Annual Report
C O O P E R AT I V E E D U C AT I O N A L S E R V I C E S
2010-2011 Quality Education Through Collaboration
‘‘
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.” - Chinese Proverb
There is a Chinese proverb that states“Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.” To this end, we at Cooperative Educational Services (C.E.S.), the regional educational service center to the seventeen school districts serving over 124,000 students in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut, strive to fulfill our agency’s mission statement “to identify and provide quality educational opportunities for educators, students, families and communities.” We
meet our Mission Statement not only by running our school readiness, special education and
magnet school programs for approximately 1,000 students but also by providing a myriad of services to member districts that would be more costly for them to procure on their own. Examples include special education transportation and audiological consultations. Likewise, by brokering multi-district contracts, C.E.S. provides cost-effective purchasing opportunities for services. We are a district resource for grant coordination, implementation of State and Federal educational initiatives, technical assistance, and staff development. Our Professional Development Services division is the “go to” place for our member districts seeking advanced training in cutting-edge initiatives. C.E.S. is well regarded throughout the state for its high quality programs, both in terms of direct student services and professional assistance to school districts. Now, more than ever, it is critical that all school districts take action to build internal capacity, find cost efficiencies, and maximize the impact of every dollar spent to support student growth and achievement. C.E.S. is here to help and lead the way. Sincerely,
Evan Pitkoff, Ed.D.
Contents 1 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
3
Member Districts
4
Agency Goals
3
Representative Council
5
Meeting Member District Needs
3
Leadership
9
Interagency Relationships
4
Organizational Chart
10
Special Education
13
Six to Six Magnet School
Mission
Guiding Beliefs
Our mission is to identify and provide quality educational opportunities for educators, students, families and communities.
Every student has a right to high quality education. ~ Student-centered instruction recognizes the individual abilities of each learner.
Vision With
a
strong
~ The unique cultural and developmental differences of our
commitment
from
a
diverse
and
highly
qualified staff, C.E.S. is the primary educational resource for the communities
we
serve.
We
are
a
model
of
leadership
promoting a community of life-long learning. We assure student success through regional collaboration, leadership, resources, and support.
students are recognized and valued. ~ Partnerships among families, schools, communities, and state agencies are essential for the achievement of common goals and conservation of financial services. ~
Each year we strive to realize our vision by being the first point of contact for our member districts related to any kind of educational service. In order to accomplish this we will continue our research and development efforts to remain on the cutting edge of programs, services and technical assistance. Excellent communication with our members and our partners, along with continued strong support from the Representative Council, will guide and assist us on this journey.
Leadership,
communication,
innovation,
and
creative
thinking promote positive change and growth. ~ Every educator has the responsibility to be a life-long learner. ~ The commitment of our dedicated staff is valued. ~ Our effectiveness as an organization contributes to our clients’ success. ~ It is important to reflect upon and continually evaluate the services we provide. ~ It is important to nurture growth of progressive learning and communities. ~ Every staff member represents the mission, core beliefs and vision of C.E.S.
13
Human Resources
16
Professional Development Services
14
Regional Center for the Arts
19
Revenues & Expenditures
14
Open Choice
20
Program Budgets
15
Administrative Services
21
District Participation Grid
15
School Readiness
www.ces.k12.ct.us 2
MemberRepresentative Districts Council BRIDGEPORT BARBARA BELLINGER DARIEN CLARA SARTORI EASTON ADAM DUNSBY MONROE
FAIRFIELD SUE BRAND & CATHERINE ALBIN SHELTON
RIDGEFIELD EASTON WESTON
BRIDGEPORT STRATFORD FAIRFIELD
WILTON NEW CANAAN
WESTPORT
NORWALK
STAMFORD GREENWICH
TRUMBULL REGION 9
GREENWICH NANCY KAIL MONROE MARK ANTINOZZI NEW CANAAN VACANT NORWALK SUSAN HAMILTON & MIGDALIA RIVAS REGION #9 LEON J. KARVELIS, JR. RIDGEFIELD LYN MERRILL, VICE PRESIDENT SHELTON ARLENE LISCINSKY, PRESIDENT
DARIEN
& THOMAS MINOTTI (ALTERNATE) STAMFORD POLLY RAUH STRATFORD DAVID KENNEDY & JANICE DAPONTE (ALTERNATE) TRUMBULL MICHAEL WARD, SECRETARY WESTON SONYA STACK WESTPORT VACANT WILTON BARBARA MYERS
Leadership EVAN PITKOFF, ED.D.
ZITA MCMAHON
Executive Director
Manager, Human Resources
ANTHONY C. MAIDA
MARK RIBBENS, ED.D.
Associate Executive Director/Director of Special Education
Principal, Regional Center for the Arts/Open Choice Coordinator
JAMES R. CARROLL
LINDA PAGE
Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Director, School Readiness Preschool Program
ESTHER BOBOWICK
CHRISTOPHER LA BELLE
Director, Professional Development Services
Director/Principal, Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School, Thurgood Marshall Middle School for Social Justice
3 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Organizational Chart
2010 - 2011
vi c tiv e ra
A dm in ist
Sp e
to Six
Se r
ca Ed u
ci
al
ag M Six
es
n ti o
Sc ho o ne t
C n pe O
op ev el D
l
ce ho i
tin m g en tS er vi Sc ce ho Re s ol gi Re on ad al in C es en s te rf or th e A rt s
ke ar ns /M
io at
Pr o
fe ss io
na l
Pu b
lic
Re l
Hu
m an
Re so u
rc
es
Representative Council Executive Director
Preschool/Primary Learning Center Therapeutic Day Program Special Education Related Services
Half Day High School Programs in the Performing Arts
Behavioral Psychology Specialty Services Audiological Maintenance Services
Pre-K, K-5, Thurgood Marshall Middle School (6-8)
Special Education In-Service Activities
Family Resource Center Leadership Planning Collaboration
Regional Assistive Technology Center
Before/After School Programs
RISE Program (18-21)
Leadership Development
Beginnings (Birth to Three)
Public INFO CEU Management
Developmental Learning Center
CTLT Technology Training Early Literacy
Accounting & Reporting
Minority Recruiting, Data Collection Curriculum & Instruction Grants
Facilities Technology Network Administration, Technical Services, Internet Services Transportation Services
Interdistrict Programs & Services
Financial Planning & Budgeting
Reaching Our Goals... GOAL 1
GOAL 3
TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN C.E.S.
TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY RELATED TO
Objective
EDUCATIONAL POLICY ISSUES AND ASSOCIATED GUIDELINES.
To develop partnerships and collaborative efforts with other
Objective
agencies and organizations.
To leverage partnerships with federal, state and local
Objective
decision-makers and stakeholders to impact educational
To foster inter-district collaborative efforts in order to increase
policy and guidelines favorable to constituent needs.
scales of efficiencies. GOAL 4 GOAL 2
TO PROVIDE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO WORK IN THE EDUCATIONAL
FOR ALL STUDENTS IN C.E.S. PROGRAMS.
COMMUNITY.
Objective
Objective
To improve the use of data to inform instructional and
To retain competent and experienced staff at C.E.S.
programmatic decision-making.
Objective
Objective
To explore and expand alternative professional development
To promote a postive school climate through the continued
models to address C.E.S., individual districts’ and community-
application of school-wide positive behavioral supports
based organizations’ needs.
www.ces.k12.ct.us 4
Meeting Needs in our Member Districts At
the
Special Education division solicits feedback from parents, and
process of continuous improvement. Each year we adjust our
Cooperative
Educational
our Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School meets regularly with the
programming to meet the needs of our member districts. As a result,
School Planning and Management Team (SPMT), made up of
gathering data to evaluate our success and determine our focus and
both parents and staff. The Regional Center for the Arts (RCA)
priorities is a continuous process at C.E.S.
We hold council
has an active parent advisory group supporting fundraising
meetings for various education professionals such as special
efforts and all of RCA’s student productions. We are also in
education
continuous
directors,
Services
curriculum
we
believe
specialists,
in
assistant
contact
with
representatives
from
the
State
superintendents, school principals, subject area specialists, human
Department of Education in order to assist our districts
resources personnel, and technology coordinators. During these
state mandates such as school improvement plans, policy
council meetings we solicit feedback from our members to help
development, and new teacher education and mentoring
us determine future initiatives. The executive director also meets
(TEAM).
monthly with the C.E.S. Representative Council, and with the superintendents of member districts. All of the divisions at C.E.S.
As a service center, we must always be prepared to assist our
hold meetings with their constituents so that our services are
districts according to their individual needs.
customized to meet the unique needs of each district.
annual profile of our member districts that includes their goals,
We compile an
school data reports, comprehensive school improvement plans, The Leadership Institute @ C.E.S., which is a separate entity
and additional relevant information to further customize our
comprised of leaders from our participating member districts,
services.
meets quarterly to address the continuum of leadership needs
conditions determine needs. We strive to provide lower cost
from teacher leadership to administrative leadership.
options to satisfy the needs of our member districts.
Through
Often state or federal mandates, or economic The
dialogue with the Leadership Institute Board, we are able to
Leadership Team at C.E.S. is comprised of the executive
stablish programs and support that reflect the needs of our
director, the associate executive director/special education
member districts.
director, the chief financial and operations officer, the director of our Professional Development Services division, the directors
The strategic planning process involves constituents from our
of our magnet schools, the director of our School Readiness
member districts and the communities we serve. Objectives are
program, and the manager of Human Resources. Our team
rewritten and an action plan for each goal is developed. C.E.S.
meets collectively and individually with key constituents to obtain
also encourages strong parental involvement. Each year, our
recommendations in planning future programs and services.
Activities & Services There are several divisions within C.E.S. Special Education
School Readiness is a program for Bridgeport preschool
which offer services for children from birth to three years, and
students.
provides learning and instruction for students with a variety of disabilities from age three through 21.
Professional Development Services (PDS) provides high quality training for staff in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment,
Six to Six Magnet School/Thurgood Marshall Middle School and
strategic planning, school improvement, data-driven decision-
the Regional Center for the Arts both provide innovative programs
making, grant development, interdistrict programming, program
and educational choice options for students and families.
development and evaluation, magnet school recruitment and technology.
Human Resources manages internal hiring and staff support, and provides fingerprinting services for educators and student
Executive Searches at C.E.S. provides a comprehensive process
teachers throughout the state.
of community research, recruitment, selection and transition for school districts in need of filling superintendent, central office
Administrative Services manages business operations, facilities, transportation and technology services. 5 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
and principal vacancies.
In The News FAIRFIELD RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS AT SIX TO SIX MAGNET SCHOOL ON READ ALOUD DAY FOR PAST 15 YEARS October 2010 For the past 15 years, Fairfield resident Dorothy Daruka, a retired
Six to Six is a science, mathematics and technology-focused
employee of People’s United Bank, has volunteered her time
interdistrict magnet school which offers before and afterschool
to read to elementary students at Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet
programs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Currently, students who live in
School on The School Volunteer Association (SVA) of Bridgeport’s
Fairfield, Monroe, Trumbull, Stratford. Bridgeport and other
Read Aloud Day which was held on October 21, 2010.
surrounding towns attend the full day Preschool through grade 8 public school.
“I originally became involved in the program through work in 1995,” explained Ms. Daruka. “When I retired in 2000, I still
For more information on the School Volunteer Association of
wanted to participate so I’ve continued to read to students here
Bridgeport, visit: svabridgeport.org.
on Read Aloud day, as well as other days throughout the year.” “I love coming to read at Six to Six because it’s apparent that learning is taking place and children are being impacted,” she explained. “Teachers here don’t look at teaching like a job. They are amazing. They really care about the education and growth of the students.” 2010 marks SVA’s twenty-fifth anniversary of Bridgeport’s Read Aloud Day in which volunteers read age-appropriate books that are then donated to the school to all students in grades PreK-6. An estimated 630 volunteers read in 32 Bridgeport schools.
www.ces.k12.ct.us 6
Changes in Program Emphases SPECIAL EDUCATION
REGIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS
During the year, C.E.S., along with other the other five regional
During the 2010-11 school year we created a single school-wide
educational service centers, received a contract to support
document outlining what students should be able to do as a
a resource counselor initiative with the goal of facilitating and
result of attending RCA. Professional development was focused
strengthening working relationships between the Bureau of
on classroom practices and, compared to previous years, the
Rehabilitation Services (BRS) and area school districts related
percentage of students achieving or exceeding our minimum
to students transitioning from school to adult employment. This
GPA increased while student absences decreased.
initiative began in February and will run until June 2012.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
SIX TO SIX MAGNET SCHOOL
This past year, Professional Development Services staff were
Six to Six Magnet School was awarded a 21st Century Learning
frequently asked to provide support in the areas of data
Environment Grant from the State Department of Education which
analysis, curriculum development and assessment. The State
infused technology into world language instruction. Students and
Department of Education has grown dependent on the services
staff utilized iPods, Skype and online assessments to engage in
of the RESC Alliance to train and monitor school staff in highly
authentic learning experiences and communication with native
effective practices that can translate into student results.
speakers.
Another program emphasis for PDS was in the area of Positive Behavior Support. School administrators are concerned about school climate and the influence it has on student learning. PDS
SCHOOL READINESS All
three
of
our
head
successfully completed a Year One training for five schools from teachers
and
the
Director
three districts as our first cohort.
participated in Triad training at Housatonic Community College. This training was geared to strengthen the relationship between
The range of services we provide continues to broaden as we
the supervising instructor and the cooperating teachers (preschool
focus to meet the needs of our stakeholders and partners.
settings) to ultimately achieve an optimal experience for the student teachers in field placements. Our goal is for C.E.S. School Readiness to develop into a laboratory school site for early childhood majors at Housatonic Community College. Two head teachers also participated in the Bridgeport School Readiness Intentional Teaching Initiative to foster the use of the Connecticut Preschool Curriculum and Assessment Framework.
7 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Changes for the future... SPECIAL EDUCATION
REGIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The division will open its new facility addition in the fall of 2011.
In our effort to provide students with a unique performing arts
The addition includes three classrooms, a new recreation center,
education experience, we will continue to explore mutually
a therapeutic center for therapeutic day program students, a
beneficial relationships with area arts organizations. We also
library media center, an activities of daily living center, a
actively seek artists who work with our students in master
parent resource center and six new offices for all special education
classes. Past examples of master class presenters include
programs at the Oakview Drive facility. The addition also
members of dance companies, Broadway actors, concert
includes a new classroom for art and a new classroom for science
artists, music producers, a casting director and theater technical
instruction that will be used by all programs.
artists.
SIX TO SIX MAGNET SCHOOL
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Six to Six Magnet School will focus professional development
PDS initiatives will focus on the new Connecticut Standards as
on the new Common Core State Standards with regard to
schools will be asked to rewrite curriculum scope and sequences,
curriculum development, revision and alignment. We will also
pacing guides and other key instructional guiding documents
implement
Supports
for the future. This is in response the state rollout of new national
(PBIS) in our middle school in an effort to improve school-wide
curriculum standards that have been adopted by Connecticut
expectations for students and staff.
and a new student assessment system beginning in the 2014-2015
Positive
Behavioral
Interventions
and
school year.
SCHOOL READINESS
PDS
The Early Screening Inventory will be used as a developmental
development with the use of webinars, blogs, wikis, online
screening tool to screen all students within three months of
meetings and online courses. Our PBIS training program will triple
program entry. The results from the screening will be used to make
this coming year with more schools coming to Year One training
referrals to appropriate professionals, when needed.
and the original five moving on the Year Two training.
will
expand
our
delivery
systems
for
professional
www.ces.k12.ct.us 8
A
Interagency Relationships
A Touch of Color Photography, LLC; ABCD; Ability Beyond Disability; ACORO, Inc.; Aldrich Museum; American Medical Response; American School for the Deaf; Afrikan-American Cultural Awareness; Abilis; Alran Books; Arts for Healing; Artsport; ARI in Stamford; Audubon Copy Shoppe; Autism Spectrum Resource Center
B The Bagel; Barnes & Noble; Bercham, Moses & Devlin; Beardsley Zoo; Best Buddies; Board of Education Services for the Blind; Boy Scouts of America; Boys & Girls Village; Blanchette’s Sporting Goods; Bridge House; Bridgeport Alliance for Young Children; Bridgeport Bluefish; Bridgeport BOE Early Childhood Consultation Center; Bridgeport BOE Early Childhood Dept.; Bridgeport Cabaret Theatre; Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition; Bridgeport Child Guidance; Bridgeport Family Resource Center Network; Bridgeport City Hall; Bridgeport Fire Department; Bridgeport Higher Education Alliance; Bridgeport Hospital; Bridgeport Police Department; Bridgeport Public Library; Bridgeport Regional Business Council; Bridgeport Sound Tigers; Bridgeport YMCA: Bullard Havens Regional Voc-Tech School; Bureau of Rehabilitation Services; Burger King (Bridgeport)
C Cardinal Sheehan Center; Care 4 Kids; Casey Family Services; Center for Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders; Central CT State University/ITBD; C.E.S. Foundation; Charter Oak State College; Chartwells; Cheshire Fitness Zone; Eric Chessin (Fitness for Autism); Dr. Robert Chessin; Child First; Child Guidance Center of Southern CT; Christ Church (Stamford); Coalition for Women and Families; Cathie Collier, R.D.H., CPR Instructor; Commerce Park Dental Group; Community Closet (Bridgeport); CT Assoc. for the Education of Young Children; CT Assoc. of Interdistrict Magnet Schools; CT Autism Society; CT Ballet; CT Charts-A-Course; CT Children’s Museum (New Haven); CT Dept. of Labor; CT Historical Society; CT Institute for Sustainable Energy; CT Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc., Inc.; CT Storytelling Center; CT Technical High School System; CT Parenting Education Network; CT Office of the Anti-Defamation League with the Jewish; Coordinated Transportation Services; Crown Plaza Hotel
D Dept. of Children and Families; Dept. of Developmental Services; Dept. of Mental Health & Addictions; Dept. of Social Services; Developmental Therapy-Teaching Programs (The University of Georgia, Athens); Discovery Museum
E
N
Eastern CT State University; Emergency Care Institute; Eagle Hill School; Early Childhood Consultation Partnership/Catholic Charities; Eli Whitney Museum
NASA; NAEYC; New Haven Symphony; Norwalk Community College; Norwalk Transit District; Notre Dame High School; Nutmeg Dry Cleaners (Danbury)
F
O
Fairfield Business Alliance; Fairfield Prep; Fairfield Public Library; Fairfield University; Family Resource Center; Family Services of Woodfield; Farm on Wheels; Federation Assoc. of CT; First Book, Fairfield County; Fit-Tek; Fone’s School of Dental Hygiene; Fordham University; Fortuna’s (Bridgeport); Full of Joy Yoga; FYE
O Bar & Grill; OB/GYN of Fairfield County LLC
P
Papillon; Parent Center of Bridgeport; Pediatric Health Care Associates; People’s United Bank; Phoenix Academy; Planned Parenthood; Plymouth Early Childhood Council; PMT Associates, Inc.; Prevent Blindness Tri-State; Dr. Barry Prizant; G Professional Placement Resources, LLC; ProsDr. Cornelia Gallo; Gigi’s; Girl Scouts of America; pects Program; Pyramid Educational ConsulGiove’s (Trumbull); Glen Martin Associates; Gold tants Star Video; Goodwill Industries (Bridgeport); Stephanie Gottwald (Tufts University); Dr. Michael R Grau (Pearson Education); Greater Bridgeport Read to Grow, Inc.; Rehabilitation Associates; Director’s Network; Greater Bridgeport/Trumbull Dr. Andy Reitz; RESC Assistive Technology AlliHeadstart Center; Greenwich Autism Center ance; Resources for Human Development-RHD; Dr. Barbara Rickler; Cathy Riggs (Project Learn)
H
Habitat for Humanity (Bridgeport); Elaine Hall (The Miracle Project); Haskins Laboratories; Hallbrook Intensive Outpatient and Hospital; Myra Healy; The Hope Center; Housatonic Community College
S
Sacred Heart University; SERC; Sergio’s Pizza; The Shack (Fairfield); Dr. Richard Shapiro; Shipman & Goodwin; Dr. Philip Simkovitz; Smeraglino’s; Southern CT State University; Spurwink Services; STAR, Inc.; St. Saviour’s Church Nursery School; I St. Vincent’s Hospital; St. Vincent’s Special ICES (Naugatuck) Needs Center; Stamford Child Guidance; Stew Leonard’s (Norwalk); Stratford Community SerJ vices; Stratford Theatre; Sullivan, Schoen, CamJ.C. Penney; J. Creed Consulting; Jason Project; pane & Connon Jennies Pizza (Monroe); Jewish Home for the Elderly; Juvenile Probation (Bridgeport, Danbury, T New Haven, Norwalk) Teachers’ College/Columbia University; TJ Maxx, Shelton; T&J Video Service; Trumbull Chamber of K Commerce; Trumbull Congregational Church; Dr. Steven Kant; The Kennedy Center; Kids in Crisis Trumbull Fire Dept.; Trumbull/Monroe Health of Greenwich Dept.; Trumbull Pets & Aquarium; Trumbull Police Department; Trumbull Public Library; Trumbull L Rotary Liz Lanter (Radford University); Amy Laurent; The Lighthouse Program; Lilian Butler Davies Founda- U tion; Linda’s Storytime; Long Wharf Theatre United Way of Coastal Fairfield County; University of Bridgeport; University of CT, College of M Agriculture and National Resources; University The Mabel Fischer Grant Foundation; Make A of New Haven; UCLA-SMP; University of Oregon; Wish Foundation; Marie’s Sandwich Shop (Trum- Uno Chicago Grill bull); Maritime Aquarium; Marrakech, Inc.; Mayer-Johnson; MetLife Special Needs Planning; V Middlebrook Farms; Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Vazzy’s; Villa Pizza; Volunteers of America Center; Mobile Veterinary Clinic; Monroe Police Department; Monroe Public Library; James Moss; W Music Together of Norwalk/Newtown, LLC; Mystic Tom Weber; Wellness Zone (Bridgeport); Aquarium Westchester Family Institute; Western CT State University; Westport Country Playhouse
Y 9 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Yale Child Study Center; Yale New Haven Hospital; Young Audiences of CT
Special Education Special Education Programs within the Division offer a variety of
In 2010-11, C.E.S. Special Education:
specialized services for students with significant disabilities. These
~ Provided special education placements for 323 students 3 to
programs provide both school-based centers for students 3 to 21
21 years of age with developmental and emotional disabilities.
years of age with developmental and emotional disabilities and a birth to three early intervention program. The Division is also
~ Provided extended year services to 217 students.
responsive to district needs for program development. ~ Provided early intervention services to 184 infants and toddlers and their families.
School-based Programs BEGINNINGS
PRESCHOOL-PRIMARY LEARNING CENTER
Beginnings is a Birth to Three program that provides early
Preschool-Primary Learning Center (PLC) offers a special
intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and
education program alternative for students 3 to 12 years of age
their families. The multidisciplinary staff travels to families’ homes,
who fall within the Autism Spectrum Disorder continuum. PLC
child care programs and other community based activities to
utilizes a low student to staff ratio program design, positive
provide services.
behavioral support, functional communication training, many transactional supports inclusive of extensive use of visual
In 2010-11, C.E.S. Beginnings:
supports, sensory diets, academic and functional academic
~ Provided services to 184 infants and toddlers with disabilities
instruction and highly trained lead-support instructional teams.
and their families from six towns. In 2010-11, C.E.S. Preschool-Primary Learning Center: ~ Thirty-two children completed the program and transitioned to
~ Served a total of 60 students from 14 school districts.
LEA preschool special education programs while 19 exited the program no longer needing services.
~ Provided program consultation and staff inservice training regarding literacy from Dr. Liz Lanter, Radford University; Fitness for Autism from Eric Chessen, New York; and Developmental Therapy consultants from Georgia. ~
Continued
to
work
with
Dr.
Barry
Prizant
on
the
implementation of the SCERTS model and had visits from two out-of-state education agencies, two in-state school districts and visitors from Canada and Japan to observe the SCERTS model. ~ Received a 4.5/5.0 overall satisfaction rating in a parent survey sent out at end of school year.
www.ces.k12.ct.us 10
School-based Programs DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
THERAPEUTIC DAY PROGRAM
Developmental Learning Center (DLC) is an intensive special
Therapeutic Day Program (TDP) is a regional special education
education program for students 12 to 21 years of age with
program for students from grades K-12 who present with a variety
significant developmental disabilities such as autism, neurological
of significant behavioral and emotional disabilities. TDP offers a
impairments, pervasive developmental disorders, and intellectual
comprehensive treatment approach that includes educational,
disorders with and without challenging behaviors. DLC offers both
psychological, psychiatric, and parent counseling and support
a middle and high school component which focus on applied
services aimed at improving student’s overall functioning. It
academics; development of functional skills; communication and
utilizes a highly structured learning environment, low staff to
social skill development; pre-vocational/vocational training; and
student ratios and intensive school-based therapeutic services
development of recreational/leisure skills via both a variety of
to effectively build and develop each student’s academic,
center-based and community-based instructional experiences.
behavioral, emotional and social functioning.
In 2010-11, C.E.S. Developmental Learning Center:
In 2010-11, C.E.S. Therapeutic Day Program:
~ Served 84 students from 22 school districts.
~ Served 179 students from 28 different school districts.
~ Successfully transitioned three students to adult service
~ Successfully returned 29 students to district placements
placements.
and assisted six students in meeting their district graduation requirements.
~ Hosted the Tenth Annual Transition Resource Expo for Fairfield County families and agencies.
~ Annual standardized achievement testing indicated that 98% of the students tested showed an increase in their broad reading
~ Received a 4.2/5.0 overall satisfaction rating in a parent survey
scores with an average increase of one full grade level.
sent out at end of school year. ~ Received a 4.6/5.0 overall satisfaction rating in a parent survey sent out at end of school year.
RISE TRANSITION PROGRAM RISE Transition Program (RISE) is a regional special education program for students with limited cognitive functioning 18 to 21 years of age on the campus of Sacred Heart University. This program provides students with opportunities to develop vocational, social and personal management skills through a variety of campus and community-based transition activities including activities with university students (“peer buddies”) of similar age. In 2010-11, the RISE Transition Program: ~ Provided placements for 12 students from eight school districts. ~ Based on end-of-year satisfaction survey, 100% of the parent respondents strongly agreed or agreed that the RISE program had increased their child’s independence. ~ Continued students’ involvement in Sacred Heart University activities
which
included
Homecoming,
Best
Buddies,
sporting events and campus fairs/festivals (e.g., Health and Wellness Fair, Disability Awareness Fair) and offered a variety of community-based field trip experiences including going to a Broadway production in June. ~ Held sixth graduation ceremony for six RISE students who completed their two year placements.
11 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Special Education Related Services Special Education Related Services Unit provides a variety of consultation, diagnostic and therapy services for students with disabilities.
This unit also aims to address special education
inservice needs of personnel who work with students with disabilities.
AUDIOLOGICAL SERVICES Audiological
Services
provides
audiological
evaluations,
auditory processing evaluations and classroom consultation for students referred by school districts. In 2010-11, C.E.S. Audiological Services Program: ~ Provided 106 evaluations to students from 11 districts. ~ Provided 167 hours of consultation services to five school districts.
BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES Behavioral assessment,
Psychology consultation
Services and
involves
training
the
delivery
services
via
of
C.E.S.
specialists in the areas of applied behavioral analysis. In 2010-11, C.E.S. Behavioral Psychology Services: ~ Provided technical assistance and monthly consultation to classrooms for students with autism from six districts. ~ Provided evaluation services for seven districts and training services to eight districts. ~ Worked with consultants from State Department of Education on continued monitoring of Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) for public schools.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Professional Development Services responds to local school
~ Collaborated with RESC Alliance colleagues and State
districts needs for inservice training/workshops on a variety of
Department of Education to develop and implement training
topics related to special education.
programs for 12 school districts to increase their capacity to offer comprehensive assessments for students with autism spectrum
In 2010-11, C.E.S. Special Education Professional Development
disorders.
Services: ~ Provided five Physical Management Training sessions to 136 staff members from C.E.S. and 11 area districts.
REGIONAL ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
~ Conducted Focus Group meetings for 46 Secondary Transition
Regional Assistive Technology Center provides evaluation
Coordinators/Specialists/Teachers from 15 districts.
and consultation services to school district staff to assist in determining technology needs for their students.
~ Thirty-three area school district personnel received RAVE-O training, a program to help improve reading fluency and
In 2010-11, the C.E.S. Regional Assistive Technology Center:
comprehension skills with elementary-aged students.
~ Provided 101 evaluations to students from 15 districts. ~ Provided 120 hours of consultation services to 12 districts. ~ Provided 65 hours of training services to 10 districts.
www.ces.k12.ct.us 12
Six to Six Magnet School The
Six
Marshall
to Middle
Six
Interdistrict
School
for
Magnet
Social
Justice
School/Thurgood is
a
school homework help for students, toddler playgroups, and
regional
individualized family assistance conferences. The school is
magnet school, located in Bridgeport, educating students from
designed to assist families who are balancing their desire for
Pre-Kindergarten through grade 8. The magnet focus is science,
quality education with their childcare needs. The school is open
mathematics, and technology. We have developed long-term
from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm to provide before and after school
partnerships with the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, the Eli
care.
Whitney Museum, NASA, and The Jason Project. Six to Six/TMMS is a Responsive Classroom school.
The social
Six to Six/TMMS has adopted the Comer/Zigler model (CoZi) of
curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum.
school governance and family support.
Therefore, we incorporate strategies in our classrooms that bring
Our School Planning
and Management Team (SPMT) consists of representatives from
together social and academic learning throughout the day.
every constituency of our school community. The SPMT has led initiatives on the development of curriculum, school-family-
Enrollment at Six to Six/TMMS is through an application/lottery
community partnerships, and school policies and procedures.
process that was developed to ensure diversity in our student
Our Family Resource Center provides parenting workshops, after-
population. Enrollment was 452 students.
Human Resources ~ Annual Notice of Assignment ~ Benefits ~ Certifications/Licenses ~ Employee Assistance Program ~ Fingerprinting ~ University Print Sevices ~ Job Vacancies ~ Orientation ~ Personnel Files and Records ~ Tuition Reimbursement ~ Workers’ Compensation
13 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Regional Center for the Arts The Regional Center for the Arts is a part time interdistrict
In the 2010-11 school year our students studied dance, theater,
magnet school located in Trumbull.
Our mission is to bring
music, video production, and musical theater. and demonstrated
together people of diverse cultural heritage to develop in all
their learning in 22 performances of 15 separate productions in
students the knowledge, skills, attitudes and self discipline to
either our main theater or black box theater.
reach their fullest artistic potential, to live a productive life and to contribute to society as creative engaged citizens.
Our parent organization, Parents of Performing Students (P.O.P.S.), is an active partner in supporting our students.
Among other
We offer our diverse student body of high school students an
activities, P.O.P.S. awards scholarships to college bound seniors
opportunity to develop their creative potential working with
who are majoring in the performing arts.
performers as teachers with the dual aims of having students better understand themselves and others, and to expose them to the skills and techniques they will need if they are to pursue a career in the performing arts. After taking academic classes at their home high school, our students are transported to RCA where they attend from 1:45-4:30.
Open Choice The Open Choice program is an interdistrict program with the goal of improving academic achievement, reducing racial, ethnic, and economic isolation, and providing a choice of educational programs for students enrolled in public schools. Through Open Choice, a student may attend a school outside of his or her home district. Participating school districts annually declare how many seats may be available, and students are chosen through a lottery from the pool of applicants. For the 2010-11school year over 450 applications were received for 16 openings. Once placed in a school district, students continue in that district until graduation from high school. During the 2010-11 school year 184 students from Bridgeport were enrolled in the school district of Easton, Fairfield, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston and Westport.
www.ces.k12.ct.us 14
Administrative Services FISCAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT Provides
all
financial
services
for
the
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT Agency
including
~ Coordinates all network services.
budgeting, financial record keeping, payroll, billing, purchasing,
~ Maintains a state-of-the-art hardware inventory.
accounts payable and construction projects.
~ Provides Internet and email services for all staff. ~ Staffs a help desk. ~ Troubleshoots and repairs hardware and software problems.
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
~ Provides technology consultation to member districts.
Operations Department facilitates the successful operation of all C.E.S. buildings and rental properties.
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Some highlights are:
~ Operates a fleet of forty vehicles.
~ Worked with architects to complete design of new 15,000 sq. ft. addition to 25 Oakview Drive.
~ Provides specialized transportation to our member and nonmember districts.
~ Constructed new 15,000 sq. ft. addition to 25 Oakview Drive.
School Readiness C.E.S.
School
Readiness
is
a
full-day,
full-year
National
Our Family Advisory Board, which meets throughout the year to
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
discuss policies, procedures, curriculum, and family advocacy,
accredited childcare program serving 54 Bridgeport children
supports our program’s mission.
between the ages of 2.9 and 5 years. Our hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 50 weeks per year. Each child is required to attend a
Teachers strive to know each child as an individual and to work
minimum of six hours each day.
in partnership with the family to know, understand, and plan appropriate learning experiences for each child in their care.
Our program philosophy centers on the belief that each child is
C.E.S. School Readiness uses The Creative Curriculum for
a unique learner with his/her own cultural identity, learning style,
Preschool, a comprehensive curriculum which focuses on
temperament, and developmental pattern. Each of these factors
the child’s growth and development in the personal/social,
influences how each child learns and grows; development and
physical, cognitive and creative domains.
learning are interconnected in the preschool years.
utilizes The Connecticut Preschool Curriculum and Assessment
Our staff also
Frameworks to plan for and assess each individual child. We
believe
that
each
child’s
family
is
an
important
partner in the daily care and education of their children.
This year our waiting list grew to over 150 students. We had 27 available slots.
15 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
PDS Professional Development Services PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT During the 2010-2011 school year, Professional Development
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY
Services held 24 workshops on a variety of topics including math,
~ Provided customized workshops on 21st Century ICT tools.
science, curriculum design, literacy, supervision & evaluation, and performance assessment. More than 712 teachers and
~ Provided customized services on a fee basis to schools within our
administrators attended the workshops.
districts and the Diocese of Bridgeport.
~
Provided
on-site
workshops
and
technical
assistance
through 75 contracts to 23 districts on various topics including classroom
management,
discipline,
comprehension,
~ Convened three meetings of the C.E.S. Regional Technology Coordinators.
data
analysis, mentoring, curriculum design, differentiation, data-
~ Provided 25 days of on-site school-based training to partner
driven decision making, developing data teams, effective
districts through the Enhancing Education Through Technology,
teaching strategies, hands-on science, looking at student work,
Title II Part D, grant.
common formative assessment, generational diversity and leadership development.
~ Offered 10 technology integration workshops at no charge to C.E.S. districts.
~ Hosted CSDE Reading and Language Arts Council meetings as well as regional Mathematics, Science and Technology Councils.
~ Provided extensive training to area schools on SMART速 boards for beginning and advanced levels
~ C.E.S. coordinated the Thirteenth Annual Fairfield County Professional Educators Recruitment Fair which included 13 districts,
~ Offered sessions in new technologies such as podcasts, digital
two Charter Schools, one private school, two universities and two
movies, blogs, etc.
vendors. More than 800 potential candidates attended. ~ Provided new workshops on iPads. ~ Offered PBIS Year One training in Fall 2010 for five schools from three districts.
~ Provided three two-day series workshops for advanced presentation skills for district technology coordinators and professional development coaches.
THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT C.E.S. ~ Sponsored professional development training for administrators
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
including presenters Dr. James Popham, Kim Marshall and Dr.
~ Curriculum Council
Denise Gibbs.
~ Science Curriculum Council ~ Mathematics Council
~ Held a year-long New Administrator Induction Program Year
~ Language Arts Council
One for 50 new administrators from 11 districts and a year-
~ Middle School Council
long New Administrator Induction Program Year Two for 28
~ Elementary Principals Interest Group
administrators from 11 districts.
~ Technology Coordinators
~ Held a year-long Administrator Aspirant Program for 23
~ TEAM District Facilitators
candidates from 10 districts who are mentored by volunteer administrators in the districts. ~ Hosted monthly meetings for elementary and middle school principals. ~ Hosted the Distinguished Lecture Series with John Antonetti. ~ Held the fifth Academy for Teacher Leadership at C.E.S. with 18 teachers and their administrators from 10 districts. www.ces.k12.ct.us 16
more Professional Development Services... IN-DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BRIDGEPORT Middle School & High School Teachers Effective
CHARTER SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Instructional Strategies, Data Team Facilitation, Mentor Training,
PARK CITY PREP On-site Coaching, Curriculum Development,
School Readiness, SRBI district planning, Preschool Assessment,
Technology Integration.
CALI Training and Support, TEAM updates with new teachers and mentors.
SIDE BY SIDE Technology Integration.
BRIDGEPORT DIOCESE School Improvement, Planning & Literacy,
THE BRIDGE ACADEMY Technology Integration.
Reading Instruction, Writing Workshop. DARIEN TEAM mentor updates. FAIRFIELD Working With Rubrics, TEAM updates with new teachers and mentors. GREENWICH
EXPANSION OF RESC ALLIANCE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS ~ Minority Teacher Recruitment.
Teacher
Evaluation,
Literacy,
SMART®
Board
Training, After School Computer Training Sessions Related to Excel and Web 2.0, TEAM mentor updates, Overview of the CT
~ RESC Alliance for Public Relations. ~ Connecticut Accountability for Learning Initiative. ~ Training Wheels Preschool Frameworks Training.
PCF/PAF.
INTERDISTRICT GRANTS
MONROE SMART® Board Training. NEW CANAAN Data Collection for SRBI, Teacher Leadership, TEAM mentor updates.
TOTALLY EXTREME ADVENTURES IN MATH AND SCIENCE (TEAMS) ~ Approximately 350 fifth grade students from Bridgeport, Fairfield, and Monroe.
NORWALK Literacy, Early Childhood, Data Driven Decision Making, District Data Team Training and Support, Technology Assistance for NAEYC Accreditation, School Readiness Monitoring, SDE Demo School Data Team Facilitation, Mentor Training, SRBI Planning, CALI Training.
~ Two of the program’s focal points include a simulated launch of the space shuttle to the moon and the building of a colony on an imaginary version of the Moon. ~ In collaboration with the Discovery Museum, Bridgeport.
RIDGEFIELD SMART® Board Training. SHELTON TEAM mentor updates. STAMFORD
School
Workshop,
CALI
Readiness, Training,
OTHER GRANTS Curriculum
District
Planning,
Data
Team
Writers Support,
Paraprofessional Training, Formative Assessment,
Waterbury in inquiry-based science.
Training, TEAM mentor updates, Preschool Curriculum Frameworks, Data Team Facilitation, School Readiness Monitoring.
~ PDS assisted Park City Prep for the second year in a grant which funded updating the school’s curriculum for greater use of educational
TRUMBULL High School Curriculum Development, Literacy, Grant Writing Services.
technology.
PDS
delivered
the
professional
development. ~ PDS assisted The Bridge Academy and Side By Side School
WESTON TEAM mentor updates, Technology Integration Training.
Formative
Quality Partnership to train elementary school teachers from Beginnings Family Academy, Norwalk, Stratford, Trumbull and
STRATFORD CALI Training, Technology Training, Paraprofessional
Looking
funding for and implement the fifth year of the Teacher Ansonia, Bridgeport, Diocese of Bridgeport, Fairfield, Monroe, New
STAMFORD DIOCESE Workshop Model.
WILTON
~ C.E.S. partnered with Sacred Heart University to secure
at
Student
Work,
SRBI
Planning,
Assessment,
Strategies, Differentiation. 17 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Technology, Effective
Literacy, Teaching
implement Year Two of a 21st Century Learning Environment grant for Social Studies and is providing professional development support.
TEACHER EDUCATION AND MENTORING (TEAM)
LITERACY
The 2009-10 school year was a developmental year for the new
development and technical assistance to all Bridgeport Diocesan
TEAM Program for new teacher induction. Actual implementation
schools.
~ Completed the fifth year of providing literacy professional
of TEAM began in school year 2010-11. C.E.S. TEAM staff person Lyn Nevins was involved in every phase of the development of
~ Provided CALI training and support to identified schools in the
the TEAM program and in this year’s in the implementation of the
C.E.S. region.
program. In 2010-11, Lyn Nevins: ~ Provided extensive technical assistance to charter schools on ~ Assisted C.E.S. districts in preparing to make the transition from
curriculum development and effective teaching strategies.
BEST to TEAM. Communicated with every district facilitator in the C.E.S. region at least once a month to keep them up-to-date on
~ Participated in a statewide K-12 Assessment Committee.
the new program, answer all questions and anticipate needs in ~ Participated in a statewide Common Core Language Arts
their districts.
Committee. ~ Conducted monthly Mentor Updates at C.E.S. to update previously trained mentors on the new TEAM Program. Also
~ Offered regional workshops on research based literacy modules
conducted in-district updates in districts who found they were
developed through a prior Reading First project.
short of updated mentors: Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford. Over 600 Mentors were updated. ~ Conducted 4 three-day Initial Support Training for 200 new mentors/cooperating teachers.
EARLY CHILDHOOD C.E.S. early childhood staff provided monitoring, training, consultation, technical assistance and coaching to a wide variety of early care and education programs throughout the
~ Conducted five Reflection Paper Reviewer trainings at C.E.S.
C.E.S. region (Head Start, School Readiness, State-funded child
Also conducted Reviewer trainings in-district in Bridgeport,
care, school district preschool and infant programs) serving
Fairfield, and Norwalk. Approximately 400 reviewers were trained.
children with and without disabilities from infancy through age five.
~ Acted as a Chief Reviewer to assist reviewers from the C.E.S. region and to review unsuccessful papers to be sure reviewers had followed all protocols.
Activities were related to program improvement, curriculum,
~ Conducted trainings at C.E.S. and in-district for administrators to help them understand their role in the new program in Bridgeport, Greenwich, Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Weston, Westport, Wilton, ~ Conducted TEAM orientation trainings in many districts for beginning teachers and mentors: Bridgeport (3), Darien, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford (3), Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Villa Maria, University School, Park City Prep, St. Catherine Academy. ~
Assisted
three
small
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
facilities
behavior
management,
supervision
and
adult
learning,
Connecticut Preschool Curriculum and Assessment Framework. CONSULTATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Services were provided primarily to Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford through long-term (annual) contracts with local School Readiness Councils or community agencies. Additional fee-based services were provided to Greenwich and Stratford. Collaboration with Housatonic Community College to develop a mentor training program to support HCC staff with student teachers.
(charter
schools/special
education facilities) in recruiting retired mentors to work in schools who had no trained mentors. Updated and oriented these retired mentors.
CDSE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS Training Wheels Project, Recognition & Response, Accreditation Support through the CT Association for the Education of Young Children.
~ Assisted with the statewide development of all aspects of the new TEAM Program by serving on the Statewide Module Development Team, providing input and feedback on the development of the program to the Policy Team, and helped to create/write parts of the program.
www.ces.k12.ct.us 18
Revenues & Expenditures
[June 30, 2011]
Special Revenue Funds $ 566,822
Transportation $ 1,568,752
Revenue 2010 - 2011 Administration $ 2,273,257
Magnet Schools & School Choice $ 8,811,032
Total Revenue: $ 37,944,230
Facilities $ 2,877,776 Professional Development Services $ 1,396,057
School Readiness ess $ 673,788
Special Education $ 19,776,746
Special Revenue Funds $ 566,822
Transportation $ 1,319,870
Expenditures 2010 - 2011 Total Expenditures: $ 37,428,061
Administration $ 2,238,057
School Readiness $ 614,746
19 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Magnet Schools & School Choice $ 8,811,032
Facilities $ 3,319,736
Special Education $ 18,898,193
Professional Development Services $ 1,659,605
2011-12 Program Budgets [as of August 5, 2011]
Central Administration 859,097
L,S
Executive Director
$
456,283
L,S
Executive Searches
70,500
L
Human Resources
262,593
L
Internet & Technology Services
567,061
L
Public Information
108,954
L
Administrative Services
3,526,425
Facility Cost Centers
L,S
Legal & Professional Fees
20,000
L
Golf Tournament & 5K Race
42,450
L
Interdistrict Magnet Schools & School Choice $ 1,835,750
Regional Center for the Arts
6,418,514
Six to Six Magnet School
L,S L,S,F
Enhancing Education Choices/Opportunity
118,079
School Choice Transportation
851,365
S
666,017
L,S
$
School Readiness
S
Professional Development Services Administration
$
Professional Development
536,811
L,S
870,252
L,S
Special Education Administration
698,810
L,S
Assistive Technology Center
$
187,740
L
Developmental Learning Center/Summer
687,225
L
9,006,105
L
101,515
L
68,970
L
Diag/Consultant Services-LEA
110,575
L
Health
233,095
L
53,334
L
Physical Education
161,786
L
Psych Services
112,635
L
347,610
L
8,465,810
L
Therapeutic Day Program/Summer
422,310
L
Resource Counselor Initiative
143,000
S
Developmental Learning Center/Preschool Learning Center Special Education Related Services Audio Maintenance Diag/Consultant Services
Professional Development
RISE Transition Program Therapeutic Day Program
Special Revenue Funds 580,000
S
T.E.A.M.S.
126,941
S
Educational Leadership
173,829
L
1,103,046
L
Beginnings
$
Transportation Transportation Services - LEA Transportation Services - Elderly Norwalk
$
657,537
L,S,F
L=Local S=State F=Federal
www.ces.k12.ct.us 20
District Participation Grid Trumbull
Weston
x
x
x
Total
Stratford
x
Other
Stamford
x
Wilton
Shelton
x
Westport
Ridgefield
Norwalk
New Canaan
Monroe
Fairfield
Greenwich
Easton/ Reg. 9
Program Name
Darien
Bridgeport
[as of June 30, 2011]
x
7
16
Administrative Services Transportation
x
x
Professional Development Services TEAM Clinics
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
17
TEAM Orientation
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
17
TEAM Support Training
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
17
C.E.S. Regional Tech Coordinators
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
17
Curriculum Council
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
17
Minority Teacher Recruiting
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
17
Reading/Language Arts Council
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
12
Sexual Harassment
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
15
TEAMS
x
Technology Literacy Challenge
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
16
The Leadership Institute @ C.E.S.
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
17
Choice Program
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Regional Center for the Arts (RCA)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
14
Six to Six Magnet School
x
x
x
x
x
5
11
x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
x
3
7
Special Education Developmental Learning Center – Summer
x
x
Developmental Learning Center – School Year
x
x
Preschool Learning Center
x
x
RISE Transition Program
x
x
Therapeutic Day Program – Summer
x
x
Therapeutic Day Program – School Year
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
14
27
x
x
x
x
x
x
10
23
x
x
x
x
4
14
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
1
8
10
22
13
28
3
11
Related Services Beginnings
x
Audiological
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Consultation/Diagnostic Services Assistive Technology Behavioral Psychology
x
School Readiness (Bridgeport Residents Only)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
x
6 x
x
x
x
1
3
x
7
20
x
8
18 1
Locations CENTRAL OFFICES
SCHOOL READINESS
40 Lindeman Drive
40 Lindeman Drive
SIX TO SIX INTERDISTRICT MAGNET SCHOOL & THURGOOD MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Trumbull, CT 06611
Trumbull, CT 06611
601 Pearl Harbor Street
(203) 365-8803
(203) 365-8997
Bridgeport, CT 06610 Six to Six - (203) 365-8200
SPECIAL EDUCATION DIVISION
REGIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS
25 Oakview Drive & 30 Lindeman Drive
23 Oakview Drive
Trumbull, CT 06611
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 365-8800
(203) 365-8857
21 Annual Report 2010 - 2011
TMMS - (203) 365-8252
In the News
RCA PRODUCTION WINS THREE CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS June 2011 The Regional Center for the Arts (RCA) spring musical theater
makeup, outstanding lighting achievement, outstanding scenic
production Hairspray received three Connecticut High School
achievement, outstanding choreography and production of the
Musical Theater Awards in a gala event on June 6, 2011 at the
year.
Palace Theatre in Waterbury. Lucy Fitzsimmons went on to compete against outstanding Lucy
Fitzsimmons,
character outstanding
Tracy
from Turnblad,
performance
Fairfield,
who
received by
a
the
played
lead
performance by a leading female award winners from other
for
participating states at the second annual national competition
female.
on June 28 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway in New York
award
leading
City. Tamara Danilowicz, from Stratford, received the award for her outstanding performance by a featured ensemble member.
RCA’s Hairspray cast performed a number of selected songs from the show at the gala on June 6.
RCA also won outstanding hair and make-up in a musical production.
The
Connecticut
High
School
Musical
Theater
award
nominations included RCA students from Fairfield, Bridgeport, RCA’s rendition of the popular musical illustrating social injustices in 1960’s America had received nominations
Monroe and Statford.
in the
following categories: costume achievement, outstanding hair and
www.ces.k12.ct.us 22
www.ces.k12.ct.us Visit us on the web:
Follow us on Facebook! It is the policy of C.E.S. that no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against under any program on account of their race, color, religious creed, age, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, sex, mental retardation, physical disability or sexual orientation.