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"The
mission of the Bridgeport
Public
Schools and its
supporting
community
is
to graduate all students college ready and
prepared to succeed in
life."
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Bridgeport
Public
School
Students
Striving
for Academic
Excellence
Bridgeport Public
School students
are continuing to accomplish great things,
evident by their recent strong gains in academic
improvement. Overall district scores have gone
up over 5% in literacy and 10% in math on the
CMT’s – in fact, the special education subgroup
scores went up over 12%! Additionally, five
schools reached Safe Harbor:Waltersville,
Cross, Madison, Beardsley, Classical
Studies
Academy.
This indicates gains of 10 points (among the
lowest achieving students) by NCLB standards.
Five schools also made the AYP (Annual Yearly
Progress) standard: Winthrop,
Hall, Park City
Magnet, Multicultural Magnet, High Horizons
Magnet. Students
in grades 6-8 showed the most significant gains
district-wide.
Cynthia
Fernandes, Executive Director of Curriculum and
Instruction, credits the collaborative effort
from various departments at the school level and
the community for the positive
outcomes. “Work by content area directors
on curriculum, as well as the department of
evaluation and research’s instruction to
principals, teachers, and parents on the use of
data are reasons for the across the board
gains.”
On
the high school level, Bassick and Harding have
some great news to share. Bassick
High
School
is Connecticut's only
CommPACT high school, and Harding
High
School
is in the midst of a
transition by becoming the only re-start project
in the state.
Students
of the 2010-2011 year will also be able to reap
the benefits from the efforts of last year.
Administrators will continue to implement “User
Friendly Fashion” presentations that create a
deeper understanding of the CMT test, its
components, and how close each student is to
achieving proficiency or goal. This work will
continue the utilization of the “Drill Down”
Approach to analyze and address each student’s
individual needs.
And
because of its success in strengthening
students’ academic skills during the 2009-2010
school year, this multi-step approach leaves
administrators feeling optimistic for a similar
outcome this year. “We look forward to
continuing our work with data, curriculum, and
instructional practice during the 2010-11 school
year,” continues Cynthia
Fernandes.
Dr.
John J. Ramos, Sr. Superintendent, said, “We are
seeing positive results across the board due to
the consistent work of our staff while
empowering our scholars and our parents to get a
better understanding of individual student
data. This work will intensify and
continue for the 2010-11 school year. I am proud
of our scholars and all of those who serve them
each day!”
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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic
Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15
by celebrating the histories, cultures and
contributions of American citizens whose
ancestors came from Spain,
Mexico, the
Caribbean and Central and South
America.
The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic
Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and
was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988
to cover a 30-day period starting on September
15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into
law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of
Public Law 100-402.
The day of September 15 is significant because
it is the anniversary of independence for Latin
American countries Costa Rica,
El
Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras and
Nicaragua.
In addition, Mexico and
Chile
celebrate their independence days on September
16 and September18, respectively. Also, Columbus
Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12,
falls within this 30 day
period.
This
year's theme recognizes “Heritage, Diversity,
Integrity and Honor: The Renewed Hope of
America.” Schools throughout the district will
make a cultural sojourn during Hispanic Heritage
Month through a variety of exciting
avenues.
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Bridgeport
Scholars and
Supporting
Community
Enjoy
Healthy Lifestyles,
Healthy
Communities Fair
CT
Beardsley Zoo Hosts Family
Friendly
Health
Fair
Scholars
and members of the Bridgeport
community enjoyed a day full of fun, excitement,
and learning at the Healthy Families,
Healthy Communities Free
Family Health Fair hosted by Connecticut
Beardsley Zoo. On Saturday, September 11, the
health fair, sponsored by Optimus Health Care,
Henry Schein, Inc., Quinnipiac University and
Sacred Heart University, offered free family
health screenings. These screenings were
designed to identify risk factors and
undiagnosed diseases such as hypertension,
obesity, and diabetes. The free
screenings included: height, weight, hand
washing, dental, blood pressure, glucose,
nutrition, and BMI (Body Mass
Index).
Several
BPS students and their families were in
attendance, participating in face painting, as
well as testing their throwing skills by
attempting to hit the bulls-eye on a dunking box
(provided by Wireless Wizard). Meanwhile, for
the book savvy, the Bridgeport Public
Library's Book Mobile offered a variety of free
books for children to choose from and take home.
The children also toted home free book
bags.
 
The
health fair included a number of entertaining
fitness demonstrations including: salsa dancing
by Crystal McDowell; Capoeria, a Brazilian
Martial Art demonstrated by Michael Deoliveira;
Line Dancing by the Connecticut Line
Dancers, Belly Dancing by Maribel Nieves;
and Dreams Inc. brought the beat with their
Drill Team/Drum line.
Healthy
Lifestyles, Healthy Communities is an adult and
children health initiative sponsored by the
South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
and Henry Schein,
Inc.
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Marin
School
Alum Elected
as
the First Latino President of the
Fairfield
University
Student Association
Marin
School Alum and Fairfield University Junior
Edwin Muniz beat opponent Kyle Duggan by nearly
300 votes to become the 64th president of the
Fairfield University Student Association (FUSA)
back in February.
Muniz,
Fairfield's
first AHANA president, is not a veteran of
student government, but began to recognize
and fulfill his passion for student
activities and organizations during his freshman
year by becoming a class senator. He has been
involved with organizations such as Cura
Personalis and Academic Immersion, sometimes in
leadership roles, throughout his years at
Fairfield
University.
Muniz
has a couple of key goals for FUSA next year.
One is to increase the student body's
awareness of FUSA's initiatives by better
marketing the goals of the association. In
addition, he would like to see an increase in
transportation both on campus and off
campus by introducing programs and partnerships
with companies like Hertz. Muniz's goal
is to provide more transportation
options for students, particularly first and
second year students, to get off
campus.
Muniz
started mapping out his own presidential
legacy this past summer, while working on FUSA
programs and activities long before the students
moved back into their residence halls. He will
have the experience and support of FUSA Vice
President Lauren Johnson '11 who begins her
second term this fall.
Muniz
said, "I want to stay visible to the students
and make myself as accessible as
possible."
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Central
High
School
Graduate
Appointed
Chief Magistrate Judge
in
DeKalb
County,
 Georgia
On
May 27, 2010, the Honorable Berryl A. Anderson
was appointed Chief Magistrate Judge of the
Magistrate Court in DeKalb County, Georgia. She
is a graduate of Central High School and Hampton
University where she received her bachelor of
arts degree in Mass Communications and
Journalism.
After
graduating from college, Judge Anderson later
attended law school at the University of Akron.
Judge Anderson entered private practice after
law school with the Law Offices of Divida Gude
in Atlanta where she was an associate in a
general civil practice.
In
1995, Judge Anderson left private practice to
serve as a staff attorney for the Honorable
Judge Denise L. Majette in the State Court of
DeKalb County. In 1997, she joined the Atlanta
Legal Aid Society representing victims of
domestic violence and citizens involved in
landlord enant, consumer, education, and public
benefits disputes. From 1999 to 2003, she served
as a part-time associate magistrate judge in the
Magistrate Court of DeKalb County while working
at Atlanta Legal Aid. In 2003, Judge Anderson
was selected to serve as the Deputy Chief of
Staff to United States Representative Denise L.
Majette in Georgia's Fourth Congressional
District. In 2005, Judge Anderson accepted
full-time appointment as an associate magistrate
judge in the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County.
She has served i n that capacity for the last
five years handling criminal and civil matters
in the magistrate court, as well as the state
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Volunteers
Needed to
Help
Our Scholars Succeed
Student
Volunteer
Association's
2010
Read Aloud Day
The
School Volunteer Association of Bridgeport (SVA)
is seeking over 600 volunteers from Bridgeport
and surrounding communities to join us for Read
Aloud Day 2010 to share the joy of reading with
every pre-kindergarten through sixth grade class
in the Bridgeport Public Schools. SVA will
provide the wonderful children’s books for
volunteers to read and then donate to the
classroom libraries. This year’s event
will take place on October 21st from
9:00 a.m. to 10:00
a.m.
This
is the 25th anniversary of SVA’s annual event,
which promotes literacy through the
participation of volunteers from the greater
Bridgeport community. Register by calling
the School Volunteer Office at
203-275-1120 or visit our website,
www.svabridgeport.org
for
more information.
Read
Aloud Day 2010 is made possible through the
generosity of our sponsors: AltruShare
Securities, LLC, Fairfield University, Gexpro,
Newcity Foundation, Océ North America, Document
Printing Systems, People’s United Bank and the
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County.
BPS
Staff and it Supporting Community
Hit
the Streets to Encourage Students
to
Return to School
On
Saturday, October
2, at 10am join
Superintendent John J. Ramos, Sr. Ed.D.,
Bridgeport Public Schools Staff, and Community
Leaders as they canvass the community to find
those students who are on the verge of dropping
out of school, to give them the resources and
encouragement they need to graduate and succeed
in life--without any excuses!
Starting location of the event is at the steps
Bridgeport City
Hall at 45 Lyon Terrace. Register by calling
Veronica Douglas-Givan, Director of
Communications & External Affairs at
203.275.1015 or please email her at
vdouglas-givan@bridgeportedu.net
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Sacred
Heart University
Gallery
JUXTAPOSITIONS:
The
Collector, the Art and the
Collection
Carribbean,
Latin American & Latino
Works
from the
Benjamin Ortiz
Collection
September
12-
November
3, 2010
(Closed
Columbus Day
Weekend)
Gallery
Hours:
Monday-Thursday
12-5pm
&
Sunday
12-4pm
For
futher information
please
call:
203.365.7650
or
Vist
SHU website at:
http://artgallery.sacred
heart.edu
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