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The following is a list of public school districts in Connecticut. The majority of school districts are dependent on town and municipal governments. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the regional school districts, which are governed by independent school boards and cover at least two towns, as individual governments. [1]
Vinal Technical High School: Connecticut Technical High School System: Middletown: Middlesex County: Connecticut Technical Conference: Hawks: Wamogo Regional High School: Regional School District 6: Litchfield: Litchfield County: Berkshire League: Warriors: 7th Grade to 12th Grade Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Waterbury Public Schools ...
Groton Public Schools (GPS, Groton School District) is a school district in New London County, Connecticut based in the city of Groton, Connecticut, United States. The Groton Public School District services approximately 4,000 students [ 1 ] from the City of Groton, Town of Groton, Groton Long Point, Noank, and West Mystic areas.
Connecticut shares with the five other New England states a governmental structure known as the New England town. From 1666 to 1960, Connecticut had a system of county governments, which each had limited powers given to it by the General Assembly. They were abolished by Public Act 152 in 1960.
[1] [2] The department, under the supervision of the Connecticut State Board of Education, oversees public education in the state, distribute funds to the state's 166 school districts, and operates the Connecticut Technical High School System.
Brien McMahon High School is also home to the Center for Global Studies. P-TECH Norwalk; Center for Global Studies; Briggs High School is an alternative school. In 2006 the state of Connecticut reported that Norwalk's 653 graduates represented a 95.7% graduation rate. [4]
Danbury Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut. In 2006 Eddie Davis retired from being superintendent. [ 2 ] Salvatore Pascarella succeeded Davis that year.
Towns traditionally have a town meeting form of government; under the Home Rule Act, however, towns are free to choose their own government structure. Nineteen of the towns in Connecticut are consolidated city-towns, and one is a consolidated borough-town. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities ...