet School at Annie Fisher (PK Age 3 – Grade 6) 19 Montessori Magnet School (CREC) (PK Age 3 – Grade 6) 19 Museum Academy (PK Age 3 – Grade 5) 20 Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School (PK Age 3 – Grade 8) 20 Reggio Magnet School of the Arts (PK Age 3 – Grade 5) 21 R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts (PK Age 4 – Grade 8) 21 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Magnet School at Annie Fisher (K – Grade 8) 22 University of Hartford Magnet School (PK Age 3 – Grade 5)

MIddLE SCHOOL And HIGH SCHOOLS BEGInnInG AT GRAdE 6 22 Academy of Aerospace and Engineering (Grades 6-12) 23 Capital Preparatory Magnet School (PK Age 3 – Grade 12) 23 Classical Magnet School (Grades 6-12) 24 Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (Formerly HMMS) (Grades 6-12) 24 Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy (Grades 6-12) 25 Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies (Grades 6-12) 25 Public Safety Academy (Grades 6-12) 26 Sport and Medical Sciences Academy (Grades 6-12) 26 Two Rivers Magnet Middle School (Grades 6-8)

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS BEGInnInG In GRAdE 7, 9 OR 10 27 Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin College (Grades 9-12) 27 Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts (Grades 9-12) 28 Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science (Grades 9-12) 28 Great Path Academy (Grades 10-12) 29 Pathways to Technology (Grades 9-12) 29 University High School of Science and Engineering (Grades 9-12)

COnnECTICuT TECHnICAL HIGH SCHOOLS 30 A.I. Prince Technical High School (Grades 9-12) 31 E.C. Goodwin Technical High School (Grades 9-12) 31 Howell Cheney Technical High School (Grades 9-12) 32 Vinal Technical High School (Grades 9-12)

REGIOnAL AGRICuLTuRAL SCIEnCE And TECHnOLOGy PROGRAM And CEnTER 32 Suffield Regional Agriscience Center at Suffield High School (Grades 9-12)

33 Lottery Placement Procedures36 Map: Hartford neighborhood Radius/School Zones

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Parent Information center

Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office Parent Information Center

165 Capitol Avenue Room 270 Hartford, CT 06106

Email: rsco.sde@ct.gov

Phone: 860.713.6990

Website: www.choiceeducation.org

Technical Assistance:

October 17, 2011 to January 20, 2012 Monday – Friday 8 am – 4 pm

Friday, January 20 Extended office hours 8 am – 6 pm

SchOOl OPen hOuSeS: Go to the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) website www.choiceeducation.org for the most up to date times and dates.

rScO School Fairs

Place Site Address date and Time Snow date and Time

A.I. Prince Technical 401 Flatbush Avenue Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 High School Hartford, CT 06106 9:00 am –12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The Learning Corridor/ 43 Vernon Street Saturday, nov. 5, 2011 Sunday, nov. 6, 2011 Commons Building Hartford, CT 06106 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Cromwell High School 34 Evergreen Road Wednesday, nov. 16, 2011 Thursday, nov. 17, 2011 Cromwell, CT 06416 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

STEM Magnet School 280 Plainfield Street Saturday, dec. 10, 2011 Sunday, dec. 11, 2011 at Annie Fisher Hartford, CT 06112 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Conard High School 110 Beechwood Road Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 West Hartford, CT 06107 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

the Many Ways You can Get Information

attend a rScO School Fair

Go to an Open house

Visit a rScO satellite site

drop in the rScO Parent Info center

Visit rScO’s website: www.choiceeducation.org

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State department of education rScO Satellite Site InformationPlease call or check the website of the organization before your visit to verify days and times.

Satellite Satellite Contact Person Availability days and Times Site Agency Site and Agency with Technical Assistance Name Address Information Oct. 17, 2011 - Jan. 20, 2012

Boys & Girls Clubs 170 Sigourney St. Mary E. Kiernan-Gonzalez Mon. – Wed. of Hartford Hartford, CT 06105 Program Director 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm (Asylum Hill Unit) Mkiernan-gonzalez@ bgchartford.org 860.929.7690 www.bgchartford.org

Catholic Charities Institute for the Lourdes Carrasco Mon. and Fri. Archdiocese Hispanic Family lcarrasco@ccaoh.org 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm of Hartford 45 Wadsworth St. 860.527.1124 Hartford, CT 06106 www.ccaoh.org Parker Memorial Samaryia Smith Tues. and Thurs. Family Center ssmith@ccaoh.org 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm 2621 Main St. 860.757.0827 Hartford, CT 06102 www.ccaoh.org

Asylum Hill Moureen Bish Mon. and Wed. Family Center mbish@ccaoh.org 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm 60 Gillett St. 860.244.9944 Wed. Hartford, CT 06105 www.ccaoh.org 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Southside Family Center Laura Messa Tues. and Thurs. 15 Newfield Ave. lmessa@ccaoh.org 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Hartford, CT 06106 860.953.0113 www.ccaoh.org

Community Renewal 170 Douglas St. Bethanne Vergean Mon. – Fri. 7:30 am – 5:30 pm Team (CRT) Hartford, CT 06114 vergeanb@crtct.org (170 Douglas St.) 555 Windsor St. 860.560.5199 X 233 Sat. 9:00 am – 11:00 am Hartford, CT 06120 www.crtct.org (555 Windsor St.)

Hartford Areas Rally 385 Washington St. Miosotys Serrano Tues. and Thurs. Together (HART) Hartford, CT 06106 miosotys.serrano@ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm hartofhartford.org 860.525.3449 www.hartofhartford.org

Hartford Public 500 Main St. Marian Amodeo Sat: Oct. 22, 29; Nov. 12 and 19; Library (HPL) Hartford, CT 06103 mamodeo@hplct.org Dec. 3 and 17; Jan. 14 860.695.6300 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm) www.hplct.org Sun: Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18; Jan. 8, 15 (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm) Mon: Oct. 17, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28; Dec. 5, 12, 19; Jan. 9 (10:00 am – 3:00 pm) Tues: Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Dec. 6, 13, 20; Jan. 3, 10, 17 (3:00 pm – 8:00 pm)

Literacy Volunteers 30 Arbor St. Mark Briggs Mon. – Thurs. in Greater Hartford Hartford, CT 06106 Program Development Director 9:00 am – 7:30 pm (LVGH) Mark.Briggs@lvgh.org Closed: Nov. 24 – 25, 860.233.3853 Dec. 26–29, Jan. 2, 16 www.lvgh.org

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF EduCATION GEORGE COLEMAN

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LOTTERY APPLICATION PROCESS

FREQuENTLY ASkEd QuESTIONS1. What is RSCO? Where is it located? RSCO is the Regional School Choice Office. The Connecticut State Department of Education created the RSCO to assist families to learn about and choose public schools and programs located in the Greater Hartford region. RSCO’s main office and the RSCO Parent Information Center (Room 270) are located in the State Department of Education at 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT. RSCO also has other locations (satellite sites) where parents can obtain information and applications. For a list of RSCO satellite sites, check the RSCO website at www.choiceeducation.org and/or see page 3 in this catalog.

2. What are the RSCO schools and programs?The RSCO schools and programs, located within the Greater Hartford region, include: the Hartford Region Open Choice Program, 29 magnet schools, 4 Connecticut Technical high schools (CTHSS) and the Suffield Regional Agriscience Center.

3. What is the RSCO lottery?The RSCO lottery is the computer-based method that places students who have submitted a complete and on-time application for available RSCO schools and programs. The Connecticut State Department of Education manages the RSCO lottery process.

4. Who is eligible to apply to the RSCO schools and programs?

Students who reside in Connecticut at the time of application are eligible to apply.

5. How can I enter my student(s) into the RSCO lottery?

Parents/guardians who submit a complete and on-time RSCO lottery application will have their student(s) entered into the RSCO lottery. Families are encouraged to complete the RSCO application on-line and keep a copy of the application they submit. During the application period, the RSCO application will be available online at: www.choiceeducation.org.

If you wish to apply on-line and need access to a computer and/or the internet, please contact RSCO at 860.713.6990.

If you applied to the RSCO lottery last year and would like your student(s) to be entered into the lottery for the 2012-2013 school year, you must reapply by January 20, 2012. RSCO does not carry over applications from year to year.

Paper applications are also available. If you choose to complete a paper application, you must mail or hand deliver the application to the Regional School Choice Office located at 165 Capitol Ave, Room 270, Hartford, CT 06106. The RSCO Parent Information Center is the only location that accepts paper applications that are hand-delivered or mailed.

6. Who can help me complete the RSCO lottery application?

The RSCO staff is available to assist you in completing the RSCO lottery application. Please call the RSCO at 860.713.6990 for assistance, visit the RSCO website at www.choiceeducation.org for satellite sites and/or to attend a RSCO fair.

7. When can I submit a RSCO lottery application?Beginning Friday, October 14, 2011 and ending Friday, January 20, 2012.

8. When is the application deadline?For 2012-2013, on-time applications – whether submitted via the internet, regular mail, or hand-delivery – are due by Friday, January 20, 2012. Incomplete applications and applications received after Friday, January 20, 2012 will not be included in the RSCO lottery.

Application deadlines: • Online: January 20, 2012 • Mail: Postmarked January 20, 2012 • Hand-delivery: January 20, 2012 by 6 pm to RSCO, 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 270, Hartford CT

RSCO is not responsible for mailed applications that are lost or not delivered in a timely fashion.

For the most current information about RSCO programs, procedures and timelines, go to the RSCO website at www.choiceeducation.org or call the RSCO at 860.713.6990.

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RSCO Lottery highlights HARTFORd applicants NON-HARTFORd applicants

Application starts October 14, 2011 October 14, 2011

Application closes January 20, 2012 January 20, 2012

Lottery: Magnet Schools March, 2012 March, 2012

Lottery: non-Hartford Open Choice* ––––––– March, 2012

Lottery: Hartford Open Choice** April 2012 –––––––

* non-Hartford applicants into Hartford schools ** Hartford applicants into non-Hartford schools

9. What are the important dates and deadlines for the RSCO lottery application process? • RSCO lottery application period starts: October 14, 2011 • RSCO lottery application period ends: January 20, 2012 • RSCO mails lottery results to parents/legal guardians for the following placements: – Magnet Schools and Non-Hartford Open Choice: March 2012 – Hartford Open Choice: April 2012 • Deadline for parents/legal guardians to notify the RSCO that they accept placement:

Will be stated in the RSCO placement letter and response form.

10. If a student requires or may require special education, ELL support services or learning accommodations under Section 504, can I apply to the schools and programs listed on the RSCO application?

Yes, if a student is otherwise eligible for the school or program, s/he will enter the RSCO lottery with the same access to a placement as any other student, subject to the placement procedures listed in this catalog. If the RSCO lottery process places a student, the student will be provided with appropriate programs and services in the new school or program as required by law. For those schools (see number 11, below) that do not place students through the RSCO lottery, please contact the schools directly for further information regarding their admissions policies.

11. Is there a different process for applying to the Connecticut Technical High Schools and/or Suffield Regional Agriscience Center?

Yes, the Connecticut Technical High Schools and Suffield’s Regional Agriscience Center have a separate application and admission process with different deadline schedules. For more information please contact and/or visit: • Connecticut Technical High Schools (CTHSS):

1.800.U.CAN.TECH (1.800.822.6832) or www.cttech.org • Suffield Regional Agriscience Center: 1.860.668.3817 or

e-mail Richard Jensen, Director, at rjensen@sps.suffield.org.

12. In what grade(s) are the largest numbers of available seats for each school or program?

The largest numbers of available seats tend to be in the entry level grades for each school or program. However, seats are available in other grades as well. If you are interested in a seat, please be sure to apply.

13. Why is it important that RSCO has my student’s current personal information?

RSCO uses a student’s personal information (e.g., name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail address) to contact you. When updating your personal information with RSCO, you may also provide the contact information of a relative or friend to increase the likelihood that RSCO will be able to contact you when necessary. If RSCO doesn’t have your student’s most current information, it will jeopardize your student’s placement.

It is the parent/legal guardian’s responsibility to update RSCO regarding changes to the student’s personal information.

If you move and/or change your phone number, you must update the student’s on time application on-line or contact the RSCO at 860.713.6990.

14. What happens if I submit an incomplete application?

To ensure accuracy, RSCO encourages you to complete the application on-line at the RSCO website: www.choiceeducation.org. If you do not complete the application prior to the application deadline, RSCO will not enter the application into the lottery.

Parents/legal guardians are responsible for the content of the lottery application which they submit to the RSCO.

Parents/legal guardians are responsible for checking the accuracy of the application submitted to the RSCO lottery.

15. What happens if I miss the RSCO lottery application deadline?

If you miss the application deadline, RSCO will not enter your application into the RSCO lottery. You will have an opportunity to submit a late application on the RSCO website, www.choiceeducation.org.

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16. How will I know if my student has been selected for placement in a school or program through the RSCO lottery?

You will receive a letter indicating your student’s placement status in a specific school or program.

17. If my student is offered placement through the RSCO lottery, what do I then need to do?

If your student is offered a placement, you must complete and return to RSCO a Placement Response Form by the date specified in your notification letter. On this form, you will accept or decline your student’s placement in a specific school or program.

18. What happens if I do not return the completed Placement Response Form to RSCO by the specific deadline date?

If RSCO does not receive your completed Placement Response Form by the specified deadline, the RSCO will assume that you do not want the placement opportunity and RSCO will give that seat to another student.

19. Is it possible for my student to receive placement in more than one magnet school?

No, your student can only be placed in one of the magnet schools that you selected on the application. Once placed in any magnet school, your student will not be placed on the waitlist for any other magnet schools.

20. Can I submit more than one RSCO lottery application for my student?

No, you can only submit one (1) RSCO lottery application for each student.

21. If my student is placed in a magnet school other than his/her first choice, can s/he be placed on the waitlist for that first choice?

No, once placed in any magnet school, your student will not be placed on any other magnet school’s waitlist. Please make your selections carefully and only apply to schools in which your student would accept placement.

22. When an applicant applies to both Open Choice and magnet school(s), what happens when the applicant receives a placement for a magnet school?

The applicant can accept (or decline) a magnet school seat and still remain in the application pool for the Open Choice program. When an applicant receives a placement in a magnet-school seat, if the applicant also applied for the Open Choice program, RSCO will ask the applicant to accept or decline the magnet school placement and also to indicate if the applicant wishes to remain in the application pool for the Open Choice program.

23. do all high schools have schedules that are compatible with the schedule of the half-day programs at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts (GHAA) and the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science (GHAMAS)?

Before applying to the half-day program at GHAA or GHAMAS, parents must speak with staff in their home school district to make sure that the home school high school has schedules which are compatible with the schedules at GHAA and GHAMAS.

Since RSCO applicants can only receive one magnet school placement, applicants cannot attend a RSCO high school and also one of the half-day RSCO magnet programs at GHAA and GHAMAS.

24. If my student(s) is on a waitlist, should s/he be registered for and attend a school in his/her own district?

Yes, in some cases students are placed after the school year has begun. Placements continue through the first half of the school year. Students should register in and attend their district school until they receive a placement letter.

25. What happens if my student is not selected for placement through the RSCO lottery? Is there anything else I can do?

If your student is not selected for placement through the RSCO lottery, then you will receive a Waitlist Request Form. This form allows you to request placement on the waitlist(s) for the schools and programs which you had previously selected in your RSCO Lottery application. For your convenience, only those programs and schools that you selected on the application will appear on the Waitlist Request Form. In order to retain your student’s original waitlist position, you must complete and return the Waitlist Request Form to RSCO by the specified deadline.

RSCO waitlists do not carry over from school year to school year. Applicants need to apply to the RSCO Lottery each year until they are placed.

26. Why is it important for me to return the Waitlist Request Form on time?

When you return the Waitlist Request Form on time, you preserve: (1) your student’s original waitlist position; and (2) the opportunity to have your student placed in a school or program that you selected, if a seat becomes available and your student is next on the waitlist. The waitlist information also guides RSCO’s future planning and program expansion to increase school choice opportunities.

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27. Can I submit a RSCO application after the January 20, 2012 due date?

Yes, if you did not submit a complete and on-time application, you can submit a late application between January 21, 2012 and Friday, March 31, 2012. However, your student’s late application will not be entered in the RSCO lottery. Late applications are placed at the bottom of all waitlists after the RSCO lottery has been held.

Late applications are only available on line at RSCO’s website: www.choiceeducation.org. Parents/legal guardians can complete an online late application at the RSCO Parent Information Center and/or at RSCO satellites locations that are listed on the RSCO website. Parents can also call the RSCO (860.713.6990) for a list of satellite sites.

28. What happens if my student is retained (“stays back”) in his/her current grade?

It is important that you inform RSCO of any changes to your student’s application, including the grade(s) for which you are applying. If you are informed that your student will be retained (grades K-12), and you contact the RSCO with the change of grade before RSCO conducts the lottery, the RSCO will be able to enter your student into the lottery using the updated grade level.

After RSCO runs the lottery, if you are informed that your student will be retained, RSCO will place your student at the end of the wait list for the appropriate grade. If your student is placed in an inappropriate grade, you cannot accept placement in a school or program in that grade.

29. What are the application guidelines for Pk3, Pk4 and kindergarten?

The following are the application guidelines:

For students applying to begin grades PK3, PK4 and Kindergarten in 2012-2013 • PK3 (Pre-Kindergarten Age 3): Child was born between

September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 • PK4 (Pre-Kindergarten Age 4): Child was born between

September 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008 • Kindergarten: – Child was born between September 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007, OR – Child was born between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006 and has not previously attended school

Please note that PK3 and PK4 classes have different schedules: half-day, full-day, before care and after care. Please contact the schools if you have questions about the schedule for PK3 and PK4 classes.

30. What is the state integration standard that is included in the schools’ description information?

The standard refers to the state’s student enrollment goals for the degree of racial/ethnic integration in a school’s student population in the Greater Hartford region. A school that meets the state’s integration standard has met or exceeded the state’s goals or is within five percent of those goals (the close school provision). This information is provided as general school information and for purposes of planning program options.

31. Is the RSCO Lottery the same as the Hartford Public Schools’ Choice program?

No, the RSCO lottery and the Hartford Public Schools’ Choice program are different and separate lottery processes. Hartford residents are able to apply to both lottery processes. For more information about the Hartford Public Schools’ Choice Process, please call 860.695.8876 or visit the website: www.hartfordschools.org.

For the most current information about RSCO programs, procedures and timelines, go to the RSCO website at www.choiceeducation.org or call the RSCO at 860.713.6990.

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TRANSPORTATION

FREQuENTLY ASkEd QuESTIONS

1. do I have to pay for transportation services?There is no charge to families.

2. Which students are eligible to receive transportation services?

Generally, interdistrict transportation is available during regular school hours for grades K–12 students in the Greater Hartford region who: • Reside in towns included in the RSCO Transportation Zone and • Attend out-of-district programs offered through RSCO (the Open Choice program, magnet schools, Connecticut Technical High Schools [CTHSS], and the Suffield Regional Agriscience Center).

3. If a student does not live within the Transportation Zone, what options are available?

If a student lives outside of the Transportation Zone, two options are available to families and/or guardians: • Families and/or guardians may make arrangements to transport the student to the closest available bus stop located within the Transportation Zone or; • Transport the student themselves to school and request a stipend from the CREC Transportation Office. The stipend will be paid at the end of the school year based on your child’s school attendance.

4. If my child attends a magnet school program located in the district where he/she resides, who provides transportation?

Except for grades PK3 and PK4, the district in which your child lives will provide in-district transportation. You should contact your local Board of Education for specific information on the school district’s transportation policies.

5. If my student is eligible for transportation, how will I know what the transportation arrangements will be?

If your student is accepted, enrolls in one of the RSCO’s programs, and is eligible for transportation, you will receive notification from the CREC Transportation Office prior to the start of school. Such notification will include information about bus times and stop locations. Please note that, in an effort to reduce the length of student bus ride times, stops may be at central locations. If you have questions concerning bus times, stop locations, changes of address or any other transportation issues, please contact the CREC Transportation Office at 860.524.4077. Please do not direct transportation questions to your student’s school, because the school is not responsible for coordinating and arranging transportation services.

6. Are transportation services provided for extracurricular activities or events after school hours?

When a late bus is not provided, parents and/or guardians are responsible for transporting students to and from extracurricular activities and after school events.

7. If I have more detailed questions about my child’s transportation, whom should I contact?

The RSCO has contracted with CREC to operate the regional transportation system. Please direct all questions concerning transportation services to the CREC Transportation Office. The CREC Transportation Office operates a call center during the hours of 6:00 am – 6:00 pm which provides you with information and answers questions about your child’s transportation. You can reach a call center customer service person by calling 860.524.4077 or you can send an email to transportation@crec.org. The RSCO website, www.choiceeducation.org/transportation, may answer questions you have about transportation services for eligible students. CREC transportation staff will be present at RSCO Recruitment Fairs in order to answer parents’/guardians’ questions about transportation services.

The Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office (RSCO), a collaboration of the State department of Education (SdE), the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) and the Hartford Public Schools (HPS), operates the regional transportation system that serves the school choice programs, which are listed in this catalog, in the Greater Hartford region. The regional transportation system offers a variety of transportation options, including traditional school bus transport, vans, public bus passes and parent stipends, where appropriate.

Please see the RSCO transportation zone map on page 10.

From school year to school year and/or during the course of a school year, RSCO may alter bus schedules and/or the locations of bus stops. When making such transportation changes, the RSCO will provide notice to parents and school personnel.

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What is the Greater Hartford Transportation Zone?

The Transportation Zone was adopted by the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO). The zone identifies the established borders for those towns that are eligible to receive transportation for RSCO programs and schools.

THE RSCO

TRANSPORTATION ZONE

AndoverAvonBerlinBloomfieldBoltonBristolBurlingtonCantonCoventryCromwellEast Hartford

EllingtonEnfieldEast Granby East HamptonEast WindsorFarmingtonGlastonburyGranbyHartfordHartlandHarwinton

HebronManchesterMarlboroughMiddletownnew Britainnew HartfordnewingtonPlainvillePortlandRocky HillSimsbury

SomersSouth WindsorSouthingtonSuffieldTollandVernonWest HartfordWethersfieldWindsorWindsor Locks

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34 Sequassen Street Hartford, CT 06106 860.524.4010

Primary Contact: Riberia S. Jones Program Manager Email: rjones@crec.org uRL: www.crec.org/choice School Hours: Varies depending on the school and the district Grades Served: K – 12 (Hartford residents) PK Age 3 – 12 (Non-Hartford residents) School uniform: Varies

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The goal of the program is to improve academic achievement, reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation, and provide a choice of educational programs for students. Through the Open Choice program students from the city of Hartford have the opportunity to attend school in one of 28 suburban districts in Greater Hartford. In addition, non-Hartford students have the opportunity to attend school in one of Hartford’s public schools. This unique situation allows students from different districts to meet and participate in coursework and activities that may not be offered in their home districts. This program, managed by CREC, is tuition free for participating students and families.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Once enrolled, a student who maintains appropriate

residency can continue to attend school in the Open Choice district until high school graduation

• Effort is made to place siblings in the same school district • Support is offered to families and students from Support

Specialists in each district • Student Support Center in Hartford for middle and high

school students for additional academic and social support • Summer Program for elementary and middle schools’ students • Literacy Facilitators for Kindergarten students

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Open Choice Only (applicants who only select

Open Choice) • Participation Rate (non-Hartford residents) • Residential Zone (Hartford residents) • Siblings (applicant and enrolled)

HARTFORd REGION

OPEN CHOICE PROGRAM

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The Hartford Region Open Choice Program is a free program that allows Hartford-resident students to attend public schools in nearby school districts, and non-Hartford resident students to attend certain public schools in Hartford.

HARTFORd REGION

OPEN CHOICE PROGRAM

the school districts available to hartford-resident students are:

Avon

Berlin

Bolton

Bristol

Canton

Cromwell

East Granby

East Windsor

Ellington

Enfield

Farmington

Glastonbury

Granby

newington

Plainville

Portland

Region 10 (Burlington and Harwinton)

Rocky Hill

Simsbury

Somers

South Windsor

Southington

Suffield

Vernon

West Hartford

Wethersfield

Windsor Locks

the hartford Public Schools available to non-hartford districts’ students are:

SCHOOL/ MOST SEATS AVAILABLE GRAdES In GRAdE(S):

Moylan Montessori (PK 3-8) PK 3

Breakthrough II (PK 3-5) PK 3, PK 4, K

Asian Studies Academy (PK 4-8) K

Betances Early Reading Lab School (PK 4-3) PK 4, K, 1, 2, 3

Global Communications/ International Baccalaureate (K-8) K

dr. James H. naylor School (PK 4-8) 3, 4, 5

Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School (PK 4-8) K

Engineering/Green Technology Academy (9-12) 9

Insurance and Finance Academy (9-12) 9, 10

Law and Government Academy (9-12) 9, 10, 11

nursing Academy (9-12) 9, 10

Teacher Preparation Academy (11-12) 11, 12

For the most current information about RSCO programs, procedures and timelines, go to the RSCO website at www.choiceeducation.org or call the RSCO at 860.713.6990.

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HARTFORd REGION OPEN CHOICE PROGRAM

APPLICATION INSTRuCTIONShartford resident Students Only:

Eligible ApplicantsFor applicants who live in Hartford and wish to apply to attend a public school outside of Hartford, the program is open to students who will enter kindergarten (i.e., age 5 by December 31, 2012), through Grade 12. A student must be a resident of Hartford and must remain a Hartford resident throughout high school graduation. How to ApplyTo apply to the Open Choice Program, you must completely fill-out and submit to the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) a RSCO on-time lottery application form. You may complete either a paper or an online application at: • RSCO’s website: www.choiceeducation.org • The Hartford Region Open Choice Office:

34 Sequassen Street, Hartford, CT 06101 • RSCO’s Parent Information Center:

165 Capitol Avenue, Room 270, Hartford, CT 06106 • A RSCO satellite site (see page 3) • One of RSCO’s fairs (see page 2)

Application deadlineApplications are due to the RSCO by January 20, 2012. (See page 5, question 8)

What am I applying for?Hartford resident Open Choice applicants are applying for placement in a specific grade, in a public school, in any of the school districts on page 12. Applicants do not get to rank or choose the Open Choice school district. With the exception of siblings and sibling applicants, students are placed based on where seats are available at the time of placement. Whenever possible, applicants are placed in school districts located adjacent to an area where they live.

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non-hartford resident Students Only:

Eligible ApplicantsFor applicants who live outside of Hartford and wish to apply to attend an Open Choice school in Hartford, the program is open to students who will enter pre-kindergarten (PK) through Grade 12. Applicants to a PK 3 year old program must be age 3 by December 31, 2012, and applicants to a PK 4 year old program must be age 4 by December 31, 2012. A student must be a Connecticut resident of a Non-Hartford town and must remain a Connecticut Non-Hartford resident in order to participate in this program.

How to ApplyTo apply to the Open Choice Program, you must completely fill-out and submit to the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) a RSCO on-time lottery application form. You may complete either a paper or an online application at: • RSCO’s website: www.choiceeducation.org • The Hartford Region Open Choice Office:

34 Sequassen Street, Hartford, CT 06101 • RSCO’s Parent Information Center:

165 Capitol Avenue, Room 270, Hartford, CT 06106 • A RSCO satellite site (see page 3) • One of RSCO’s fairs (see page 2)

Application deadlineApplications are due to the RSCO by January 20, 2012. (See page 5, question 8)

What am I applying for? Non-Hartford resident Open Choice applicants are applying for placement in a specific grade, in a specific Hartford Public School(s), listed on page 12. If an applicant chooses a grade that has more than one school, s/he must rank the schools in order of preference for placement (i.e., 1st choice, 2nd choice, etc.)

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Are there any placement procedures for Hartford resident Open Choice applicants? YES, please see below.

1. Open Choice Only: Where seats are available, the RSCO lottery will first offer seats to applicants whose application only selected the Open Choice program (i.e., no magnet schools were selected).

2. Enrolled Siblings: An enrolled sibling is one who is already enrolled in and attending an Open Choice school in a district and will continue to do so for the 2012-13 school year. When a seat is available, on-time applicants with a sibling enrolled in a particular district are given preference for available seats in that district. Every attempt is made to place siblings in the same town and, where appropriate, in the same school, based on the grade level of the student(s) applying.

3. Applicant Sibling: An applicant sibling is an applicant with a sibling also applying to the Open Choice program. When RSCO offers an applicant an Open Choice seat, RSCO may also offer an Open Choice seat to sibling(s) who also applied to the program if seats are available at the appropriate grade levels in that school or in another school in that district.

PLEASE NOTE: The parent/legal guardian must submit an on-time application for a student even if the student has a sibling already enrolled in the program. If the parent/legal guardian does not submit an on-time application, then RSCO will not be able to place the sibling(s) in the Open Choice program.

If a student is currently enrolled in the Open Choice program and wishes to be considered for a seat in another district, the student’s parent/legal guardian must submit a new RSCO lottery application. TransportationPlease refer to the Transportation Section of the catalog on page 9.

Lottery TimelineThis year, the Hartford Region Open Choice Program lottery for Hartford residents only will be run separate from, and later than, the RSCO Magnet School lottery. The Open Choice Program lottery will be run at the end of March 2012, with notification being sent to families in early April 2012.

Are there any placement procedures for non-Hartford resident Open Choice applicants?YES, please see below.

1. Open Choice Only: Where seats are available, the RSCO lottery will first offer seats to applicants whose application only selected the Open Choice program (i.e., no magnet schools were selected).

2. Where available seats exist for the grade, applicants will be placed in a school based on:

(A) Rank Order of Selection: The RSCO lottery will offer seats to applicants according their rank order of the schools by order of preference, (i.e., 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice).

(B) Enrolled Siblings: An enrolled sibling is one who is

already enrolled in and attending a specific Open Choice school in Hartford and will continue to do so for the 2012-13 school year. When a seat is available, on-time applicants with a sibling enrolled in a specific school are given preference in that school, based on the grade level of the student(s) applying.

(C) Applicant Sibling: An applicant sibling is an applicant with a sibling also applying to one or more Open Choice schools in Hartford. When RSCO offers an applicant an Open Choice seat, RSCO may also offer an Open Choice seat to sibling(s) who also applied to the program if seats are available at the appropriate grade level(s) in that school or in another Hartford Open Choice school that offers that grade.

PLEASE NOTE: The parent/legal guardian must submit an on-time application for a student even if the student has a sibling already enrolled in the program. If the parent/legal guardian does not submit an on-time application, then RSCO will not be able to place the sibling(s) in the Open Choice program.

(D) Participation Rate: The Lottery will assign applicants according to the participation rate of the Non-Hartford school district in which the applicant resides.

TransportationPlease refer to the Transportation Section of the catalog on page 9.

Lottery TimelineThe Hartford Region Open Choice Program lottery for non-Hartford residents only will be run at the same time as the RSCO Magnet School lottery in February 2012, with notification being sent to families in early March 2012.

hartford resident Students Only: non-hartford resident Students Only:

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Beginning at Age 3: See page 8, question 29 for PK Age 3 (PK 3), PK Age 4 (PK 4) and Kindergarten admissions policies.

Breakthrough Magnet School (Pk Age 3 – Grade 8)290 Brookfield Street Hartford, CT 06106 860.695.5700

Contact: Norma Neumann-JohnsonEmail: neumn001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.breakthroughmagnetschool.orgSchool Hours: 8:15 am – 3:00 pm Enrichment: Monday – Thursday, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Grades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 8 uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:Breakthrough’s programming and special environment develops students’ character, training them to be: • Problem Solvers • Self aware and in charge of their minds • People of their word • Contributors using discovered talents • Knowledgeable of content, social and communication skills

Student enrichment opportunities include: Two play productions per year, Breakthrough in-school News Broadcasting, raised-bed and roof garden design and maintenance, Project Adventure and mindfulness courses, Nature’s Classroom, Spanish, 6th-8th grader laptops, and instrumental music. Middle-schoolers enjoy: seminar/advisory classes, diversity/high school/college and career awareness. School vans support expanded use of Greater Hartford venues for learning, athletics, and contributions. Teachers receive training in inquiry-based learning, interdisciplinary teaching, our unique character curriculum and encouragement in instruction. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

Community partnerships providing rich exposure to Breakthrough students include: • Hartford City Ballet • UConn “Math-cubed” program for talented 3rd-5th graders • Hartford Performs – area artists paired with BMS teachers infuse instruction with the arts • Trinity College – Dream Camp (after school mentoring) • Park River Watershed Initiative – grant for roof garden • Riverfront Recapture – middle school Salmon River Project and on river “crew”

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling (Only PK 3 and PK 4) • Staff • Zone 3 (Hartford residents)

Capital Preparatory Magnet School – Lower School Program (Pk Age 3 – Grade 5)1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 860.695.9800

Primary Contact: Sterling Berliant Email: berls001@hartfordschools.org uRL: www.capitalprep.org School Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8:25 am – 3:45 pm, Friday, 8:25 am – 12:57 p.m. Grades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 5 uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The addition of the Lower School program to our PreK-12 school provides a full educational experience at Capital Preparatory Magnet School. The lower school’s mission is to identify the gifts and talents of our students. An individualized learning plan is created for each student that focuses on their skills and talents. Each grade has a team of teachers that specializes in either humanities (language arts and social studies) or math and science. In addition, our multi-grade advisory system in which each student is assigned an academic advisor, allows us to create a personal educational experience for each students and his/her family. Our social justice theme is woven into our curriculum through interdisciplinary units that highlight social justice topics and incorporate our five learner expectations: collaborator, information processor/researcher, problem solver, empathetic citizen, and communicator. Also, the partnership with Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth’s (CTY) program enables our students to participate in CTY’s online courses in mathematics and language arts. The gifted program is integrated into the classroom through common teaching strategies and the application of knowledge.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Interdisciplinary teaching and performance-based assessments • Partnership with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth • Gifted and Talented curriculum for PK 3 – Grade 5 Program • Foreign language experiences as early as Pre K • College Prep curriculum • Full-day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Rigorous academic experience • Multi-grade, lower school musical productions • Buddy Advisories with the upper school • Enrichment activities sponsored by parent volunteers

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents only, PK 3 – Grade 5) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 2 (Hartford residents only, PK 3 – Grade 5)

SCHOOLS ANd PROGRAMS

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discovery Academy (Pk Age 3 – Grade 5)417 Franklin AvenueHartford, CT 06106860.296.2090

Primary Contact: Dr. Lynn Toper, PrincipalEmail: ltoper@crec.org uRL: www.crecschools.org School Hours: 8:30 am – 3:00 pmBefore Care: 7:30 am – 8:30 amAftercare: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 1 (will serve up to Grade 5 in the future)School uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:CREC’s Discovery Academy focuses on developing strong foundational knowledge for students in four interrelated domains of STEM literacy: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The curriculum provides students with significant and meaningful opportunities to conduct investigations, gather and use information and solve problems using scientific ways of thinking and technology as tools. Engaging children in these practices helps them to develop a deep understanding of the world around them. The school uses a variety of teaching methods and instructional strategies which emphasize thematic, inquiry-based, and discovery learning. The 5E Instructional Model – Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate – is used to help students build their own understanding and create new knowledge through experiences and ideas. In addition, curriculum differentiation is used to increase achievement by addressing differences in students’ prior knowledge, motivation, learning styles, product preferences, and interests. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Innovative inquiry-based approach to learning, with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) • World language instruction for all students • Emphasis on 21st Century learning and preparedness • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary M. Hooker (Pk Age 3 – Grade 8) 440 Broadview Terrace Hartford, CT 06106 860.695.3760

Primary Contact: Kirsten TamboriniEmail: tambk001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.environmentalsciencesmagnet.orgSchool Hours: Regular 8:45 am – 3:40 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 8School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary M. Hooker offers a comprehensive program which includes inquiry-based, hands-on investigations of our local and global environments. Using the new, state-of-the-art building and campus, students monitor, test, and collect data throughout the year noting human impacts on our environment. The building and campus provide many different ecosystems and labs which allow students to directly experience and explore local living organisms from plants to butterflies. Students will work side-by-side with our resident marine scientist and entomologist in the aquatics lab, greenhouse, butterfly Vivarium, and an Interactive Science Theatre. Our science magnet provides a rich elementary and middle school experience which prepares students to enter high-quality high school science and technology programs. These experiences will develop the critical thinking skills required for success in the emerging fields of medicine, engineering, and environmental sciences.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • First LEED platinum certified school in Connecticut • $41 million state-of-the-art facility • Recognized by ConnCan in 2008 as a Top Ten Public

Middle School in Connecticut • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Interactive Science Theater • Indoor Ecosystem

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 3 (Hartford residents)

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Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary Magnet School (Pk Age 3 – Grade 5) 305 May RoadEast Hartford, CT 06118860.622.5400

Primary Contact: Glen Peterson, PrincipalEmail: gpeterson@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:50 am – 3:20 pmBefore Care: 7:00 am – 8:50 amAfter Care: 3:20 pm – 6:00 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 5School uniform: Dress Code

PROGRAM OvERvIEW: Students at the Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary Magnet School (GEMS) explore science, global studies, and technology through daily, hands-on immersion experiences. The school provides a challenging environment that encourages both academic achievement and a love of learning. As a NASA Explorer School, students participate in a variety of video conferences and learning sessions with astronauts, rocket scientists, and engineers from NASA and industry partners. Students collaborate with CREC partner schools (Two Rivers Magnet Middle School and Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science) to make connections across the K-12 spectrum. Taking advantage of young children’s exceptional language learning ability, children are taught Japanese language and customs, encouraging them to be sensitive, effective, thoughtful communicators. The school’s inquiry-based model encourages students to experiment and pursue areas of interest in global studies, technology, and science. Students learn about the world and how to incorporate what they learn into their everyday lives. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • New state of the art building opening in 2012-2013 • Community-partnerships with Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies, the Connecticut Audubon Society, and Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Partnering districts • Sibling • Staff

International Magnet School for Global Citizenship (Pk Age 3 – Grade 5) An International Baccalaureate School 656 Silver LaneEast Hartford, CT 06108 (PK Age 3, PK Age 4 and Kindergarten)860.895.9114

21 Church StreetEast Hartford, CT 06108 (Grades 1 – 4) 860.282.0537

Primary Contact: Cindy Rigling, PrincipalEmail: crigling@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Before Care: 7:30 am – 8:30 am After Care: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Grades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 4 (will serve up to Grade 5 in the future)School uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The International Magnet School for Global Citizenship prepares students to become global citizens, appreciate diversity, and perform academically at the highest level. The school’s emphasis is on the Learner Profile, a set of attributes designed to create internationally minded students who have developed the skills to flourish as learners anywhere in the world.

The world-standard curriculum nurtures students to become thoughtful and inquiring learners. Students study how the world works and the impact of “one” on an ever changing society. The interconnectedness of the world is studied through the arts, foreign language and multicultural education. The school’s focus on the whole child prepares students to be successful 21st Century citizens.

The International Magnet School is an authorized International Baccalaureate School, offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • International study implemented across all content areas • A curriculum that emphasizes five essential elements:

concepts, skills, knowledge, attitudes and actions • World language instruction for all students • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

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Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy Preschool (Pk Age 3 and Pk Age 4)10 Univac Lane at 10 Targeting CenterWindsor, CT 06095 860.298.0602

Primary Contact: Andrew Skarzynski, PrincipalEmail: askarzynski@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.org School Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Before Care: 7:30 am – 8:30 am After Care: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Grades Served: Preschool Ages 3 and 4 onlySchool uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Academy preschool combines innovative teaching methods and unique learning opportunities to expand students’ capabilities for learning. Students enter elementary school with the skills necessary to ensure their success. The preschoolers’ day is enhanced by interaction with high school students who are participating in the teacher preparation theme at the Academy.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Preschool children are provided a high quality preschool education setting a strong foundation for future learning • State of the art preschool classrooms • “Book Buddies” weekly reading program implemented by the high school English students • Education students observe, plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities in caring and nurturing classroom environments • Full day: PK 3 and PK 4 • Pathways are available to other CREC elementary magnets

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

Montessori Magnet School at Annie Fisher (Pk Age 3 – Grade 6)280 Plainfield Street Hartford, CT 06112 860.695.3560

Primary Contact: Maggie DonesEmail: MDones@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.AnnieFisherMontessori.comSchool Hours: 8:15 am – 11:30 am for ages 3-4; 8:15 am – 3:30 pm for ages 5-12Ages Served: 3-12 School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:Montessori education has long been recognized around the world as a premier program committed to social reform and sustainability of the environment. The Montessori Method is taught in 125 countries in 22,000 schools. Our goal is to graduate students with a vision of what the world can be and the wherewithal to lead and accomplish that mission. Montessori students learn at their own individual pace through a limited choice of activities across a wide array of hands-on materials. Montessori classrooms are multi-age with three age groupings: Primary ages 3-6, Lower Elementary ages 6-9, and Upper Elementary ages 9-12. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Fully equipped classrooms with specialized materials approved by American Montessori International (AMI) • Faculty holds AMI Montessori diploma and CT State Certification • AMI School Recognition anticipated 2011-12 • Hands on, experiential learning based on individual needs • District design includes a proposed Montessori Erdkinder Program (ages 12-15) and a Maria Montessori Institute (ages 15-18) with the goal of creating an age 3 through age 18 Montessori Pathway of Studies • Full day Kindergarten

SPECIAL FEATuRES:Community partnerships are woven into the Montessori school design: • University of Hartford • Department of Environmental Protection • Park River Watershed Revitalization Initiative • Community Farm of Simsbury

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 1 (Hartford residents)

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Montessori Magnet School (CREC) (Pk Age 3 – Grade 6)1460 Broad StreetHartford, CT 06106 860.757.6100

Primary Contact: Melissa Gagne, PrincipalEmail: mgagne@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.org School Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:15 am – 3:00 pm PK Age 3 – 4: 8:15 – 11:15 am Before Care: 7:30 am – 8:00 amAfter Care: 3:00 – 5:30 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 6School uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW: The Montessori Magnet School offers a traditional, public Montessori education, as inspired by Dr. Maria Montessori. With its well-recognized early childhood and elementary program, the school’s Montessori philosophy of individualizing instruction for all children attracts students from across Greater Hartford. Students progress academically and socially through an integrated curriculum that combines the Montessori pedagogy with highly effective instructional strategies. Lessons that focus on interdisciplinary and global connections allow students to learn at their own pace, and expand that knowledge beyond the school environment into the greater classroom-the world. This unique approach to learning pairs high individual challenge with nurturing support. While each of the classrooms has a unique spirit, all are grounded by the core goals of concentration, coordination, independence, and order. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Mixed age educational groupings • Hands-on, discovery-based learning • State of the art facility located on the Learning Corridor, across from community partner, Trinity College • Strong emphasis on mastery in a non-competitive setting • Teachers certified through Association Montessori

Internationale

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff

Museum Academy (Pk Age 3 – Grade 5)1283 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105860.231.0475

Primary Contact: Shandra Brown, PrincipalEmail: s.brown@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 3:00 pmBefore Care: 7:30 am – 8:00 amAfter Care: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 4 (will serve up to Grade 5 in the future)School uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:Hands-on, minds-on authentic learning is on display at the CREC Museum Academy. The Academy, which features a constructivist approach to learning, partners with museums throughout the state to customize museum teachings and learning expeditions to match the humanities-based curriculum. The school’s curriculum is based on the 5E Inquiry Model which encourages students to Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. This inquiry based approach to learning encourages students to work together to research, create, and present their own exhibits to share with the school and the outside community. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • World language instruction for all students • Learning expeditions to museums throughout the state • A focus on active learning that allows students to explore and uncover each lesson • Partnerships with area museums and community programs that allow for an enhanced curriculum and professional development opportunities • Opportunities to explore the past and the ways in which those views impact our understanding of history • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff

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Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School (Pk Age 3 – Grade 8)5 Cone Street Hartford, CT 06105 860.695.5435

Primary Contact: Michele RappEmail: rappm001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.noahwebstermicrosociety.orgSchool Hours: PK Age 3: 8:15 am – 3:10 pm Before/After Care: 7:30 am – 8:15 am and 3:10 pm – 4:00 pmPK 4: 8:15 am – 3:10 pm Before/After Care: 7:30 am – 8:15 am and 3:10 pm – 5:30 pmK–8: 8:15 am – 3:10 pm Before/After Care: 7:30 am – 8:15 am and 3:10 – 6:00 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 8School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:At Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School, students collaborate with parents, community members, and teachers to build a miniature society in the school and establish a center of commerce and governance in which every child and adult participates. Children create and manage business ventures such as museums, travel agencies, quiz shows and theaters that produce goods and provide services. Our student Executive Branch works closely with classroom delegates to plan and organize events. Students develop the values of self-discipline, work habits and academic and life skills needed to achieve success in a global society. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Full-day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten • Top Performing Elementary School in Hartford 2009-2010 • State-of-the-art technology • 90 minute literacy block and 45 minute small group instruction daily • Hands-on science curriculum • MicroSociety program connected to the curriculum • Tutoring and enrichment daily

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Extensive instrumental music, chorus and performing arts program • Extended day activities: OPUS, Inc. • 5th/6th grade and 7th/8th grade basketball teams

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 1 (Hartford residents)

Reggio Magnet School of the Arts (Pk Age 3 – Grade 5)125 Latimer Lane, Weatogue, CT 06089 (PK Age 3 and PK Age 4 Only)860.561.3872

150 Fisher Drive, Avon, CT 06001 (K-4 Only)860.674.8549

Primary Contact: Josephine DiPietro-Smith, PrincipalEmail: jdipietrosmith@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Before Care: 7:30 am – 8:30 am After Care: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 4 (will serve up to Grade 5 in the future)School uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:At the Reggio School, each day brings endless opportunities for exploration and discovery. The curriculum is designed to respect a child’s point of view. Students are encouraged to control the direction of their learning and to direct their day-to-day activities, as inspired by the Italian Reggio Emilia Philosophy. The philosophy includes an arts-integrated approach to acquiring reading, math, and science skills. Children learn through their experiences, including touching, moving, listening, seeing, hearing, and working with other children. The school plays a role in learning, providing an environment that transforms, educates, and inspires the viewer. Reggio educators assess each child’s level of development upon entering the school to design a customized program to ensure future success. Parents are involved in every aspect of the curriculum, as they continue their important role as their child’s first teacher. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Internationally celebrated philosophy emphasizing an inquiry and project-based approach to learning • Curriculum encouraging critical thinking, investigation, problem solving, confidence and creative expression for math and language development • World language instruction for all students • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

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R. J. kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts (Pk Age 4 – Grade 8) 65 Van Block Avenue Hartford, CT 06106860.695.4140

Contact: Tracy Saperstein Email: sapet001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.kmspa.org School Hours: Prekindergarten: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm, K-8th: Monday – Thursday, 7:45 am – 3:15 pm; Friday, 7:45 am – 2:15 pmGrades Served: PK Age 4, Kindergarten – Grade 8School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:KMSPA, a data driven decision making school, focuses on individual student progress, assessment and achievement with high academic expectations. This unique school provides all students the opportunity to develop their skills through the performing arts. This philosophy integrates comprehensive training, cultural exposure and arts integration as a means to develop a child socially, linguistically and cognitively through a broad variety of hands-on experiences. All students can experience playing a musical instrument, creation through stagecraft arts, and content learning via drama, dance, and movement. This process fosters student problem solving and critical thinking skills, and encourages individual learning so that students arrive at conclusions independently. The Kinsella approach engages students on an emotional level and excites them to learn. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • 2011 National Magnet School of Excellence (2009, 2010; School of Distinction) • 23 Main Stage productions per year • All classroom teachers and performing artists are CT certified in education

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Full day Kindergarten and Pre-K program with extended hours • Emergent curriculum model, learning emerges through student interests • Students in grades 5-8 choose an area of performing arts concentration and receive small group instruction

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 4 (Hartford residents)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Magnet School at Annie Fisher (k – Grade 8)280 Plainfield Street Hartford, CT 06112 860.695.3500

Primary Contact: Kasia Maleszewska Email: malek001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.wix.com/bradm002/STEMSchool Hours: 8:15 am – 3:30 pmGrades Served: K – Grade 8 School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The STEM Magnet School at Annie Fisher offers an advanced academic program focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students receive a rigorous, academically challenging curriculum with rigorous and intense science and math instruction. Teachers use an innovative, hands-on inquiry approach for instruction in all content areas. Students at STEM not only receive a state-of-the-art education, but are also immersed in a nurturing and collaborative environment that is built on a partnership between the home, school, and the community. Upon completion of the STEM at Annie Fisher curriculum, students are offered a preference into the University High School of Science and Engineering. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • A new state-of-the-art facility that has been specifically designed to support STEM education • Students will have extensive laboratory experiences using the most contemporary technologies for scientific inquiry, mathematical calculation, and engineering design • The Connecticut Science Center partners with the school for student experiential learning opportunities and teacher professional development • Full day Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 1 (Hartford residents)

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university of Hartford Magnet School (Pk Age 3 – Grade 5)196 Bloomfield AvenueWest Hartford, CT 06117 860.236.2899

Primary Contact: Dr. Elaina Brachman, PrincipalEmail: ebrachman@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 3:00 pmBefore Care: 7:30 – 8:30 amAfter Care: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 5School uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW: The University of Hartford Magnet School is a diverse learning community that develops each child’s full potential. Through the school’s unique partnership with the University, students are given the opportunity for exposure to the University’s programming.

UHMS focuses on identifying and teaching to each child’s individual talents and strengths, based on Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. The school is founded on the belief that each type of intelligence has importance in a child’s life and can lead to greater learning. The UHMS facility features rooms designed that support the multiple intelligences focus of the curriculum.

Students receive ongoing instruction in traditional subjects, as well as in the eight different intelligence areas: Linguistic, Logical-mathematical, Spatial, Musical, Bodily-kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalistic. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • College-sponsored events promoting an interest in reading, science and general scholarly effort • Family Wellness Center including a licensed clinic and parental support program • Music lessons and performances with students and professors from the Hartt School of Music • Full day: PK 3, PK 4 and Kindergarten

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Partnering districts • Sibling • Staff

MIddLE SCHOOL ANd HIGH SCHOOLS Beginning at Grade 6

Academy of Aerospace and Engineering (6 – 12)1289 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 (Grades 6 – 8 Only) 860.243.0857

15 Vernon Street Hartford, CT 06106 (Grades 9 – 12 Only)860.757.6300

Primary Contact: Delores Bolton, Principal Email: dbolton@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Grades Served: 6 –12School uniform: Appropriate attire

PROGRAM OvERvIEW: The Academy of Aerospace and Engineering offers industry partnerships, theme-based career pathways and a rigorous core curriculum. Students gain skills and experiences in science, technology, engineering and mathematics that prepare them for college and high-demand professional careers. Middle school students explore the theme through learning expeditions, guest speakers, activities in core curriculum subjects and projects related to all aspects of aerospace, engineering, and the STEM professions. High school students pair advanced math and science classes with industry internships focused on their area of interest and future careers.

Students interact with professionals who serve as guest speakers, mentors, and tutors. Elective courses include electronics, quantum mechanics, nuclear chemistry, computer science, and engineering design as well as a host of biological science courses and advanced mathematics electives. Through the robotics programs, state-of-the-art research labs, and NASA Explorer School partnership, academy students regularly apply classroom lessons to real-world situations. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Laboratories for research on cell cultures, lasers/photonics, molecular genetics, robotics/electronics, botanical studies, forensic science and nuclear physics • Advanced courses in science and mathematics

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

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Capital Preparatory Magnet School (Pk Age 3 – Grade 12)1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 860.695.9800

Primary Contact: Sterling BerliantEmail: berls001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.capitalprep.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8:25 am – 3:45 pm, Friday, 8:25 am – 12:57 pmGrades Served: PK Age 3 – Grade 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Capital Preparatory Magnet School is a year round college prep school with a social justice theme. For the past seven years, Capital Prep has been a 6th – 12th grade school but in 2011, it entered a partnership with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth to create a gifted and talented PK-5th grade program. Capital Preparatory engages students in exploring issues of leadership, character and innovation. Since its inception, 100% of Capital Prep seniors have been accepted to four-year colleges. High school students participate in college classes and can earn between 30-50 college credits. Interested families are strongly encouraged to schedule a visit to Capital Preparatory to meet students, staff and faculty.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Partnership with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth • Gifted and Talented curriculum for PK 3 – Grade 5 Program • College Prep curriculum for middle and high school • Students take college classes • Voted one of “America’s Best High Schools” by US News & World Report

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Rigorous academic experience • Performing arts partnership with Hartford Stage • Great sports teams: Tennis, basketball, track, golf, crew, lacrosse, soccer, baseball and softball

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Neighborhood (Hartford residents only, PK 3 – Grade 5) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 2 (Hartford residents only, PK 3 – Grade 5)

Classical Magnet School (6 – 12)85 Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105 860.695.9100

Primary Contact: Colleen MullaneyEmail: Mullc001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.classicalmagnet.orgSchool Hours: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Grades Served: 6 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:Classical Magnet School provides highly motivated students with the opportunity to engage in a rigorous liberal arts curriculum firmly rooted in the classics. Classical faculty prepares students for success in the most competitive colleges and universities. All students carry a full course load of Latin, English, history, math and science for each of seven years in the school. Faculty utilizes the Paideia method of instruction, which places the responsibility for learning on students and emphasizes student growth through knowledge, intellectual development, and a deeper understanding of ideas and values. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • NEASC Accredited • Mandatory afternoon enrichment program emphasizes the development of the whole student. Our creative, diverse afternoon program enriches our students’ lives and allows them to tap into and enhance talents and skills benefitting them the rest of their lives • Academic, civic and social expectations for student learning: Students are expected to demonstrate the school’s core values of dignitas, gravitas, and pietas while also demonstrating the ability to read and think critically, write and communicate clearly and effectively and problem solve

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Students read original texts in classic literature and world

philosophy giving them the cultural literacy necessary for success in college

• Develop athletic talents through competition in 20 CIAC-approved interscholastic sports

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

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Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (6 – 12) (Formerly Hartford Magnet Middle School)

* On the RSCO application, applicants may choose to apply to: (a) grades 6-8 (middle school only), (b) grades 6-10, (middle/high school) or (c) both options.

53 Vernon Street Hartford, CT 06106 860.695.7218

HMMS has expanded to include an Early College High School Model in partnership with Trinity College. The new expanded Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (HMTCA) will offer grades 6-10 for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. By school year 2014-2015, HMTCA will offer grades 6-12.

Primary Contact: Janice AndrewsEmail: andrj001@hartfordschools.orguRL: hmms.hartfordschools.orgSchool Hours: 8:15 am –3:10 pm; Extended Day: 3:10 pm – 5:45 pmGrades Served: 6 – 10* School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW: The HMTCA program is grounded in a rigorous core curriculum and complemented by an extraordinary encore program. A challenging program of studies and a culture of high expectations provide an environment in which all of our students may excel, academically and socially. Our theme focus is science, the arts, and early college. At HMTCA, we attempt to transcend traditional subject-centered boundaries in order to encourage students’ broader thinking and promote their enduring understanding. Students make authentic connections among the disciplines. Learning goals are clear and instructional practices and activities honor differences in students’ learning styles. Based on 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Dr. Ronald P. Simpson Distinguished Magnet School of Excellence Award, 2011 • New England League of Middle Schools Spotlight School • Hartford’s Highest Performing School, 2010 • Hartford’s Shining Star School, 2008-10 • CAS Exemplary School Climate Practices, 2010 • U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award, 2006 • 84 Minutes block schedule and small class size • Accelerated math, hands-on, and inquiry-based science curriculum • Interscholastic Athletics • Extra-curriculum programs

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy (6 – 12)10 Univac Lane, at 10 Targeting CenterWindsor, CT 06095 860.298.0602

Primary Contact: Andrew Skarzynski, PrincipalEmail: askarzynski@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday. 8:00 am – 3:00 pmGrades Served: 6 – 11 (will serve up to Grade 12 in future years)School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:This college preparatory academy blends a rigorous core curriculum with a focus on a career in the medical professions or education. The focused theme provides students exposure in the fields of medicine and education by offering opportunities for career shadowing and coaching from professionals in health care facilities or with certified teachers in the learning laboratory preschool located at the school as well as other PK-12 schools. Students have the opportunity to do field work through experiential learning, bringing their studies into the greater classroom- the world.

Starting in the 2011–2012 school year, ninth grade students will be using the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum, a rigorous internationally benchmarked program of studies. Students successfully completing the IGCSE coursework will have the opportunity to earn a board examination certificate of studies and pursue more advanced coursework.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Advanced placement and challenging core academic classes prepare students for post secondary education • Opportunity to obtain selected medical certifications (CPR and First Aid) • Aspiring teachers may participate in CREC’s Teacher Cadet Program • State-of-art technology to enhance the delivery of instruction

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • School Pathways: Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary

Magnet School, University of Hartford Magnet School • Sibling • Staff

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Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies (6 – 12)1551 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860.242.7834

Primary Contact: Sasha Douglas, PrincipalEmail: sdouglas@crec.org uRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pmGrades Served: 6 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:With the world as their classroom, students prepare for success in college and careers in the global workplace. The school’s specially designed global-systems curriculum emphasizes cross-cultural awareness, knowledge of the global dynamic, state of the planet awareness, and understanding of the consequences of human choice. Students gain and develop knowledge and conceptual understanding as well as the skills of research, analysis, interpretation and communication in all disciplines, contributing to the development of the student as a whole.

Much of the education takes place beyond the classroom through the school’s extensive study and travel abroad program. Learning is enhanced through hosting significant numbers of international visitors and foreign exchange students each year. Students apply their classroom experiences through service learning, job shadowing, internships, field study, and senior capstone projects. MLC is an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) candidate school. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Communication throughout the world through on-line curriculum projects, teleconferences and face-to-face exchanges. • Nationally recognized as a “Magnet School of Excellence” award winner (2008, 2009, 2010)

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Partnering districts • Sibling • Staff

Public Safety Academy (6 – 12)117 Post Office RoadEnfield, CT 06082 860.253.0274

Primary Contact: Ryan Donlon, PrincipalEmail: rdonlon@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday –Friday, 8:10 am – 2:55 pmGrades Served: 6 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:As a values-driven school community, the CREC Public Safety Academy instills in students a commitment to serving the community in public safety careers. The school emphasizes character education and leadership development skills that will help students be successful in the public safety profession of their choice.

As a college preparatory academy, high academic expectations, strong parental participation, and rich diversity all help to shape the culture of the Public Safety Academy. Students develop the values, self-discipline, work habits, academic skills and life skills that will help them thrive in college and will make them indispensable leaders within their chosen fields.Students work with professional firefighters, police officers, homeland security personnel, corrections personnel, emergency medical services, forensic scientists and law professionals. Graduates go on to higher education and pursue careers in law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical services, public safety communications and other related careers. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS/SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Opportunities for mentorships, internships and job shadowing in a range of public safety fields • Free college level courses for upperclassmen • Daily physical education and training

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

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Sport and Medical Sciences Academy (6 – 12) 280 Huyshope Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 860.695.6900

Primary Contact: Alison M. GiulianoEmail: agiuliano@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.sportandmedicalsciences.org Grades Served: 6 – 12School Hours: 7:45 am – 2:40 pmAfter School: 2:40 pm – 4:00 pm School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy (SMSA) is a college-preparatory middle and high school with a focus on sport and medical sciences. Students receive a rigorous language arts, mathematics, and science foundation that are applied in the core curriculum and block scheduling for hands-on experiential learning. Our core beliefs: dedication, responsibility, discipline and respect are embedded into our students’ educational experiences to develop social consciousness and leadership skills. Emphasis is placed on creating opportunities for advanced study and career exploration in the fields of sport and medicine through job shadowing and internships.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • 2011 and 2009 Magnet School of Distinction • 2009, 2008, 2007 “America’s Best High School” – US News & World Report • 2010, 2008 Hartford Shining Star Award for excellence on the CAPT • A new $71 million school building; CT Building Congress Architectural Award • 2010 Graduation Rate – 98.7% and $3.2 million in scholarships

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • UConn Medical School, CT Children’s Medical Center and CCSU Partnerships • Saturday – CMT/CAPT Skill-Building Program

and SAT Preparatory Program • Opportunities to earn up to 30 college credits from UConn, Project Lead The Way-Biomedical Sciences, and Capital Community College • CIAC High School Athletics, Middle School Athletics and Pep Band

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • School Pathways: Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary

Magnet School, University of Hartford Magnet School • Sibling • Staff

Two Rivers Magnet Middle School (6 – 8) 337 East River Drive East Hartford, CT 06108860.290.5320

Primary Contact: Jean Privitera, PrincipalEmail: jprivitera@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:10 am – 3:15 pm Grades Served: 6 – 8School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW: Environmental science and technology is the unifying theme at Two Rivers. Located on the banks of the Connecticut and Hockanum Rivers, the history, geology, and environmental diversity of the rivers provide a living laboratory for students. Students study and research environmental issues and local environmental problems, and learn to design scientific experiments, models, and prototypes resulting in projects worthy of state and national science competitions. In addition to the emphasis on biology, physics, chemistry, and earth science, students have a full middle school program available to them, including art, music, physical education/health, technology education, and foreign language. Students are challenged daily with rigorous classes in math and have been “published” in a wide variety of literary magazines. As a part of the NASA Explorer School network, students participate in a variety of video conferences and learning sessions with astronauts, rocket scientists, and engineers from NASA and industry partners. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Individual access to wireless laptop computers for all students • Opportunities for field studies in topics of interest

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Partnering districts • School Pathways: Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary

Magnet School • Sibling • Staff

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HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS BEGINNING IN GRAdE 7, 9 OR 10

Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin College (9 – 12)167 Riverside Drive East Hartford, CT 06118 860.913.2200

Primary Contact: Linda Dadona, Principal Email: ldadona@ctriveracademy.orguRL: www.goodwin.edu/ctraSchool Hours: 7:45 am – 3:00 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: polo shirts with school logo, chinos.

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Connecticut River Academy (CTRA) is an early college high school operated by Goodwin College on our campus on the Connecticut River in East Hartford. Learning at the Connecticut River Academy has an environmental science focus, but students are offered the full range of high school courses. A large number of credit-bearing courses are offered at Goodwin College to qualified 11th and 12th grade students. CTRA studies are tied to real-world skills and utilize cutting-edge technologies, utilizing MacBooks and SmartBoards to access our web-based learning system. Block scheduling and an extended day provide time for in-depth explorations and enrichment as well as additional supports for students. Internships will be available, including joint programs with many institutions throughout the area. The new school, to be built by 2013, will be located on the banks of the Connecticut River, with its own dock and new research vessel available for student use. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • State-of-the-art building being built on the banks of the Connecticut River • Dock and research vessel being designed for student use • Early college high school with a full range of Goodwin

College courses available • Summer programs with opportunities for enrichment and academics

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • School Pathways: Breakthrough Magnet School,

Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary M. Hooker, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School, Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy

• Sibling • Staff

Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts (9 – 12) Half and Full day Programs 15 Vernon Street Hartford, CT 06106860.757.6300

Primary Contact: Jeff Ostroff, PrincipalEmail: jostroff@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Half-Day: Monday – Thursday, 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm (attend home district in morning)Full Day Only: Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:15 pm Grades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: Appropriate dress for the art form.

PROGRAM OvERvIEW: The Academy features a professionally oriented, highly structured, and rigorous curriculum for students interested in the arts. In addition to professional training in vocal and instrumental music, dance, theater, musical theater, creative writing, and interdisciplinary arts, students learn about the history and criticism of the arts and the arts as a mechanism for social justice. The school develops the fullest academic and artistic potential in all students. Once students are placed into arts departments, they have opportunities to take a variety of courses in their art form, electives in other art forms, and non-arts academic courses for full-day students, including Advanced Placement courses and a comprehensive, core non-arts curriculum. Through the community, students experience professional arts events and meet professional working artists. An artist-in-residence program also brings outstanding artists to the Academy for master classes and presentations. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • State-of-the-art studios and performance space on two campuses • Arts infused academic curriculum that is “cutting edge”

in preparing students to meet continuing education and professional expectations

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Partnering districts • School Pathways (full day only): Hartford Magnet Trinity

College Academy, R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts, Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School

• Staff

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Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science (9 – 12) HALF dAY ONLY 15 Vernon Street Hartford, CT 06106 860.757.6300

Primary Contacts: Delores Bolton, PrincipalEmail: dbolton@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Grade 9 – 10: 7:30 am – 10:30 am (attend home district in afternoon)Grade 11 – 12: 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm (attend home district in morning) Grades Served: 9 – 12 School uniform: Appropriate attire

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Academy of Mathematics and Science features a highly competitive science and mathematics curriculum, taught through unique methods and the integration of state-of-the-art technology. Real-world applications of science and math empower students with knowledge, confidence and motivation that extend beyond the classroom. Students have the opportunity to take unparalleled courses in science and mathematics from a faculty of highly skilled scientists and mathematicians. Through the program, students are exposed to career shadowing and coaching from some of the nation’s leading science and math professionals.

As a part of the NASA Explorer School network, students participate in a variety of video conferences and learning sessions with astronauts, rocket scientists, and engineers from NASA and industry partners. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • State-of-the-art laboratories for research • Advanced courses in science and mathematics

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Partnering districts • Staff

Great Path Academy (10 – 12) 60 Bidwell Street, MS #20 Manchester, CT 06045860.512.3700

Primary Contact: Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, PrincipalEmail: ltorres-rodriguez@crec.orguRL: www.crecschools.orgSchool Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 2:20 pmGrades Served: 10 – 12School uniform: Dress Code

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:As part of the Manchester Community College campus, Great Path encourages college ready high school students to become immersed in the college environment and in college coursework. This college immersion creates a close learning community for Great Path students. Students may earn up to 30 college credits while taking advantage of the resources a college campus has to offer – from theatrical performances and state-of-the-art research laboratories to tutoring programs and career counseling.

Real-world learning experiences such as career-oriented classes, internships, and community service help prepare students for professional life. Students also gain confidence in their ability to write, research, and think analytically as they prepare to apply to colleges and universities.

Educators focus on each student, providing personalized and innovative learning to help students make meaning of knowledge. A high standard for each learner encourages students to challenge themselves and direct their own educational goals. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Partnership with Manchester Community College • Tuition-free college courses • Small, personalized learning community • Emphasis on leadership, community service, and mentoring • Internships and service learning opportunities

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • Sibling • Staff

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Pathways to Technology (9 – 12) 184 Windsor Avenue Windsor, CT 06095860.695.9450

Primary Contact: Sarah LentzEmail: lents001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.pathwaystotechnology.comSchool Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:45 am – 3:12 pm; Friday, 7:45 am – 12:33 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Pathways to Technology Magnet High School believes that students learn best by doing within a collaborative culture. The school empowers its community of students to become fully active participants in our global, technology-driven society. Students acquire technological and critical thinking skills, and develop a sense of personal and social responsibility to successfully compete in the growing, fast-paced, and rapidly changing world economy. Students who choose Pathways are those who want a college-preparatory education that strengthens core understandings and develops research, inquiry, and problem solving skills in a technology-focused program.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Specialty courses include: graphic arts, web-design, film and sound production • One of “America’s Best High Schools” listed by US News & World Report • Honors and Advanced Placement classes available • Opportunities to earn college credit

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • 98% of students accepted to college • National Academy Foundation School • Over twenty after-school clubs and programs available including; art club, video game design, robotics, paint ball and music production. • Internships at local IT (Information Technology) firms and business are available

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • School Pathways: Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy,

Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School

• Sibling • Staff

university High School of Science and Engineering (9 – 12)351 Mark Twain Drive Hartford, CT 06112860.695.9020

Primary Contact: Caryn BaselerEmail: basec001@hartfordschools.orguRL: www.uhsse.orgSchool Hours: 8:15 am – 3:10 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:UHSSE offers a rigorous curriculum in science and engineering with advanced level science/math and engineering courses. UHSSE features an early-college partnership with the University of Hartford through which qualifying students may take University of Hartford courses at no cost while still enrolled at UHSSE. School awards include: Magnet Schools of America: National School of Excellence, U.S. News & World Report: Best High Schools in America, ConnCAN Awards for reducing achievement gap for African American and Hispanic students. Commended Teachers Awards from M.I.T. and Yale. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS: • Qualified students earn college credits through partnerships with the University of Hartford, University of Connecticut, University of New Haven, and Capital Community College. • College/Career Program provides access to local science/ engineering firms • Small school size (400 students) fosters a strong sense of community • Many faculty are second-career teachers who have worked in industry as engineers and scientists • Hartford Teacher of the Year: 2011, 2006, 2004

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Athletic offerings: competitive CIAC Teams in most sports • Hartt Community Division music/dance classes available at reduced rates

LOTTERY PLACEMENT PROCEduRES: SEE PAGE 33 • School Pathways: Science, Technology, Engineering

and Math (STEM) Magnet School at Annie Fisher, Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy

• Sibling • Staff

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CONNECTICuT TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS

APPLICATION PROCESS TO ALL CONNECTICuT TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS:The admission criteria for qualified candidates to the Connecticut Technical High School System for 9th grade shall include the following elements: • Results of the Grade 7 Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) as reported on the Student Score Report • A record of previous (7th grade) and current attendance (8th grade) • A transcript of previous (7th grade) and current grades (8th grade) • A statement of reasons why a student wants to attend a technical high school • Evidence of extra-curricular activities; and • A record of previous and current discipline infractions

(If the student has not completed the Grade 7 Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) in Mathematics and Reading the student must arrange to take an alternative assessment with the Technical High School)

A.I. Prince Technical High School (9 – 12) 401 Flatbush Avenue Hartford, CT 06106860.951.7112

Primary Contact: William Chaffin, PrincipalEmail: William.Chaffin@ct.govuRL: www.cttech.org/prince School Hours: 7:30 am – 2:18 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:A.I. Prince Technical High School is a state-of-the-art facility that offers students a comprehensive academic and advanced technologies curriculum. A.I. Prince’s mission is to build a sense of pride and social responsibility. Prince Tech prepares students for both college and careers through the achievement of 21st Century skills. Learning at Prince Tech is focused around the school’s core values of safety, respect, connectedness, achievement and responsibility. Students explore thirteen different trade technologies before choosing a permanent trade area in the ninth grade. Prince Tech is committed to providing quality and challenging academic and technical programs. Our goal is to inspire students to learn beyond the classroom, and our staff is committed to the tradition of educating students with the highest expectation for success.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS:A.I. Prince Technical High School graduates are: • Prepared for admission to two and four year colleges • Prepared for entry into apprenticeship programs or immediate competitive employment • Provided a work-based learning program at worksites in grades 11 and 12 • Offered the opportunity to participate in the College Career Pathways Program • Interscholastic sports

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OFFEREd:Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Electrical, Fashion Merchandising and Entrepreneurship, Graphics Technology, Hairdressing and Barbering, Information Systems Technology, Masonry, Music Production and Technical Theatre, Plumbing and Heating.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • State-of-the-art building and instructional technologies • School organizations and clubs: National Honors Society, Student Council, Dance Club, Chorus, Drum Corps, Astronomy Club and Chess Club • Summer exploratory camp for 8th grade students

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E.C. Goodwin Technical High School (9 – 12)735 Slater Road New Britain, CT 06053860.827.7736

Primary Contact: Ericka Torres, Director of Counseling and AdmissionsEmail: Ericka.Torres@ct.gov uRL: www.cttech.org/goodwin School Hours: 7:20 am – 2:50 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:E.C. Goodwin Technical High School is a state-of-the-art facility that offers students a comprehensive academic and advanced technologies curriculum. E.C. Goodwin’s curriculum is based on state standards and business/industry standards. E.C. Goodwin’s mission is to build a sense of pride and social responsibility while preparing students for a demanding college program and the 21st Century work force. E.C. Goodwin is committed to providing quality and challenging academic and technical programs. Our goal is to inspire students to learn beyond the classroom, and our staff is committed to the tradition of educating students with the highest expectation for success. If you want your child to be educated by a superior staff in a nurturing atmosphere where each child gets personal attention, and graduates are prepared for high paying jobs, then Goodwin is the right fit. Based on 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS:E.C. Goodwin Technical High School graduates are: • Prepared for admission to two and four year colleges • Prepared for entry into apprenticeship programs or immediate competitive employment • Provided a work-based learning program at worksites in grades 11 and 12 • Offered the opportunity to participate in the College Career Pathways Program • Interscholastic sports

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OFFEREd:Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Electrical, Electronics Technology, Hairdressing and Barbering, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, Manufacturing Technology, Plumbing and Heating.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • State-of-the-art building featuring new instructional technologies • Honors courses, National Honor Society, Student Council, Green Technology Club, Skills USA, Dance Club • Summer exploratory camp for 8th grade students

Howell Cheney Technical High School (9 – 12)791 West Middle Turnpike Manchester, CT 06040860.649.5396

Primary Contacts: Robert L. Sartoris, PrincipalPeter G. Boudo, Director of Admissions (ext. 316)Email: Peter.Boudo@ct.govuRL: www.cttech.org/cheney School Hours: 7:00 am – 4:00 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:Cheney Technical High School is a state-of-the-art facility that offers students a comprehensive academic and advanced trade technology curriculum. Part of our school’s commitment to its students emphasizes the development of both individual and collaborative skills necessary to make significant contributions in an ever-changing global society. To achieve these goals, we employ a multi-faceted approach where academic pursuits are merged with occupational technologies. Faculty members are trained to design and deliver instruction in a differentiated manner that promotes critical thinking, writing, oral communication, collaborative work skills, and inquiry based technology learning. We regard our commitment to local industry, civic organizations, the diverse populations we serve, and our prominent parental involvement as hallmarks of our program. Based on 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS:Cheney Technical High School graduates are: • Prepared for admission to two and four year colleges • Prepared for entry into apprenticeship programs or immediate competitive employment • Provided a work-based learning program at worksites in grades 11 and 12 • Offered the opportunity to participate in the College Career Pathways Program • Interscholastic sports

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OFFEREd:Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Culinary Arts, Diesel Technology, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Information Systems Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Media Production and Welding.

SPECIAL FEATuRES • State-of-the-art building and instructional technology • Outdoor athletic complex including a state-of-the-art synthetic turf field • Summer exploratory camp for 8th grade students

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vinal Technical High School (9 – 12) 60 Daniels Street Middletown, CT 06457860.344.7100

Primary Contact: Javette Giannelli-Allen, Assistant PrincipalEmail: Javette.Giannelli@ct.govuRL: www.cttech.org/VinalSchool Hours: 7:23 am – 2:07 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: Yes

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:Vinal Technical High School offers students a comprehensive academic and advanced technologies curriculum including Honors classes. Vinal’s curriculum is based on state standards as well as business/industry standards. Vinal’s mission is to build a sense of pride and social responsibility while preparing students for a demanding college program and the 21st Century work force. Vinal is committed to providing quality and challenging academic and technical programs. Graduates receive a high school diploma and a trade technology certificate. Our goal is to inspire students to learn beyond the classroom, and our staff is committed to the tradition of educating students with the highest expectation for success. Based on 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS/kEY FACTS:Vinal Technical High School graduates are: • Prepared for admission to two and four year colleges • Prepared for entry into apprenticeship programs or immediate competitive employment • Provided a work-based learning program at worksites in grades 11 and 12 • Offered the opportunity to participate in the College Career Pathways Program • Interscholastic sports

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OFFEREd:Automotive Technology, Automotive Collision Repair, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Electrical, Electromechanical, Hairdressing and Barbering, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, Information Systems and Manufacturing Technology.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • National Honor Society, Student Council, Diversity Club, Skills USA • Pre-9th summer enrichment program; and • Summer exploratory camp for 8th grade students

REGIONAL AGRICuLTuRAL SCIENCE ANd TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ANd CENTER

Suffield Regional Agriscience Center at Suffield High School (9 – 12)1060 Sheldon Street West Suffield, CT 06093860.668.3810 Main Office or 860.668.3817 Ag Center

Primary Contact: Richard Jensen, Program DirectorEmail: rjensen@sps.suffield.orguRL: www.suffield.orgSchool Hours: 7:25 am – 2:10 pmGrades Served: 9 – 12School uniform: No

PROGRAM OvERvIEW:The Suffield Agriscience Center serves eleven surrounding towns. The 9-12 grade programs prepare students for college or business in the areas of animal science, agriculture mechanization, plant science, environmental science or general agriculture. Our students study in a modern well-equipped facility that includes greenhouses, labs for large and small animals, aquaculture, food science, floral design labs and an agricultural mechanics shop. In addition, students display their leadership qualities through their induction into the Suffield Regional FFA Chapter. Based on the 2010-11 enrollment data, the school meets the state integration standard. See page 8.

SPECIAL FEATuRES: • Rigorous program of academic, honors and advanced placement courses • After school academic support available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm • Late bus available upon request • Ample opportunities for after school activities in athletics, music, drama, art, and clubs

APPLICATION PROCESS: • Application due by the first week in December. Application can be obtained through your 8th grade school guidance counselor, on line at www.suffield.org under Agriscience Center or by phone request • Acceptance dependant on: grades, standardized testing scores, attendance and discipline records, teacher comments on report cards, letters of recommendation and student interview.

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Lottery Placement Procedures for Hartford Region Open ChoiceEnrolled sibling: When a seat is available, on-time applicants who already have a sibling enrolled in the Open Choice program are given preference for a placement in the town in which that sibling attends school. Every attempt is made to place siblings in the same town and, when appropriate, based on the grade levels of the students applying, in the same school. Whenever possible, students are placed in towns located close to where they live.

Applicant’s sibling: When RSCO offers an applicant an Open Choice seat, RSCO may also offer an Open Choice seat to a sibling or siblings who also applied to the Open Choice program. RSCO will try to place the siblings in the same school. Placing applicant siblings in the same school depends on the availability of seats in a school’s specific grades.

Open Choice Only applicants. RSCO lottery applicants who select only the Open Choice program in the RSCO Lottery application will be placed first in the lottery if seats are available.

Participation Rate: Applicants who live in towns other than Hartford, with lower rates of participation in school choice options, will receive preference over those students who live in towns with higher rates of participation.

Residential Zones: When assigning Open Choice students into Non-Hartford schools, the lottery will take into consideration the applicant’s residential zone. However, residence in a specific zone is not a criterion that determines assignment of Open Choice seats.

Lottery Placement Procedures for Magnet Schools Neighborhood: Only applies to Hartford resident students living within a half-mile (0.5) radius of specified schools (see pages 34 and 35 of this catalog.)

Parent Choice: Magnet schools that have partnership agreements with partnering school districts/towns (see below) may decide to admit students who do not live in those partnership towns. (Schools are not required to admit students from non-partnership towns.)

Participation Rate: Applicants who live in towns other than Hartford, with lower rates of participation in school choice options, will receive preference over those students who live in towns with higher rates of participation.

Partnering districts/towns: School districts and towns that have a partnership agreement with a magnet school to send specific numbers of students to that school. If schools participate in the State’s Parent Choice process, placement is not limited to students living in partnering districts/towns, and any interested student may apply.

School Pathways: Applies when a school sets aside a limited number of seats for students coming from a particular school that shares a similar magnet theme.

Sibling: Applies when an applicant sibling has applied to the same school which another sibling attends and will continue to attend in SY 2012-2013.

Staff: Applies to children of school-based employees (including teachers and other school-based staff)

Zones: Applies to Hartford resident students living in specific Hartford school zones and applying to certain schools, as follows:

• Zone 1 and applying to Montessori Magnet at Annie Fisher, STEM at Annie Fisher, and/or Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School.

• Zone 2: Capital Preparatory Magnet School (grades PK 3 – Grade 5 only)

• Zone 3 and applying to Breakthrough Magnet School and/or Mary Hooker Magnet School of Environmental Studies.

• Zone 4 and applying to R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts.

Please see the map on page 36 of this catalog.

Late ApplicationsLate applicants may be placed in available seats only after on-time applicants have been offered placement in a school or program.

Late applications are placed on a wait list, based on date and time of receipt. Applications are selected for placement based on the applicant’s date and time of application. The procedures for the RSCO lottery do not apply when selecting applicants from late application waitlist.

The following terms, listed in alphabetical order, describe the RSCO Lottery’s placement procedures. The RSCO Lottery may use one or more of these procedures for placing students in a magnet school or Open Choice program. Please refer to each school’s description for a list of any lottery placement procedures specific to that school.

A sibling is a brother or sister living in the same house and sharing at least one biological parent or legal guardian.

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PROCEduRESThe following chart summarizes the Lottery Placement Procedures for each magnet school or program. These procedures are listed in alphabetical order and not in the order in which they are applied.

For the most current information about RSCO programs, procedures and timelines, go to the RSCO website at www.choiceeducation.org or call the RSCO at 860.713.6990.

Programs and Schools Lottery Placement Procedures Hartford Region Open Choice Program • Open Choice Only (applicants who only select Open Choice) • Participation Rate (non-Hartford residents) • Residential Zone (Hartford residents) • Siblings (applicant and enrolled)

Academy of Aerospace and Engineering • Sibling • Staff

Breakthrough Magnet School • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling (only PK 3 and PK 4) • Staff • Zone 3 (Hartford residents)

Classical Magnet • Sibling • Staff

Capital Preparatory Magnet School • Neighborhood (Hartford residents, only PK 3 – Grade 5) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 2 (Hartford residents, only PK 3 – Grade 5)

Connecticut River Academy • School Pathways • Sibling • Staff

Discovery Academy • Sibling • Staff

Environmental Sciences Magnet School • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) at Mary Hooker • Sibling • Staff • Zone 3 (Hartford residents)

Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary • Partnering districts Magnet School • Sibling • Staff

Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts • Partnering Districts Full-Day only • School Pathways • Staff

Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics • Partnering districts and Science (Half Day only) • Staff

Great Path Academy • Sibling • Staff

Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy • Sibling • Staff

International Magnet School • Sibling • Staff

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Programs and Schools Lottery Placement Procedures Medical Professions and • School Pathways Teacher Preparation Academy • Sibling • Staff

Metropolitan Learning Center • Partnering districts • Sibling • Staff

Montessori Magnet at Annie Fisher • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 1 (Hartford residents)

Montessori Magnet School (CREC) • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff

Museum Academy • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff

Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Sibling • Staff • Zone 1 (Hartford Residents)

Pathways to Technology • School Pathways • Sibling • Staff

Public Safety Academy • Sibling • Staff

Reggio Magnet School of the Arts • Sibling • Staff

R.J. KInsella Magnet School • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) of Performing Arts • Sibling • Staff • Zone 4 (Hartford residents)

Science, Technology, Math and Science • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) (STEM) at Annie Fisher • Sibling • Staff • Zone 1 (Hartford residents)

Sport and Medical Sciences Academy • School Pathways • Sibling • Staff

Two Rivers Magnet School • Partnering districts • School Pathways • Sibling • Staff

University of Hartford Magnet School • Neighborhood (Hartford residents) • Partnering districts • Sibling • Staff

University High School of Science • School Pathways and Engineering • Sibling • Staff

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NOTES:

165 Capitol Avenue, Room 270 Hartford, CT 06106

860.713.6990 www.choiceeducation.org

The State of Connecticut department of Education is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative action for all qualified persons and does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, genetics, age, religion or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal nondiscrimination laws. Inquiries regarding the department of Education’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed to the Equal Employment Opportunity director, Levy Gillespie, State of Connecticut department of Education, 25 Industrial Park Road, Middletown, Connecticut, 06457; 860.807.2071.

NEW LOCATION FOR THE GREATER HARTFORd REGIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE OFFICE (RSCO)

165 Capitol Avenue Room 270 Hartford, CT 06106 860.713.6990 www.choiceeducation.org

For the most current information about RSCO programs, procedures and timelines, go to the RSCO website at www.choiceeducation.org or call the RSCO at 860.713.6990.