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Guided Pathways exists for the same reason community and technical colleges exist: to get students where they need to go. While every community college and technical school will approach this data-rich, student-centered, continuous improvement framework differently, there’s still much to learn from each other, especially in times of challenges. CPTC is the subject of a College Spark case study released last summer. Read on for details about how our practices have supported student learning and contributed to faculty development. https://lnkd.in/gg4DU8Pt

This is me choking up at the end of my speech during the groundbreaking for the new Norwalk High School. I got emotional because three seniors Christian Pierre & Kiera Cunniffe, Norwalk High School students and Aaron Charles, from P-TECH spoke before me about how happy they are for the new school and the opportunities their peers will have who will follow them. It would be easy to keep the status quo. We have great teachers, administrators and staff who persevere and demand excellence despite the challenges of a 1971 learning facility. We have awesome students who work hard and succeed despite leaks, cold and hot rooms, unusable courtyards, a library that is so functionally out of date that some of the middle schools are better equipped and a cafeteria that can't keep up with the student population. Let alone the security challenges that I won't go into. There's a pool with air quality problems, locker rooms that are not ADA compliant and bathrooms on all floors with plumbing encased in concrete, making it virtually impossible to repair or update. If we were not here today at this groundbreaking, the City of Norwalk and the State of Connecticut would need to invest $20 million dollars at a minimum to maintain the status quo. That would still leave us with a third-rate auditorium, a gymnasium with mold and termite damage, classrooms without elevator access and a substandard physical plant. The worst part – after tens of millions of dollars, the money invested would be invisible. Barely any of the work would be noticed. That's why it's time for a new school.

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We’re excited to announce the completion of the green infrastructure project at Milwaukee Sign Language School and Morse Middle School for the Gifted and Talented! Updates include replacing asphalt with bioretention basins, native plants, 340+ trees and an outdoor classroom. Walking trails now wind through the space and are open to the public outside of school hours — a perfect place to enjoy nature in the heart of the community. This project is part of our Fresh Coast Green Communities initiative, our partnership with Greenprint Partners to bring sustainable, multi-benefit green infrastructure to communities. It is also part of the multi-year Green and Healthy Schools Program for Milwaukee Public Schools led by Reflo, Inc. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gqFQtVYk

Check out the latest issue of The Glen! Our Alumni update can be found on pages 24-25!

Do you know about the Summer Learning Challenge with our Richland County Public Library? If not, check out the link below to learn more!

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We’re excited to announce the completion of the green infrastructure project at Milwaukee Sign Language School and Morse Middle School for the Gifted and Talented! Updates include replacing asphalt with bioretention basins, native plants, 340+ trees and an outdoor classroom. Walking trails now wind through the space and are open to the public outside of school hours — a perfect place to enjoy nature in the heart of the community. This project is part of our Fresh Coast Green Communities initiative, our partnership with Greenprint Partners to bring sustainable, multi-benefit green infrastructure to communities. It is also part of the multi-year Green and Healthy Schools Program for Milwaukee Public Schools led by Reflo, Inc. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gqFQtVYk

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