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Glastonbury Public Schools
  • Home
  • Schools
    • Glastonbury High School
    • Smith Middle School
    • Gideon Welles School
    • Buttonball Lane Elementary School
    • Hebron Avenue Elementary School
    • Hopewell Elementary School
    • Naubuc Elementary School
    • Nayaug Elementary School
    • Programs at Eastbury
      • Early Learning Center
      • Integrated Preschool
      • LINKS Academy
      • Transition Academy
  • Curriculum
    • Curriculum Home
    • Summer Camps
    • Art
    • Career and Technical Education
    • English/Language Arts
    • Health and Physical Education
    • History/Social Sciences
    • Library/Media
    • Mathematics
    • Multilingual Learner Program
    • Music
    • PACE – EXCEL
    • Pupil Services and Special Education
    • School Counseling
    • Science
    • World Language
  • District
    • About Us
      • Directory of Schools
      • Mission and Strategic Plan 2018-2023
      • Non-Discrimination Policy
      • Open Choice Program
      • Reports and Profiles
      • School Climate Plan
      • Solar Energy Information
    • Adult and Continuing Education
    • Ask the Superintendent
    • Athletics
    • Careers
    • Central Operations
      • Educational Administrators Directory
      • Bids and RFPs
      • Careers
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    • School Climate Plan
    • Directions to Central Office
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    • Annual Notifications
    • Communications
    • Closings and Delays
    • District Calendars
    • Early Release Days
    • Elementary Districts by Street
    • Food Services
    • Forms For Parents/Guardians
    • Human Growth and Development
    • iPad Program
    • Kindergarten Orientation
    • Physicals–Immunizations
    • PowerSchool Grade Portal
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      • Programs at Eastbury
        • Early Learning Center
        • Integrated Preschool
        • LINKS Academy
        • Transition Academy
    • Curriculum
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      • Multilingual Learner Program
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        • Mission and Strategic Plan 2018-2023
        • Non-Discrimination Policy
        • Open Choice Program
        • Reports and Profiles
        • School Climate Plan
        • Solar Energy Information
      • Adult and Continuing Education
      • Ask the Superintendent
      • Athletics
      • Careers
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        • Educational Administrators Directory
        • Bids and RFPs
        • Careers
        • Cooperative Purchasing
        • Vendor Information
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      • District News and Announcements
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      • Principal School Reports
      • School Climate Plan
      • Directions to Central Office
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      • Annual Notifications
      • Communications
      • Closings and Delays
      • District Calendars
      • Early Release Days
      • Elementary Districts by Street
      • Food Services
      • Forms For Parents/Guardians
      • Human Growth and Development
      • iPad Program
      • Kindergarten Orientation
      • Physicals–Immunizations
      • PowerSchool Grade Portal
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BOE Columns

The Glastonbury Board of Education publishes a column in The Glastonbury Citizen newspaper, usually once a month. You can download recent columns by clicking below. We welcome your comments and questions! Please let us know what topics you would like covered. You can reach us via email or by U.S. Mail sent to this address:  Mrs. Denise Branciforte, Glastonbury Public Schools, 628 Hebron Avenue, P.O. Box 191, Glastonbury, CT 06033. 

Recent Board of Education Columns

2022-2023

How You Play the Game

A Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Student Body

Blueprint for the Future

Connecting Kindess to Wellness

The Power of Wellness

GHS STEAM Lab:  Ideas Coming to Life

Pride and Joy

Back to School—From the Chairman

2021-2022

A Proud Milestone

The Moments that Stay with Us

Your Child's Glastonbury Education

Naubuc Renovation at Long Last

Moving Forward Together

Celebrating Cultures

A Budget that Reflects our Priorities

Windows and Mirrors

Thank You , School Nurses!

Help Wanted

Safe and Learning

A High Quality Education in Trying Times

Back to School—From the Chairman

2020-2021

Look to the Future

What the Dollars Really Support

A New Milestone

Vaccines and Hope

Elementary Principal Partners

Board of Education Approved Budget:  Lowest % Request in 29 Years

Stepping Up Student Support

Glastonbury Community:  We Need Your Help

Challenges and Bright Spots

Three Weeks In

Back to School—From the Chair



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