Weekly Message from the Superintendent

Dear Families and Staff,

On Wednesday night, members of the BOE Teaching & Learning Committee received an update on the elementary continuum for Students with Disabilities, including the new Bridge K Program and the Oakwood Collaborative School. The six Bridge K classrooms at Davenport, Julia A. Stark, K.T. Murphy, Northeast, and Roxbury support nearly 60 students with disabilities as they develop the skills necessary to succeed full-time in a general education elementary classroom. The Oakwood Collaborative School in partnership with Cooperative Educational Services is a self-contained program consisting of 6 classrooms for students in PreK-2. The Oakwood Collaborative School enables nearly 30 students with severe disabilities who otherwise may have required outplacement to remain in-district as part of the SPS community. 

Thank you to K.T. Murphy Principal Jaimie Fisco and Oakwood Collaborative School Administrator Sharyl Cordone for sharing information about these important programs with the Board of Education. 

Café con la Super: Monday, November 17

Please join us in person at the SPS Welcome Center on Monday, November 17 at 6:30 pm for Café con la Super, our monthly Spanish language community conversation. This month we will share information about the magnet school application process. This session is highly recommended for families with children in PreK, Grade 5, and Grade 8. Please register to let us know you will attend. 

AITE Information Session: Saturday at 9:30 am  

AITE will host an in-person information session tomorrow at 9:30 am for families of students interested in attending AITE in 2026-27. If you cannot attend tomorrow, there will be another session on Thursday, December 11 at 6 pm. 

Mobile Food Pantry at NEW LOCATION on Saturday

The Filling in the Blanks Mobile Food Pantry returns to Stamford tomorrow, Saturday, November 15 from 6:30 to 9 am. Please note the new location: St. Mary Parish at 566 Elm Street.  

Strawberry Hill Info Sessions are Next Tuesday 

Families interested in applying for their child to attend Strawberry Hill beginning in 2026-27 should plan to attend one of the in-person information sessions on Tuesday, November 18 at 10 am and 6 pm. During the information sessions, you will hear a brief presentation from school administrators, tour the building, and have a chance to ask questions. Please click here to register.  

Every SPS Magnet School is hosting in-person information sessions this fall; click here for the schedule. 

Final Weekend to See All in the Timing at Stamford High  

All in the Timing—a collection of one-act comedic plays by American playwright David Ives—concludes this weekend. Performances are tonight and Saturday at 7:30 pm in the Stamford High School Auditorium. Click here to purchase tickets. 

The Northstar Playmakers Present Play On!! November 21-23

Westhill’s Northstar Players will present their annual fall theater production November 21-23 in the Westhill High School Auditorium. This year’s production is Play On!!, “a hilarious story in three acts” about “a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script.” Click here for showtimes and to purchase tickets. 

Stamford All-School Musical Opens December 6  

This year’s All-School Musical is Annie, the heartwarming, high-energy Broadway musical filled with unforgettable characters, songs, humor, and heart! The 18th annual All-School Musical features 87 Stamford residents in the cast and crew, including 80 Stamford Public Schools students from AITE, Cloonan, Davenport, Dolan, Hart, Rippowam, Rogers, Scofield, Stamford High, Strawberry Hill, Turn of River, Westhill, and Westover. 

Annie opens on Saturday, December 6 and runs through Sunday, December 14. All performances are at Rippowam. Tickets are on sale now.   

Dr. Bonasera Honored for Commitment to School Based Health Centers 

Finally, I’d like to congratulate Turn of River (TOR) Principal Dr. Mark Bonasera, who received the 2025 Champion Award from the Connecticut Association for School Based Health Centers during the organization’s annual conference on November 11. Dr. Bonasera was nominated for this award by Family Centers in recognition of his support for the new Family Centers School Based Health Center that opened early this year at TOR.  

Stay Safe & Healthy!

 

Dr. Tamu Lucero
Superintendent

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