CAPT Scholars 2011

From Left to Right: Abdul-Razak Zachariah, Perrin Krala, Jessica Kuchta, Carly Brereton, Brenda Calderon, Christopher Mazzacane. Missing from photo is John Dalton.Students were honored at a recent Board of Education meeting.

Carrigan Community Bands Together to Help Others

The Carrigan Intermediate School students, staff and families worked together to raise over $1,000 to help needy families in Ghana and Liberia. Above is a picture of the bulletin board that represents their efforts. For $1 one received a small goat to decorate, and for $5 a larger goat. In just over three weeks, the school has raised over $1,381. This was in addition to a Toys for Tots campaign run by the Student Council which collected 1000 toys for needy children and over 3400 items of non-perishable food for WHEAT, the local food bank.

Click here to see more pictures and to read more about the drive.

Yale Donates $50,000 to Pagels Pride Playground Fund

Pictured above are: Neil Cavallaro, Alison McBride, Gina Prisco, Lori Burrows Nacca, Mayor John Picard, Bruce Alexander, Yale University Vice President for New Haven and State Affairs and Campus Development and Miranda Burrows.

Yale University presented Alison McBride and Lori Nacca Burrows, Co- Chairpersons of the Pagels Playground Pride Committee with a check for $50,000.00 at the 5k race on Sunday, November 6, 2011..Pagels Playground Pride is trying to build a playground that will be accessible to all children despite their physical handicaps.

Ainsworth Praises West Haven

“It is with gratitude and respect that I dedicate this book to the leaders, curriculum supervisors, curriculum designers, and educators of West Haven, Connecticut. What they have accomplished together in such a relatively short amount of time is nothing short of remarkable. I want to especially thank Superintendent Neil Cavallaro for his unflagging support and Assistant Superintendent Anne Druzolowski for her visionary leadership, tenacity, and genuine caring for all. It continues to be both an honor and a privilege to work with such dedicated professionals and truly wonderful people. You have all contributed greatly to make this process both real and doable, and your work will have a far-reaching impact on education, both within and beyond the West Haven community.”

~Larry Ainsworth, Director of

   The Leadership and Learning Center

   Author of Rigorous Curriculum Design