Stamford Public Schools Where Excellence Is the Point Stamford Board of Realtors September 22, 2016
Our Mission The Stamford Public Schools prepares each and every student for higher education and success in the 21 st century.
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21 schools Our District Overview 13 elementary 5 middle 3 high 16,149 students 64 languages 13% English language learners
Diversity of Our Students Ethnicity Socioeconomics
Diversity of Our Students Home Language English Spanish Hatian Creole Polish Bengali
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Our Schools
Magnet Elementary Schools Hart Math, Science, Technology Rogers International Baccalaureate (IB) New School @ 200 Strawberry Hill Avenue Rogers IB extension Toquam Integrated Social Studies Westover Mastery Learning, Problem Solving and the Arts
Stamford Pre-K Programs APPLES - Integrated Preschool Program KT Murphy - SMART Start Grant Davenport - Alliance Grant Roxbury - Alliance Grant Childcare Learning Centers Partnership Instructional Coordinators Local Pre-K and Daycare Programs - Early Childhood Collaborative
Secondary Programming Academic Supports AVID Math Tutoring Upward Bound Project Opening Doors (POD) Academic Rigor Advanced Placement (AP) courses Early College Experience (ECE) Algebra I and Geometry in Middle School Other Dual Enrollment courses
Specialized Programs Ninth Grade program Technology Magnet High School (AITE) 1-1 Technology Initiative Senior Internship Experience Virtual High School Online Learning Platform Finance Academy AgriScience Program ROTC International Baccalaureate (HS in planning stages)
2016 Smarter Balanced Assessments Percent At/Above Level 3 Grade ELA All Students Non EL Students MATH All Students Non EL Students 3 49% 55% 48% 54% 4 47% 53% 41% 47% 5 54% 61% 37% 43% 6 48% 54% 36% 40% 7 51% 57% 43% 48% 8 49% 54% 39% 43%
2016 Smarter Balanced Assessments Percent At/Above Level 3 Stamford vs State STAMFORD STATE All Students Non EL All Students Non EL Students Students ELA 49.7 55.7 55.6 58.8 Math 41.0 46.3 44.0 46.4
Advanced Placement (AP)
2015 AP Scholar Awards School AP Scholars With Honors With Distinction National AP Scholar AITE 16 11 8 1 35 Stamford 40 19 23-82 Total Awards Westhill 77 16 55 14 148 265
SPS Graduates Attend Top Colleges and Universities To Name a Few in 2015 & 2016: Brown University Connecticut College Cornell University Duke University Harvard Howard University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University of California University of Connecticut Yale
Achievements and Accolades Stamford schools ranked in top quartile of city schools according to a study conducted by McKinsey Associates Three National Merit Scholars (8 semi-finalists; 10 commended) representing each of our high schools AITE recently ranked number one among magnet high schools in Connecticut by Niche Rankings Westhill recently recognized as one of the most challenging high schools in the country by the Washington Post AITE Student named US Presidential Scholar SHS Girls Basketball State Champions, WHS Boys Basketball FCIAC Champions, Westhill-Stamford Co-Op Hockey State Champions, SHS Co-Ed Cheerleading FCIAC Champions
SPS Student and Staff Achievements Three SPS Graduates Named National Merit Scholarship Winners: AITE s Tanusri Balla, SHS s Matthew Sieh, and WHS s Nicole Smina Rippowam Middle School Teacher Selected for 2016 ASCD Emerging Leader Class AITE and Westhill Students Take First and Second Place Respectively in the NFTE Fairfield County Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Davenport Ridge Elementary School Named 2015-2016 Banner School by The State Education Resource Center SPS Social Work Department Head Joseph O' Callaghan Named Clinical Social Worker of the Year AITE s Tanusri Balla Named 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar Three AITE Students Achieve Perfect Scores on the National Latin Exam SHS Music Teacher and SPS's Graduate Gloria Sinaguglia Named 2016-2017 Stamford Teacher of the Year
SPS Student and Staff Achievements AITE s Sebastian Neufuss Awarded Full Scholarship to Miami University in Ohio Two Stamford Teachers Recognized as Leaders in Classroom Technology and Digital Media Nine Stamford Teachers Will Travel the World for their Students Four Stamford Public Schools Teams Advance to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals--Westover, Davenport Ridge, Rippowam and Scofield All Advance AITE Students Andrew Brito and Jessica Ulbrich Take First and Second Place at the Fairfield Regional Connecticut History Day Contest Stamford and Westhill Drama Clubs Take Home Several Awards At the 80th annual Connecticut Drama Association Festival Four Roxbury Students Recognized for Persuasive Writing Contest WHS Intern Guidance Counselor Mindy Midy Named School Counseling Intern of the Year by CSCA
SPS Student and Staff Achievements Scofield Teacher Louis McMinn Named 2016 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Five SHS and Three WHS Students Recognized at 26th Annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards White House to Recognize Cloonan Teacher as one of Computer Science Education Champions of Change TOR Students Madeleine Martignoni and Zoe Kallenekos Were Selected to Perform with the Fairfield County String Festival Westhill High School Senior Aaron Pettiford to Receive UCAN Inspire Award by Generation UCAN and the Walter Camp Football Foundation Stamford High School s The Round Table Awarded Gold Medal by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for Second Year SPS Announced Eight Students as National Merit Semi-Finalists WHS Recognized with Top Honors at FBLA National Leadership Conference in Chicago
SPS Student and Staff Achievements Five SHS and Three WHS Students Recognized at 26th Annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards White House to Recognize Cloonan Teacher as one of Computer Science Education Champions of Change TOR Students Madeleine Martignoni and Zoe Kallenekos Were Selected to Perform with the Fairfield County String Festival Westhill High School Senior Aaron Pettiford to Receive UCAN Inspire Award by Generation UCAN and the Walter Camp Football Foundation Stamford High School s The Round Table Awarded Gold Medal by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for Second Year SPS Announced Eight Students as National Merit Semi-Finalists WHS Recognized with Top Honors at FBLA National Leadership Conference in Chicago
SPS Student and Staff Achievements Five SHS and Three WHS Students Recognized at 26th Annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards White House to Recognize Cloonan Teacher as one of Computer Science Education Champions of Change TOR Students Madeleine Martignoni and Zoe Kallenekos Were Selected to Perform with the Fairfield County String Festival Westhill High School Senior Aaron Pettiford to Receive UCAN Inspire Award by Generation UCAN and the Walter Camp Football Foundation Stamford High School s The Round Table Awarded Gold Medal by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for Second Year SPS Announced Eight Students as National Merit Semi-Finalists WHS Recognized with Top Honors at FBLA National Leadership Conference in Chicago
Stamford Public Schools Excellence Is the Point