Torrington School District

Torrington School District is a school district serving the city of Torrington in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Torrington Public Schools operates under the leadership of superintendent Dr. Susan W. O'Brien and a board of education that consists of 10 elected members and the city mayor, who acts as the chairman ex-officio. The district served 4,988 students in the 2004-2005 school year.

Demographics

*American Indian 0.3%
*Asian American 2.8%
*Black 5.5%
*Hispanic 8.4%
*White 83.1%

Honors and awards

As of 2006, Torrington Public Schools has been named one of the Best 100 Communities for Musical Education in America for the sixth time by the American Music Conference. [http://www.courant.com/news/local/columnists/hc-5owen0411.artapr11,0,1837524.column]

chools

High schools

* [http://www.torrington.org/our_schools/torrington_high_school/ Torrington High School]

Middle schools

* [http://www.torrington.org/our_schools/torrington_middle_school/ Torrington Middle School]

Elementary schools

* [http://www.torrington.org/our_schools/east_school/ East School]
* [http://www.torrington.org/our_schools/forbes_school/ Forbes School]
* [http://www.torrington.org/our_schools/southwest__school/ Southwest School]
* [http://www.torrington.org/our_schools/torringford_school/ Torringford School]
* [http://www.torrington.org/our_schools/vogel_wetmore/ Vogel-Wetmore School]

pecial schools and programs

*Alternate Special Education Programs (formerly Southeast School)
*Homebound instruction

External links

* [http://www.torrington.org Torrington Public Schools]
* [http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp/dist0405/dist096.pdf Strategic School Profile 2004-05 for Torrington School District (PDF file)]
* [http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/Connecticut/Torrington/TorringfordSchool.html publicschoolsreport.com]

References

* [http://www.courant.com/news/local/columnists/hc-5owen0411.artapr11,0,1837524.column "Distinguished Band, Winning Team: Torrington Can Crow"] by Owen Canfield, "The Hartford Courant", April 11, 2006, retrieved May 2, 2006