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Superintendent of Schools
Ana V. Ortiz
Superintendent of SchoolsaOrtiz email860.465.2310

Karen Lewis
Executive Secretary dFuller email

A Message from the Superintendent
  I am pleased to welcome you to the Windham Public Schools. We are a school district with high expectations for our students and schools. The people who work in our school system are talented and dedicated individuals. With the support of families and community members, we continuously strive to provide educational experiences of the highest quality for all of our students.

  Our mission, vision, and goals are geared toward providing educational programs and services that will enable our students to achieve at high levels of success and to become productive, caring and responsible citizens.

  Windham is a diverse community of 22,500 people. Willimantic, a 4.5 square mile urban center, lies within Windham county. The area has a rural charm, yet offers all the services of a city in Willimantic.

In general, Windham is characterized by:

- A dedication to quality education
- A conviction that there is strength in
   diversity
- A spirit of school/community cooperation
- Strong town and school board leadership
- An economic revitalization initiative in
  progress
- A rich treasure of victorian homes
- The convergence of several rivers which
  powered Windham’s mills in earlier times
  and now provide many recreational
  opportunities.

  Windham is located in the center of eastern Connecticut, 28 miles east of Hartford, the state capital. It is the home to Eastern Connecticut State University and is 7 miles from the University of Connecticut.

  Windham is within easy driving distance to the year-round resorts and casinos of northern New England. It is also within close proximity to the beaches of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Providence (47 miles), Boston (96 miles) and New York City (130 miles) are easily accessible to Windham residents.

View our Strategic Operating Plan.

Super Intendent of Schools, Doreen Fuller
Open Office Hours
The Chairman of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Windham Public Schools will hold open office hours for community members, staff and students who wish to discuss issues with policy implications.  Suggestions, new ideas and/or opinions may be shared during this time.

It is preferred, though not required, that anyone who wishes to attend make an appointment.  If the policy is known before the scheduled meeting, it will allow the chair and the superintendent to better prepare for the meeting.

If a community member, staff or student has a particular issue with a specific decision or administrator, it would not be appropriate to discuss this during “Open Office Hours”.  Specific situations should be dealt with through the normal procedures for resolving complaints.

“Open Office Hours” will be publicized in the following manner:
     Press release
     Alert Now
     Posting on public access television
     Flyer sent home with students
     E-mail sent to staff
     Posting to the Windham Public School
     website

The following dates have been selected for “Open Office Hours” for the 2012-13 school year:

Monday, October 22nd
Monday, November 19th
Monday, December 17th
Monday, February 4th
Monday, March 4th
Monday, April 1st
Monday, May 6th
Monday, June 3rd

“Open Office Hours” will be held from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the Superintendent's Office
(Kramer Building Rm 220, 322 Prospect Street).  An appointment is not necessary but if you know you are coming, please notify Karen Lewis at 465-2310.

Windham Public Schools 322 Prospect Street Willimantic, CT 06226 (860) 465-2300