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STCC gives High Road School of Hartford students glimpse of future careers

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Springfield Technical Community College provided career training to students from High Road School of Hartford. STCC's Workforce Development Center made it possible for students from the High Road School to get a sample of EMT training on Tuesday. Students also attended a modern advanced manufacturing machine shop to learn all about fidget spinners. “We do promote them to try for community college because I'm the first student to go to school in my family. It's kind of scary when you don't have a role model to show you the ropes. I want to be that for my students.” [...]

2019-01-18T10:09:53-05:00January 18th, 2019|

GOODworks Graduation

Searah & Logan Pictured with Goodwill Instructor Teresa White and Vice-President Trudy Spence-Parker. Logan & Searah completed the 12 week GOODworks job training program. Logan had the opportunity to speak at the GOODworks graduation. He did a phenomenal job!

2019-03-02T22:52:44-05:00January 11th, 2019|

Thank You Ms. Lucas

Ms. D Lucas has been with High Road Upper School for eight years. Of those eight years, six were spent at the Beltsville location and the other two were spent here in our current location. Ms. Lucas held many roles during her career while at High Road including: an assistant teacher, a teacher and a certified medical technician. “Work with a purpose and be serious about our students and their success”, quoted Ms. Lucas. This was not just a saying but a philosophy that Ms.Lucas lived by and modeled. Her positive energy and warm spirit will definitely be missed. [...]

2019-01-20T21:48:29-05:00January 11th, 2019|

Lena’s Success!

Lena, a 5th Grader at Choptank Elementary in Cambridge, Maryland recently set a goal to attend math instruction with her general education. She attended math for 30 days in order to earn a special prize that she personally selected. This incentive pushed Lena not only to go to her classes but to exceed our expectations! Lena keeps track of her schedule, and prepares to head to her classes without having to be reminded. Even after she earned her Umicar (from her favorite TV Show Team Umizoomi) prize for December, she has continued her progress, and attends her specials classes [...]

2019-01-20T22:03:22-05:00January 8th, 2019|

Catapult Learning and the University of Oregon’s Center on Teaching and Learning Partner to Create The Institute For Scaling Evidence Based Education

Institute to Focus Initially on Early Literacy Intervention [PR Web] January 8, 2019 (Camden, NJ/Eugene, OR) – Catapult Learning, a leading provider of instructional intervention, professional development programs, special education and behavioral health services, and the Center on Teaching and Learning (CTL), a world-class research center of the University of Oregon College of Education that uses scientific evidence and research-based practices to advance teaching and student learning, today announced a partnership to establish the Institute for Scaling Evidence-Based Education (the Institute). The partnership, which initially calls for Catapult Learning to provide professional development for CTL’s Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) program [...]

2023-12-08T14:45:12-05:00January 8th, 2019|

Meet Our New B.E.S.T. Elementary Teacher

My name is Kimberly Denton and I will be the new teacher for the BEST Elementary classroom at High Road School of Bloomington! I am looking forward to working with your child as we work together to progress toward their individualized goals. First, I’d like to begin by telling you a little about myself. I graduated in December 2017 from Illinois State University in a degree in Special Education (Learning and Behavior). I have been teaching in Peoria for the past year working with students at the elementary age. During the summer, the majority of my time is dedicated [...]

2018-12-11T21:39:24-05:00December 11th, 2018|

B.E.S.T. Academy uses robot to help students with autism

WFSB Eyewitness 3 visited the B.E.S.T. Academy in Wallingford, CT to learn more about Milo, a robot designed to assist students with autism. Milo is being utilized at B.E.S.T. Academy to help students with greetings, staying calm, and how to speak to other people.“The students engaged are making rapid progress, they're remember their skills from the lesson before. They're able to use them.” –Kyli Jones, social worker at B.E.S.T. AcademyThe story and video were published by WFSB Eyewitness 3 Read full article and watch the video

2019-01-05T21:42:20-05:00December 8th, 2018|

One Shining Star – Emonte

Emonte is a 3rd grader at EES who has celebrated many successes this year. At the start of the year he became a role model for new students entering our classroom. Emonte maintained 25 consecutive school days on our highest level of the behavioral management system which enabled him to earn a hallway pass and complete errands for staff (taking attendance and picking up packages from the office). Emonte just celebrated his 50th day on Blue Level! He began going to his Science class without staff support and enjoys having recess with his class. He is the Shining Star [...]

2019-01-06T15:44:00-05:00December 5th, 2018|

High Road School of Norwalk hosts Turkey Feast

High Road School of Norwalk hosted their annual Thanksgiving Feast on November 20th. Staff, students, teachers, and parents enjoyed a great feast provided by the school. “The best part about doing this with special needs kids is it shows the kids that family, friends and the community are all a part of the village that helps them.” – Aimee Russo, transition coordinator, High Road School of Norwalk The story was published by The Hour. Read full article

2018-12-05T11:34:36-05:00December 5th, 2018|

Educator Spotlight – Remembering Dr. Linda Powers

Dr. Linda Powers, a professional development specialist, passed away on November 18, 2018 in Perry, Oklahoma. Linda was unmatched in her professionalism, her dedication, and her compassion. She will be deeply missed by all who were fortunate to know and love her. To honor our friend and colleague, John Scroggins collected the following remembrances and tributes. He shared these stories with family and friends as they came together in December to celebrate Linda’s life and accomplishments. "Linda Powers was truly a special person. She touched the lives of so many people and everyone who knew her, loved her. As a [...]

2019-01-31T14:28:42-05:00December 4th, 2018|