Join us for an evening with friends and family at the Pavilion at Northwest Park, 145 Lang Road, on Monday, July 22 from 6:00-7:30 PM. Bring a favorite book, blanket or chairs, and we'll supply the rest. There will be a book giveaway as well as a STEM-for-All activity to try. Don't miss out on the fun!

Windsor Public Schools is pleased to announce that Christina Morales has been named Coordinator of the Office for Family and Community Partnership and began her duties as of July 1st. Christina brings 20 years experience to the profession.

Christina joins us from Bloomfield Public Schools where she served as the District Coordinator of Extended Learning, Family and Community Engagement overseeing their STEAM extended day initiative, equity and family and community engagement priority. She began her professional career in the administrative field advancing from support to coordination of both communications and fundraising efforts for a statewide youth prevention organization, The Governor's Prevention Partnership.

Christina then went on to work for COMPASS Youth Collaborative, Inc., a Hartford-based youth development agency working in partnership with Hartford Schools. During her tenure with COMPASS, she served in multiple roles managing an afterschool program to implementation of community school strategies at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, eventually promoted to Senior Director of School-based Programs, prior to joining Bloomfield Public Schools.

Christina says “she is eager to build upon what exists in Windsor and engage families and businesses in opportunities to support academic achievement”.

Christina holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, with a minor in Latino Community Practice, from the University of Saint Joseph. Additionally, she holds a Masters of Social Work from Springfield College.

Dr. Craig Cooke commented, “Windsor is fortunate to have someone with Christina’s experience in family and community partnerships joining our district. Christina will continue the work of connecting family engagement and links to learning for all students.”



About Windsor Public Schools: Windsor Public Schools serves nearly 4,000 students in the community of Windsor, Connecticut, a town located in north central Connecticut between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts. Windsor Public Schools is comprised of six schools: Oliver Ellsworth School, Poquonock School, Clover Street School, John F. Kennedy School, Sage Park Middle School, and Windsor High School. The mission of Windsor Public Schools is to develop the genius in every child and to create life-long learners. For more information about the Windsor Board of Education and any of its schools, please visit www.windsorct.org.

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n order to better accommodate families needing to register children for school, Windsor’s Central Registration Office will offer evening hours in late August and early September. In addition to being open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, the office will remain open until 6:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday evenings between August 20 and September 5, 2019.

Families are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity in order to ensure that their children are fully registered by the first day of school on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Registration can also be completed online at www.windsorct.org.

The Central Registration Office is located in the Windsor Board of Education Offices in the L.P. Wilson Community Center at 601 Matianuck Avenue in Windsor. Additional information about the registration process can be found at www.windsorct.org or by calling 860-687-2000 extension 1263.

Matt Dadona explains Goguardian Beacon software and the insights it helps bring to light to assist our students and families.