Waterbury Public Schools is a school district based in Waterbury, Connecticut.
| Waterbury Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , Connecticut United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K – 12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Verna D. Ruffin |
| Schools | 30 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 18,807 (October 2019)[1] |
| Teachers | 1,505[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | waterbury |
The district serves over 18,000 students. Waterbury is notable as the first school district in Connecticut to establish a dress code for all students. Waterbury Public Schools operates under the leadership of superintendent Dr. Verna D. Ruffin and a Board of Education that consists of 10 elected members and the City Mayor.
Waterbury's 1,500 teachers work in 30 schools and educational programs. They belong to the Waterbury Teachers' Association.
History edit
Waterbury's first public high school opened in 1851... [2]
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District Reference Group I edit
Waterbury is one of the seven public school systems in District Reference Group I, a classification made by the state Department of Education for the purpose of comparison with the achievement levels of similar schools. District reference groups are defined as "districts whose students' families are similar in education, income, occupation and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment".[2] The other six school districts in the group are Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, New London, and Windham.[3]
Schools edit
High schools edit
- Crosby High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Wilby High School
- Waterbury Arts Magnet School
- Waterbury Career Academy
Intermediate/Middle schools edit
- North End Middle School
- Wallace Middle School
- Waterbury Arts Magnet School
- West Side Middle School
- WAMS
Elementary schools edit
- Bucks Hill Elementary School
- Bunker Hill Elementary School
- B.W. Tinker Elementary School
- Carrington Elementary School
- Chase Elementary School
- Wendell Cross Elementary School
- Driggs Elementary School
- Duggan Elementary School
- F.J. Kingsbury Elementary School
- Generali Elementary School
- Hopeville Elementary School
- John G. Gilmartin Elementary School
- Maloney Magnet Elementary School
- Reed Elementary School
- Regan Elementary School
- Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School
- Sprague Elementary School
- Walsh Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
- Rotella Magnet School
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b "2019-2020 Annual Report" (PDF). Waterbury Public Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ [1] state "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006" for Wilton High School, accessed March 25, 2007
- ^ "WCGMF-Discovery | Communities: By DRG". Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2007. Web page titled "Find a Community: By Educational Reference Group (DRG)" at the "Discovery 2007 / An initiative of the William Caspar Graustein Fund" Web site, accessed March 25, 2007
- The History of Public Education in Connecticut
- "Metro Briefing - Connecticut: Waterbury: Dress Code Affirmed", The New York Times, November 20, 2001, retrieved May 2, 2006
- "Waterbury board of ed warns students: Keep toes covered", Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Municipal Innovations News, November 30, 2004, retrieved May 2, 2006