Monday, May 14, 2012
Some 35 percent of Connecticut eighth grade students reached proficiency in the subject in 2011, the same percentage that reached proficiency in 2009.
As Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy prepares to sign the state's new education reform bill into law, a report from The National Center for Education Statistics shows that the state has dropped in the rankings for science proficiency. According to the report (see attached PDF), 35 percent of Connecticut 8th grade students reached proficiency in the subject in 2011 — the same percentage that reached proficiency in 2009 — however since then numerous other states have beefed-up their science programs. As a result seven states have pushed ahead of Connecticut in the national ranking, according to the report. The report notes that although Connecticut has slipped in the rankings, its student proficiency rate in science is higher than the national …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Former town official Paul Hongo says the alleged theft of money last March from the police department's evidence locker may have been part of an organized effort to muddy the Capone Administration's reputation.
UPDATE at 8:30 a.m. on Friday Paul Hongo Jr — the town's former deputy director of town affairs under former Mayor April Capone — has said the alleged theft of money last March from the East Haven Police Department's evidence locker may have been part of an organized effort to smear the reputation of the Capone Administration, according to a New Have Register report this morning. In April 2010, then Mayor Capone put former Police Chief Leonard Gallo on paid administrative leave following the critical preliminary report on the department's operations from the federal Department of Justice. The Justice Department came in to investigate complaints of racial profiling and abuse of Latino residents and others. Then, in June 2011, the Board of …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Ronald A. DeNuzzo, board of education member and state attorney's office detective, led a safe teen driving talk at East Haven High School on Wednesday.
It was a frank and at times emotional discussion regarding safe teen driving at East Haven High School on Wednesday. Board of Education Vice Chairman Ronald A. DeNuzzo led the talk, which was attended by the district's senior and junior class members. Throughout the discussion DeNuzzo, who serves as an inspector at the State Attorney's Office in Litchfield, stressed the importance for teens to drive safe, sober and within appropriate speeds. "Please. Listen. Don't become a statistic," he told the students. "Don't do something foolish in your lives." 'A Priviledge' The inspector shared details, statistics and crash images related to many fatal teen-driving related accidents from the last few years here in Connecticut. Many of the images and…
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Put your dancing shoes on — East Haven School District's CARES Program is holding a "Zumba Family Fitness Night" this Friday.
What better way to welcome in the weekend than dancing the night away with family, friends and neighbors. The CARES Program will be sponsoring a "Family Zumba Night" at East Haven High School this Friday, May 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free District-Wide Event This is a free event is for the entire district. All students, however, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Attendees should wear comfortable clothes and sneakers. And bottled water will be provided. Event fliers, in both English and Spanish, are posted in the gallery that accompanies this article. About CARES The initiative, which is based at the Grove J. Tuttle School and stands for "Cares About Residents Especially Students" — seeks to strengthen the home/school relationship…
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Digital abuse awareness advocate Allyson Pereira will be addressing students throughout the day this Thursday. She will then speak to parents and community members later that night beginning at 7 p.m.
More than a dozen East Haven residents received their degrees during Sunday's commencement ceremonies for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.
Thousands of family and friends watched on Sunday afternoon as nearly 2,700 students from the University of Connecticut’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) became UConn graduates during commencement ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. Representing 55 different majors from 23 departments, students received their diplomas in dual ceremonies Sunday in disciplines ranging from journalism, psychology and political science to communications, human development and family studies. Students were addressed by Cindy Luo, a graduating senior from Madison, a dual-degree student with majors in linguistics and philosophy, classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and English. UConn President Susan Herbst delivered the keynote address. "…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
East Haven High School honors individual students for their achievement, empowerment and exploration for the month of February.
East Haven High School names three students of the month for each month school is in session. The students are honored in the individual categories of: Achieving, Exploring and Empowering. Febuary's "Achieving Student of the Month" is Rene Ocasio; Mike Dessureau earned "Empowering Student of the Month;" and Gerald Quinones was named the "Exploring Student of the Month." Photos of each of the three students who earned December's honors are posted in the gallery that accompanies this article.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
The Old Stone Church Playschool joined together with the East Haven Early Childhood Collaborative to celebrate the classic children's book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
Friday, May 4, 2012
East Haven school officials held a public forum on the proposed dress code for students, and the majority of parents who attended said they had doubts about the new policy.
Update at 7:45 a.m. on Friday The full PowerPoint presentation from Thursday evening's forum has been added to the gallery. Original Story (Thursday at 1:18 a.m.) "Enforce the dress code already on the books." That was the message from the majority of the 50 or so parents who attended Thursday night's public forum on the proposed dress code for East Haven Public Schools. Some two-thirds of the parents who spoke said they were either against or "on the fence" about the PTO/PTA Advisory Subcommitee's dress code proposal. This is in contrast to the results of a survery earlier this year, in which close to 70 percent of parents who responded said they would be in favor of such a policy. The subcommittee's handout from Thursday night's meeting…
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Julie Weisberg
9:38 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Donna: I just added the PDF of the new bill to the gallery. As well as the OBM's analysis of Senate Bill 458, too, which you can also find here: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/BA/2012SB-00458-R00-BA.htm. So, hopefully that will help. more ›