Weekly Message from the Superintendent

Dear Families and Staff,

I want to take a moment to thank the members of the Stamford community who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. We are grateful for your service to our country.  I also want to thank all of our schools that hosted events celebrating our local veterans this week. These programs and assemblies are just one of many ways we thank our veterans for their service.  

Please join the SPS community for the annual Stamford Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 10 at 12 pm. I will be there along with many of our school marching bands, music teachers, and administrators. The parade begins at Stamford Police Headquarters and travels down Bedford Street to Veterans Memorial Park. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to show our veterans how much we appreciate them.

Marching bands and performance groups from the following schools will be participating in this year’s parade: Davenport Elementary; Newfield Elementary; Northeast Elementary; Rippowam Middle School; Rogers International K-8; Scofield Middle School; Springdale Elementary; Westhill High School (Marching Band and the JROTC Drill Team). 

AITE Information Session is Saturday at 9:30 am  

If your child is interested in applying to AITE for high school, be sure to attend the information session tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 9:30 am. If you cannot attend tomorrow, there will be another session on Thursday, December 5 at 6 pm.

High School Information Night Presentation & Video 

Thanks to everyone who joined us on Wednesday night for High School Information Night. We hope you enjoyed learning about the many specialized academic programs at our high schools as well as Advanced Placement and UConn Early College Experience course offerings and the Career Pathways Programs at Stamford High and Westhill.  If you missed the meeting, you can watch the video or view the presentation (English / Spanish) on our website. 

STEM & STEAM Day

Today is National STEM & STEAM Day. Thank you to all of our dedicated STEM and STEAM teachers who help inspire a love of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics in our students!  

Meeting for Families of Students with Special Needs is November 13 

The Stamford Coalition of Parents Expecting Success (SCOPES) will host its next meeting on Wednesday, November 13 at 6 pm at AITE. Attendees will learn about the differences between individualized education plans (IEPs) and 504 plans. The guest speaker will be Laura Knapp from the Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, Inc. (CPAC).

The November SCOPES meeting will be presented with simultaneous Spanish and Haitian Creole interpretation. Please register to let us know you will attend. 

Cafe con la Super is Monday, November 18

Please join us in person at the Stamford Government Center on Monday, November 18 at 6:30 pm for Cafe con la Super, our monthly Spanish language community conversation. This month, we will be sharing what families need to know about vaping, which is one of the most common forms of substance use among teens and young adults. Our guest presenters will be Ingrid Gillespie, Director of Prevention for Liberation Programs, and SPS Associate Superintendent for Middle Schools Matt Laskowski. Please register to let us know you will attend. 

Macbeth Opens Tonight 

Stamford High School’s Strawberry Hill Players will present one of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies—Macbeth—tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 pm in the Stamford High Auditorium. Performances run through November 16. Click here for showtimes and tickets. 

Filling in the Blanks Mobile Food Pantry 

A quick correction from last week. The Filling in the Blanks Mobile Food Pantry will continue to be in Stamford on the third Saturday of each month. That means the mobile pantry will be in the parking lot behind Cloonan Middle School on Saturday, November 16.   

No School on Monday

Finally, a quick reminder that schools are closed on Monday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you again to those in our community who served as a member of the United States Armed Forces. We are grateful for your service.  

Stay Safe & Healthy!

Dr. Tamu Lucero
Superintendent

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