January 2014 North Central News

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Three Area Schools of Distinction

•EAST WINDSOR: Town seeks solutions for former Army land .....................p. 4 • ELLINGTON: Town seeks resolution for senior center funding.....................p. 7 • ENFIELD: Parochial schools will get armed security..............................p. 9 • ENFIELD: Free career training for SNAP participants ......................p. 10 • SOMERS: Town might get its first CVS pharmacy....................................p. 16 • STAFFORD: Town cuts state police position to save money................p. 22 • SUFFIELD: Church’s food pantry does outreach to town ................. p. 26 • SUFFIELD: Woman’s club seeks new members for group ....................p. 27

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By Linda Tishler Levinson

Winter Wonderland

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While this past Christmas wasn’t a white one, December wasn’t entirely without snow. This view from Orcuttville Road in Stafford reminds us of the beauty of winter, with its frost-tipped trees and snow-dusted landscape.

Three schools in North Central Connecticut are Schools of Distinction. On Dec. 5 the state Department of Education released the 2013 School and District Performance Reports, which rate overall performance of schools and districts. The school performance reports replace the former ratings of schools under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. This is the first year the state’s accountability system was implemented, as approved by the U.S. Department of Education as part of Connecticut’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act waiver in 2012. “Our accountability system is designed both to recognize the progress our schools are making and to reveal the challenges where they exist. These reports demonstrate that there are bright spots and best practices as well as areas

Photo by Amy Hartenstein

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