MONTHLY MEETINGS
The Sheff Movement’s monthly meetings, which are open to the public and draw supporters from around the region, provide a regular opportunity for parents, educators, and community members to connect with one another and help us create a path to quality, integrated education for all children. Please join us!
July 2022 Meeting
Team presentation by Farmington High School's Social Justice Club.
WHEN:
July 16, 2022, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Virtual: Via Zoom
June 2022 Meeting
We will discuss the Wintonbury Early Childhood and Global Experience Magnet Schools. Plus, end of school year updates and previews of exciting work ahead for summer and 2022-2023 with our School-based and Community-based Advocacy Teams..
Speakers: Principal Samantha Straker, Principal Jeff Bernabe of Bloomfield Magnet Schools
WHEN:
June 18, 2022, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Virtual: Via Zoom
May 2022 Meeting
We'll discuss Sheff Movement updates and be joined by the Director of Community Engagement for the School and State Finance Project, Erika Haynes
Speaker: Erika Haynes
WHEN:
May 21, 2022, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Virtual: Via Zoom
April 2022 Meeting
The Work Continues, CT Department of Education Presentation on the Sheff Choice Schools Dashboard.
Speakers: Keith M. Norton, Ajit Gopalakrishnan
WHEN:
April 23, 2022, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Virtual: Via Zoom
March 2022 Meeting
We'll be discussing Greater Hartford's magnet school system.
Speakers: Julie Goldstein, Salvatore Menzo, Sarah Vocca
WHEN:
March 19, 2022, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Virtual: Via Zoom
February 2022 Meeting
We'll be discussing the Hartford Region Open Choice Program.
Featured Guest: Renita G. Ezell
WHEN:
February 19, 2022, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Virtual: Via Zoom
January 2022 Meeting
Updates on State Data on Voluntary Interdistrict Magnet and Choice Schools
Speaker: Keith Norton
WHEN:
January 19, 2022, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Virtual: Via Zoom
June 2019 Meeting
Implicit Bias Training
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
June 15, 2019, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
May 2019 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
May 18, 2019, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
November 2018 Meeting
Integration Matters: A Conversation on Connecticut’s Cities, Towns, and Schools
Speakers: Erin Boggs, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, Dennis Parker, Robert Cotto, Jr., Frantzy Luzincourt, Sarah Zapiler ("Zaps")
WHEN:
November 17, 2018, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
October 2018 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
October 20, 2018, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
September 2018 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
September 22, 2018, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
April 2018 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
April 21, 2018, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
March 2018 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
March 17, 2018, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
January 2018 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
January 20, 2018, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
December 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
December 16, 2017, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
October 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
October 28, 2017, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
September 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
September 16, 2017, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
June 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
June 10, 2017, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
May 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
May 20, 2017, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
April 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
April 22, 2017, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
March 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
March 18, 2017, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School - 5 Cone Street Hartford, CT 06105
February 2017 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
February 18, 2017, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
June 2016 Meeting
We'll be discussing the new legal agreement in Sheff v. O'Neill.
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
June 11, 2016, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
May 2016 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
May 21, 2016, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
April 2016 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
April 16, 2016, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
March 2016 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
March 26, 2016, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
March 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
March 21, 2016, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
February 2016 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
February 27, 2016, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
January 2016 Meeting
Learn about the work happening at CT River Academy.
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
January 16, 2016, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
CT River Academy - 9 Riverside Drive East Hartford, CT 06118
December 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
December 19, 2015, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Breakthrough North - 395 Lyme Street Hartford, CT 06112
November 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
November 14, 2015, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Metropolitan Learning Center - 1551 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002
October 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
October 10, 2015, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
September 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
September 19, 2015, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
July 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
July 18, 2015, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
June 2015 Meeting
Join Us for Dialogue w/Mayoral Candidates at June’s Monthly Coalition Meeting
Come meet Hartford’s mayoral candidates.
WHEN:
June 20, 2015, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
May 2015 Meeting
Pre-K programs in the Greater Hartford region (Mira Debs); Communications Committee updates; school choice lottery updates.
Speaker: Mira Debs, Yale University
WHEN:
May 16, 2015, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
April 2015 Meeting
Discussion of new CRP report: "Connecticut: Connecticut School Integration: Moving Forward as the Northeast Retreats."
Speaker: Gary Orfield, Civil Rights Project at UCLA (by webinar)
WHEN:
April 18, 2015, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Connecticut IB Academy - 857 Forbes Street East Hartford CT 06118
February 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
February 21, 2015, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Hartford Public High School (Library) - 55 Forest Street Hartford, CT
January 2015 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
January 17, 2015, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Journalism and Media Academy - 150 Tower Ave. Hartford, CT 06120
December 2014 Meeting
SMC Updates
Speaker: Superintendent Dr. Beth Schiavino-Narvaez
WHEN:
December 13, 2014, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
November 2014 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
November 15, 2014, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Environmental Science Magnet School at Mary Hooker - 440 Broadview Terrace in Hartford
October 2014 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
October 25, 2014, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Capital Prep Magnet School - 1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
September 2014 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
September 27, 2014, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Capital Prep Magnet School - 1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
July 2014 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
July 19, 2014, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106
June 2014 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
June 7, 2014, 2:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Capital Prep Magnet School - 1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
February 2012 Meeting
SMC Updates
Guest: Commissioner Pryor
WHEN:
February 18, 2012, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Capital Prep Magnet School - 1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
December 2011 Meeting
Year End Meeting
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
December 3, 2011, 3:00:00 PM
WHERE:
Hartford City Hall, Atrium
November 2009 Meeting
Recap of our recent trip to Washington, DC and discuss the current state budget status, including possible upcoming suburban transportation issues.
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
November 21, 2009, 2:30:00 PM
WHERE:
Hartford City Hall, Council Chambers
April 2009 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
April 11, 2009, 1:30:00 PM
WHERE:
Hartford City Hall, Council Chambers
December 2008 Meeting
We’ll discuss the state’s education budget and the Sheff Comprehensive Management Plan.
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
December 20, 2008, 2:30:00 PM
WHERE:
November 2008 Meeting
SMC Updates
Led by SMC Staff/Leadership
WHEN:
November 22, 2008, 2:30:00 PM
WHERE:
Hartford City Hall, Council Chambers