Education in Stamford, Connecticut

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Education in Stamford, Connecticut takes place in both public and private schools and college and university campuses.

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[edit] Higher education

Stamford, Connecticut has branches of the University of Connecticut, University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University. The University of Connecticut's campus is located in a large modern building in downtown that opened in 1998 after extensive renovations to an abandoned former Bloomingdales store. The other two are located in small office parks in Springdale. All are commuter campuses.

[edit] Stamford public schools

Stamford's public education system is an integrated district with racial balance requirements exceeding those of the state of Connecticut. State standards require that a school's racial makeup be within 25% of the community's racial makeup. Stamford's standard is a more strict 10%. Over the years, schools have become unbalanced. Stamford has three public high schools, Westhill High School, Stamford High School and the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering.

[edit] No Child Left Behind Act in Stamford

Thirteen of the city's 20 public schools made the 2006 list of failing schools, based on Connecticut Mastery Test results, according to the state Department of Education's "No Child Left Behind Act" report (NCLB), five more than in 2005. The NLCB Act sets rising targets for schools, so even though some may have improved since the previous testing, they can be cited if improvement isn't made fast enough, Superintendent of Schools Joshua Starr told The Advocate of Stamford (August 24, 2006), which published a list of the local schools provided by Associated Press:

  • Rippowam Middle School — "whole school deficiencies in math and reading"
  • K.T. Murphy School — "whole school deficiencies in reading"
  • Julia A. Stark School — "whole school deficiencies in reading"
  • Newfield School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Rogers School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Roxbury School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Springdale School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Toquam Magnet School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Davenport Ridge School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Stillmeadow School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Hart School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Turn of River School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"
  • Scofield Middle School — "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading"

In nearby communities, 11 Norwalk schools were cited, one in Greenwich, one in Wilton, none in New Canaan or Darien.

[edit] Elementary schools

  • Westover Elementary School, 412 Stillwater Avenue, dedicated its auditorium on September 16, 2006 to former principal Edmund Barbieri, who became principal in 1979 and continued to head the school for 13 years. He died in 2004. Barbieri built up the magnet program at the school, set up the city's first gifted-students program and the state's first full-day Kindergarten, according to a committee of parents, teachers and city officials who supported the dedication.[1]

In the past decade, particularly around the time of the class of 2002, the school's academics have gone steadily downhill. We can all thank the class of 2002.

[edit] Private Education

The city has several private schools, including King and Low-Heywood Thomas School and Trinity Catholic High School.

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[edit] Private schools

[edit] Catholic schools

  • Trinity Catholic High School, 926 Newfield Ave., Kevin Burke, president and chief financial officer; Robert D'Aquila, principal
  • St. Cecilia Elementary School, PreK-5, 1186 Newfield Ave.; Joann Borchetta , principal
  • Sacred Heart School PreK for 3- and 4-year-old children; 1 Schuyler Ave.; Sister Elizabeth Reyes, head teacher
  • Holy Spirit School, 403 Scofieldtown Road, Pat Torchen, principal
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea School PreK-5; Gail Ryan, principal; From the school Web site: "[T]here is one class per grade. We strive to have 25 students in grades Kindergarten through 5th Grade and 20 children in each of the Pre Kindergarten 3 and Pre Kindergarten 4 programs. We strive to have 190 students enrolled in the school."
  • Trinity Catholic Middle School (no Web site found), Grades 6-8, 948 Newfield Ave., the Rev. Cyprian LaPastina, principal

[edit] Colleges and universities

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