News

We have a working draft of a new WHPS Mission that includes a Vision of the graduating senior in 2020.  We are seeking community input prior to our April 15 BoE meeting.  Click here  to give us your suggestions.
Click here for more information about the 2010 United States Census.
Please click here to see this announcement from the Centers For Disease Control, in collaboration with public health officials from states in the Northeast, concerning an investigation of a multi-state mumps outbreak.
Dr. Ellen Stokoe, Principal of Morley School is one of three finalists for the CT Association of Schools (CAS) Elementary Principal of the Year.
Duffy School has been selected as one of 20 National Finalists for the 2010 National Schools of Character (NSOC) awards program.  The selection was made from among 166 applications. 
The 2010 Winter/Spring and Summer Catalogs are now online.
The 2nd edition of Connections, a districtwide publication presented to you by the Office of the Superintendent, is now available on-line in English and in Spanish.
Two long-term volunteer tutors, Don Grosso and Bernie Gatzen, are being honored at the March Connecticut Association of Schools Volunteer Recognition Banquet.
Katherine Gillis, a 5th grade student at Morley Elementary School, was honored March 3rd by Governor Jodi Rell for her Veterans Day writing assignment which evolved into a haunting poem and video.
West Hartford offers two elementary magnet schools open by lottery to any West Hartford student - Charter Oak International Academy and Smith School of Science, Math and Technology. 
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Conard High School’s principal Tom Moore has been promoted to the post of assistant superintendent of administration, Superintendent Karen L. List said Tuesday.  Click here to view the announcement.
Joanne Barry-Dutro, art teacher at Hall High School, has been named Outstanding Connecticut Art Educator for 2010 by the Connecticut Art Education Association.
Conard High School has been named a second runner-up in the 2009 Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) Live Green – Win Green student competition, earning the school a $5,000 grant to fund future environmental improvements at Conard.
The Board of Education Awards are held twice a year to honor student and staff achievements in the areas of academics, arts, athletics and leadership.  Principals, department heads, and teachers refer nominations to the Superintendent’s Office.  Click here to view the awards presented at the January ceremony.
The SEPTA Transition Planning Workshop has been rescheduled for February 24, 2010,  7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.  Click More for Agenda.
Dr. Robert Fuller, head of emergency medicine at the Health Center, has just returned from Haiti where he worked as a physician-volunteer with the International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Team.
"Let Your Fingers Do The Talking; Texting, Sexting & Teens" is the title of a family forum sponsored by CyberCompass, West Hartford's Internet Awareness Initiative.
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The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed Public Act 09-199, which obligates the state Department of Public Safety to notify school superintendents whenever a sex offender is released within their school district.
The best video wins a $20,000 grant from CL&P allowing schools to invest in energy saving devices such as motion sensors and other energy saving devices.  Please go to the webpage, watch the video, and then vote for Conard.  Click here to vote.
The 1st edition of Connections, a districtwide publication presented to you by the Office of the Superintendent, is now available on-line.
West Hartford Public Schools is deploying the Connect-ED rapid communication service by Blackboard Connect Inc., to provide school officials the ability to reach all parents, faculty and staff with time-sensitive information within minutes.
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The Morley School Red Wagon food drive to benefit the West Hartford Food Pantry kicked off its 15th annual event on November 18th.
The public is invited to attend a Regional School Choice Fair to be held on Thursday, December 10, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., at Avon High School, 510 West Avon Road, Avon.
Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan has named Kristi Luetjen, Kindergarten teacher at Whiting Lane Elementary School, as the Connecticut 2010 Teacher of the Year.
Este es un anuncio de Connect Ed de Steve Huleatt, director del Distrito de Salud de West Hartford-Bloomfield, con información sobre las clínicas de vacunación para el H1N1.
The West-Hartford-Bloomfield Health District will offer an H1N1 vaccine clinic at King Philip Middle School, on Wednesday Nov. 18th, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., for children enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First Grade.
West Hartford Public Schools will kick off another Conservation Challenge for November 2009.
Click here for information about the workshop on October 27, 2009.
Conard High School has been selected by WFSB Channel 3 News as the first “Cool School” of this school year.
West Hartford Public Schools is pleased to announce the launch of the Connect-ED® service, our new alert and notification service.


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