Meet the CommPACT Schools

The first eight CommPACT Schools have opened their doors! The schools selected by the Connecticut Alliance for CommPACT Schools are the M.D. Fox School in Hartford, Davis Street School and Hill Central School in New Haven, Washington School and West Side Middle School in Waterbury, Barnum School and Longfellow School in Bridgeport, and the Shoreline Academy in New London.

To have been selected as a CommPACT School, 90 percent approval by the teachers, principal, district administrators, and parents was required. The name CommPACT symbolizes the commitment required by the partners who have been granted autonomy by their school districts and have the support of the state to make changes in staffing, school hours, curriculum, and other areas.

The Neag School’s Institute for Urban School Improvement is currently working with each CommPACT School to identify strengths and challenges and is providing each school with program options that have been field-tested and proven effective in addressing each school’s specific needs. The decisions made at the school level will mean that no two CommPACT Schools will be exactly alike. The Neag team will also monitor and assess each school’s progress, including student achievement and school performance, and that information will be used to guide each school’s decisions.