Great Path Academy at CT State Manchester

Please join us for our BoE Regular Meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 5:30 PM at M.D. Fox School, 470 Maple Avenue Street in Hartford. The Agenda is on BoardDocs: https://go.boarddocs.com/ct/hartford/Board.nsf/Public You may join the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/WeMGCqrDcfU

Join us Wednesday, July 9 for a VIRTUAL Committee of the Whole Meeting. To view the agenda, visit https://go.boarddocs.com/ct/hartford/Board.nsf/Public and watch the livestream beginning at 5:00 on YouTube.

Please join us for a Special Meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM at the M.D. Fox School Auditorium, 470 Maple Ave., Hartford for the appointment of the new Hartford Public Schools Superintendent.
Find the Agenda on BoardDocs here: https://go.boarddocs.com/ct/hartford/Board.nsf/Public
and live streaming, here: https://www.youtube.com/live/RZnlMUPWziM

Great Path Academy, CT State Manchester, and ReadyCT faculty and staff had an opportunity to attend the Middle College National Consortium Summer Institute in Jersey City, NJ Saturday, June 28th to Monday, June 30th to collaborate over 30 middle college high schools throughout the country. We had the chance to meet staff and faculty from New York, New Jersey, Michigan, California, Ohio, Maryland, and more about topics such as supporting student success in middle college, Generative AI to deepen student learning, and responding to our changing landscape in education! GPA also presented in collaboration with ReadyCT and CT State Manchester. On Saturday, June 28th, ReadyCT and GPA staff - Dr. Kate Darcy Hothenhal, Dr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Tatham, and Mrs. Heredia presented on "Education and Industry Interconnectedness: Collaborations For Positive Youth Workforce Development" and on Sunday, June 29th, CT State Manchester faculty member Mrs. Jennifer Sherman and Mrs. Laura Gray presented on "Bridging the Gap: How We Revolutionized College and Career Readiness at Great Path Academy" and Mrs. Gray presented on "Leveraging Collaborative Fine Arts to Lift and Empower Student Voice: A Case Study." Congrats to our staff for their presentations and collaboration this entire weekend to showcase the great programs at GPA and work with others to learn and grow together.

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Congratulations to Class of 2025 Senior Class President Jaiden Ryans! Jaiden was this year's recipient of the Hartford Public School Administrators (HPSA) Principal's Scholarship as well as the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) Student Leadership Award for his dedication to his school community. He had an opportunity to address the Class of 2025 for the final time and shared these words of inspiration: "Always remember that you can do anything you put your mind to. Push yourselves and explore the world— Know that the journey won’t be perfect or easy, nothing in life comes easy. There will be times we’ll struggle, stress, cry, or worry about our future— But always remember that we all have a calling and a purpose in this world. Mine ended up being Dance— so find it and do magical things with that gift. — maybe yours is music, coding, activism, entrepreneurship, nursing, a passion, or something the world hasn’t even seen yet. But whatever it is, chase it. " Congratulations Jaiden!

Great Path Academy was proud to have Co-Valedictorians from the Class of 2025! They represent a high standard of academic achievement. They have taken advantage of every opportunity that Great Path and more has had to offer them. From always being involved in the school as GPA ambassadors and supporting new families and students, to helping their peers with academic work and school work, applying for and attending a junior leadership field trip to Washington, DC. We are privileged to announce our co-Valedictorians - Mariah Burgos and Arianah Gonzalez. During their time here, they have been members of the GPA community that many could rely on for academic success, collaboration, support, and friendship. Respectively, Mariah has earned 15 college credits and Arianah has earned 15 college credits at CT State Manchester and they will be able to apply those at their new colleges in the fall - Mariah will be heading to the University of Southern California and Arianah to University of Central Florida! Here are some inspiring words from their joint speech: "I want the class of 2025 to take a moment to acknowledge their hard work and celebrate reaching the finish line. And to those graduates whose family and friends couldn’t be here today—take pride in how far you’ve come, and hold gratitude in your hearts for those who supported you from afar. Thank yourselves for your perseverance and resilience. And take a moment to honor those who’ve supported you along the way, near and far. This moment is yours — enjoy it, you’ve earned every bit of it!"

Please join us for the Board of Education Regular Meeting, being held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 5:30 p.m., at M.D. Fox Elementary School, 470 Maple Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114. Find the Agenda on BoardDocs here: https://go.boarddocs.com/ct/hartford/Board.nsf/Public and the YouTube Link for live streaming, here: https://www.youtube.com/live/EJ4U24wmi3M

Congratulations to our Class of 2025 Salutatorian Isabelle Pastrana! She shared a heartfelt and inspiring speech to her fellow graduates. "I never once thought I would be up here making this speech, but here I am stepping out of my comfort zone and accepting this great honor I've earned over the past 4 years. Over the next 4 or 5 years as we embark in the beginning of adulthood, there will be points in our life where we are forced out of our comfort zones whether it be public speaking, job responsibilities or your own professional goals. Rather than pushing back and reimagining your comfort zone, I encourage you to step out and explore the opportunities that life has to offer you, you never know where they may take you." We are proud of you Isabelle!

Great Path Academy had the honor at graduation to acknowledge Mr. Brako-Frempong, parent of graduate Genelle Brako-Frempong, and member of the Great Path Academy School Governance Council and PTO. Thank you Mr. Brako-Frempong for your many years of service to support both of his children and the school from planning fundraisers to sharing in governance over Great Path Academy. The award reads: “Parent Appreciation Award: In recognition of your PTO leadership and dedication to both our students and school.” Congratulations!

Our annual Summer Bridge program begins Monday, June 23rd at 8am! Summer bridge is an amazing way for our new cougars to connect with staff, current students, and teachers. The week is full of team building activities to make new friends and start forming connections. We will be capping off the week with a field trip the UCONN Adventure Park. Our program is from 8am-12pm from June 23rd to June 27th. Look forward to meeting our new students soon! @hartfordpublic #summerbridge #middlecollege

Hats off to our grads! Congratulations to the Class of 2025! We celebrated their graduation on Friday, June 13th! Wishing our new graduates the best of luck in their bright future! We will be sharing a google drive of photos with our seniors and their families this week via ParentSquare.

Please join us this Friday, June 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM for a VIRTUAL Finance Committee Meeting. To view the agenda, visit https://go.boarddocs.com/ct/hartford/Board.nsf/Public and then watch the livestream beginning at 8:30 AM on YouTube.

Celebrating our GPA Ambassadors! Congratulations to all of our new and graduating ambassadors. Our GPA Ambassador program has been an opportunity for students to engage in school leadership. We will miss our graduating seniors who have served the school for four years by being a welcoming face to new students and their families - they have led tours, conducted school fairs, hosted shadow visits, led open houses, and engaged in many ways with new families and we are so grateful to them! They also have organized many American Red Cross Blood Drives over the years and raised the most scholarship money! Congrats to our wonderful seniors and welcome to our newest group of ambassadors!

Love to celebrate our seniors at their final GPA Cabaret for SeniorFest that took place earlier this Spring! Congratulations to our GPA Musicians! We look forward to following your musical journeys after high school!

Check out more pictures from the wonderful International Studies Showcase on Wednesday, June 4th at Great Path Academy.,

Huge appreciation to our students who put together a wonderful International Studies Showcase on Wednesday, June 4th! It was a great way to end our school year with an assembly full of culture and history. Thank you to Ms. PD for all her work organizing her students to facilitate this enriching event.

It is with immense honor Great Path Academy is proud to announce our Co-Valedictorians for the Class of 2025! Congratulations to Mariah Burgos and Arianah Gonzalez! These two students have consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to their studies and have truly distinguished themselves. Mariah will be attending the University of Southern California (USC) to study neuroscience and Arianah will be attending the University of Central Florida (UCF) to study forensic science. We're incredibly proud of your outstanding achievements and all your hard work. We can't wait for graduation! Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

Great Path Academy is honored to announce our Class of 2025 Salutatorian, Isabelle Pastrana! Being named a salutatorian is a significant academic honor bestowed upon a graduating student, ranking second in their class. This recognition goes beyond just grades; it acknowledges years of her hard work, dedication, and a commitment to academic excellence. Isabelle will be attending UCONN in the fall to major in Psychological Studies! Congrats Isabelle!

Please join us in the next week for several virtual Board of Education Committee meetings and for an in-person Board Workshop. You can find the agendas and YouTube live streaming links at: https://go.boarddocs.com/ct/hartford/Board.nsf/Public In-Person Board of Education Workshop Meeting - School Governance Council Showcase In-person at Capital Community College, located at 950 Main Street, Degnan Hall (11th Floor) in Hartford – Tuesday, 6/3/25 at 5:30 p.m. YouTube Link for Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/live/NUBk336yUL4 Policy Committee – Monday, 6/2/25 at 5:00 p.m. Teaching & Learning Committee – Wednesday, 6/4/25 at 5:00 p.m. Family & Community Engagement Committee - Thursday, 6/5/25 at 5:00 p.m. Finance Committee – Monday, 6/9/25 at 8:30 a.m.