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CREC Council Passes Resolution to Support Student Centered Funding Through CGA House Bill 5003
05/19/2023
At CREC’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the CREC Council approved a resolution requesting Governor Lamont and the Connecticut General Assembly to support and fully fund the Student Centered Funding Plan within House Bill 5003: An Act Concerning Education Funding.
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CREC hires Miguel Pabon to replace retiring Carole Kerkin as Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services
05/16/2023
On Monday, May 15, 2023, CREC officially announced the hiring of Miguel Pabon as Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Services for CREC Magnet Schools, effective July 2023. Pabon leaves his current role as Director of Pupil Services for Waterbury Public Schools to rejoin CREC.
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Girl's Future Firefighter Camp and CREC Academy of Science and Innovation's prom gown giveaway
12/05/2022
On Monday, April 25, Girl’s Future Firefighter Camp (GFFC) and CREC Academy of Science and Innovation (ASI) distributed prom gowns to juniors and seniors at ASI. Shelly Carter, who is the first female African American Fire Captain in Operations in Connecticut history, founded the GFFC and will be present at the event.
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CREC Holds Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for new Ana Grace Academy of the Arts School Building
12/05/2022
On Wednesday, March 30, CREC held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest school building in Bloomfield. The state-of-the-art facility houses the CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts, a pre-Kindergarten to eighth-grade school that combines two existing CREC schools – CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School and CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School. These schools successfully moved to the new location in mid-January 2022.
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CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School Selected as Amazon Future Engineer School for 2021-22
07/14/2021
CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School, a grades 6-8, STEM-themed school, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as an Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) school - a partnership between Amazon and Project STEM to improve access to computer science education in communities currently underrepresented in the technology field.
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Sparkler Learning Resources for Students 0-5
01/29/2021
Dowload Sparkler for free today to check in on the development of your 0-5 year old's heart, mind, body, and words with the Ages & Stages Questionnaires and to find fun ways to learn through play together!
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School Meals: 5 Reasons Why It’s Time to Try Support Local CT School Districts
01/25/2021
If you have never tried a school meal now is the time to go out and support your local community and school!
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Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) Selected as Inaugural Member of The Bridges Collaborative, A Nationwide Initiative to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education
12/02/2020
Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) announced today that it was selected to join the inaugural cohort of The Bridges Collaborative, a first-of-its-kind grassroots initiative to advance racial and socioeconomic integration and equity in America’s schools.
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Five CREC Locations to Serve Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students for 2020-2021 School Year
09/02/2020
CREC is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch Program for school year 2020-21. Under this provision, participating districts and schools provide free breakfast and lunch to all students at all times.
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CREC Magnet Schools Announce Second Cohort of Teacher Residency Program
08/04/2020
CREC has hired 15 new qualified applicants to take part in the second cohort of the groundbreaking recruitment and retention model for teachers of color, the CREC Teacher Residency Program (TRP).
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CREC Schools Help Hospitals During COVID-19 with 3D Printing
04/17/2020
Due to hospital shortages during the coronavirus pandemic, CREC Schools are utilizing their 3D printers to make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for hospitals in the region. 3D-printed items include face shields, face mask straps, and face shield pieces.
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CREC Discovery Academy's Butterfly Garden Recognized by National Wildlife Foundation
10/08/2019
Students and staff at CREC Discovery Academy in Wethersfield successfully created a Certified Schoolyard Habitat® in the butterfly garden outside their school. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF), America’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization, approved the recognition through their Garden for Wildlife program, officially on October 8.
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5th Annual CREC Back to School Block Party
08/14/2019
Over 3000 Members of Hartford Community Celebrate 5th Annual CREC Back to School Block Party
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CREC receives state approval for new Teacher Residency Program
05/03/2019
The CREC Teacher Residency Program is an alternate route to elementary certification program that embraces a different approach to attract and retain minority teacher candidates.
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What's Right with Schools: Champion Robotics Team at CREC Academy of Science and Innovation
05/03/2019
The robotics competition is a sport for the mind. The minds of these students have led them to compete as some of the best in the world.
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HOSA-Future Health Professionals host Kick Butts Day at ASI
04/02/2019
HOSA-Future Health Professionals will be hosting a Kick Butts Day on April 4th, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in the gymnasium at the Academy of Science and Innovation.
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Ella Briggs of CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School is 2018 Connecticut Kid Governor-Elect
12/18/2018
The winner of the 2018 Connecticut’s Kid Governor® (CTKG) Statewide Election was revealed during a school-wide assembly at the CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School in Avon, November 21 at 10 a.m.
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CREC Teacher Awarded 2018 Presidential Award
07/01/2018
Heather Sutkowski, CREC Computer Science Teacher awarded the 2018 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
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CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Student Awarded Wallace Stevens Student Poetry Scholarship
03/28/2018
Daniel Diaz-Villafane of Hartford, and a junior at CREC Greater Academy of the Arts, will receive a $1,000 college scholarship from The Hartford Friends of Wallace Stevens at the 55th Wallace Stevens Poetry Program on March 29 at 1:30 p.m. at CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School.
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Students Rock Socks for Puerto Rico
02/22/2018
Fifteen students at Bloomfield’s CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies (MLC) are taking action as global citizens. They’re going to Puerto Rico to help homeowners repair roofs that were damaged by Hurricane Maria in September.
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CREC Student Marissa Guzzo Named Candidate in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
01/30/2018
Marissa Guzzo, a graduating senior at CREC Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science, Windsor, and Suffield High School, is one of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
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South Windsor Fire Department Donates Truck to CREC PSA Civic Leadership High School
01/23/2018
When a firetruck reaches the end of its useful life, the vehicle is often auctioned off, used for parts or sent to the scrap yard. But one firetruck is headed into retirement in a heated garage at PSA Civic Leadership High School in Enfield, where its job will be to inspire and teach new generations of firefighters.
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CREC Computer Science Teacher Awarded during 2017 Computer Science Education Week
12/14/2017
Heather Sutkowski, a computer science teacher at CREC Montessori Magnet School, Hartford, was selected from a pool of 1,000 nominees to receive the "Making an Impact in Computer Science" award in the “Teacher” category from the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and Code.org .
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CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Students Win 2017 Congressional App Challenge
12/12/2017
On Dec. 7, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that a team of students from CREC's Academy of Aerospace and Engineering have won the 2017 Congressional App Challenge for the Second Congressional District of Connecticut.
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PSA Civic Leadership High School Launches New Theme
12/08/2017
The CREC Public Safety Academy (PSA) has been renamed PSA Civic Leadership High School. It remains an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC).
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CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School Recognized as Model Professional Learning Community at Work™
11/17/2017
For the second consecutive year, CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School, Hartford, was named by Solution Tree, an educational publishing and professional development company, as a Model Professional Learning Community at Work™ (PLC) for its sustained success in raising student achievement.
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CREC Two Rivers Middle School Students Visit Iowa State University for Insight on Space-Bound Algae
06/12/2017
A group of eighth graders from CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School, whose algae experiment will fly into space this summer, visited Iowa State University recently to get some insight from algae experts.
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CREC Aerospace Wins First and Third at 2017 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair
05/10/2017
The CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering captured first and third place in the physical sciences division of the 2017 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair at Quinnipiac University.
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CREC Discovery Design Lab
Discovery Design Lab Offers Opportunity for Hands-On Learning
11/09/2016
Deciding what materials to use when building a boat is not an easy task. Thankfully, CREC Discovery Academy second-grader Evan Vernali had the opportunity to determine whether fabric, tin foil, and other items would float before designing his blueprint.
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CREC Soundbridge
CREC Soundbridge Celebrates Golden Anniversary
10/25/2016
Seven-year-old Sadie Palker, of Stamford, stood before a large crowd at CREC Soundbridge’s recent 50th anniversary celebration and read her two-page speech in a confident, clear voice, pausing for jokes and eliciting laughter and applause.
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CREC and CCMC Team Up
CREC and CCMC Team Up to Help Student-Athletes Prevent Injury
09/21/2016
Twice each week, several members of the CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering basketball team perform several drills, stopping only to catch their breath and grab some water.
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