Authentic two-way communication between parents and schools is essential to building an effective partnership and, ultimately, student achievement. Significant changes in your child’s life (e.g. divorce, major illness or death in the family, etc.), should be shared with his/her teacher in order to receive the appropriate support during difficult periods. There are many benefits that result from two-way dialogue:
Continuity is created across the home and school settings.
Parents can support/enhance what the teacher is trying to accomplish in class.
Teachers can assist the parent(s) on issues the family may be facing.
Issues can be addressed early on before more significant problems surface.
Students are ultimately aware that their teacher and parent(s) are working together toward a unified goal -- student success!
There are many ways your school may communicate with you. It is your responsibility to read or review any materials or events created for your benefit. The purpose of these items is to make sure you are aware of upcoming programs and activities, understand new policies, and are knowledgeable of expectations for the coming year. Here are some of the ways your school may communicate with you.
MPS App
Video Conferencing & Phone Calls
Automated phone messages
Newsletters
Report Cards
Parent-Teacher Conferences
PowerSchool Parent Portal
E-mail messages
Social media applications, such as Twitter
The Milford Public School system currently uses an automated messaging system to reach members of our school community. Phone calls and emails are sent by school and district administrators to communicate information regarding school, district and community events. The emails can include attachments such as event flyers and newsletters. These messages are sent to the contact information entered on your child’s account in Powerschool. The information you enter in Powerschool automatically updates each night to the School Messenger program.
Note: It takes 24 hours for updates to become active.
There are a few things you can do to ensure you will receive messages from the School Messenger system properly.
1. Update new phone numbers and e-mail addresses in the PowerSchool Parent Portal promptly.
It’s common practice to provide/update emergency contact information for your student at the beginning of each school year. Should your information change throughout the year, it is crucial that you update your emergency card. This way, when any message is sent, it will reach you.
2.Add 1-855-788-4867 to your approved call list (i.e. Caller ID or Phone Number Blocker list).
Make sure you add the district’s School Messenger number (1-855-788-4867) to your approved list of numbers so the call will not be blocked from your phone. Do the same for your student’s school telephone number, as well.
3. Extend your message time to at least 1 minute.
Generally speaking, messages sent from our Central Office or your school principal are one minute or less in length. To make sure you will receive the entire message (should your answering machine be activated), it is best if you extend your message time to at least a minute or more.
4. If you need to hear the message again, missed the call, or accidently deleted:
If you missed the message entirely or want to listen to it again, call 1-855-788-4867 using the phone on which the message was left or you can login to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and retrieve the message from the School Messenger link.
5. Would you like to get a specific type of call (Attendance, General) on a specific phone number?
From the PowerSchool Parent Portal School Messenger link you can check off the boxes next to the phone numbers and email addresses that you would like to be contacted at for each reason (currently used are: Emergency, Attendance and General). We recommend leaving all boxes checked in the Emergency column. Be sure to click on the Save button.
When you have a question about your child's classes or work in school, it is best to first contact the person who is closest to the situation. In most cases this is the teacher. If you do not come to resolution or you need to discuss a matter further, we ask you to use the following information path. Using this path will help you get the information you seek quickly and, in most cases, resolve the issue without delay.
High School
Communication Path
Teacher
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School Counselor
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Dean of Students
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Asst. Principal
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Principal
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Asst. Supt.
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Superintendent
Middle School
Communication Path
Teacher
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Team Leader
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Asst. Principal
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Principal
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Asst. Supt.
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Superintendent
Elementary
Communication Path
Teacher
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Teacher Leader
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Principal
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Asst. Supt.
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Superintendent
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (Gr. PK-5)
CPM
Principal Jamie Whitaker
203-783-3521
jwhitaker@milforded.org
JFK
Principal Sean Brennan
203-783-3568
sbrennan@milforded.org
LOS
Principal Rose Marzinotto
203-783-3564
MATH
Principal Melissa Currier
203-783-3527
MEAD
Principal Gail Krois
203-783-3555
OAVE
Principal Joseph Apicella
203-783-3537
OHILLS
Principal Sarah Scionti
203-783-3566
PDS
Principal Sherrod McNeill
203-783-3531
MIDDLE SCHOOLS (Gr. 6-8)
ESMS
Principal Shannan Carlson
203-783-3559
Asst. Principal Donato Piselli
203-783-3559
HSMS
Principal Steve Gottlieb
203-783-3523
Asst. Principal Suzanne Vitaletti
203-783-3527
WSMS
Principal Carrie Keramis
203-783-3553
Asst. Principal Kenneth Hayes
203-783-3553
HIGH SCHOOLS (Gr. 9-12)
JLAW
Principal Bryan Darcy
203-783-3574
Asst. Principal Josh Marko
203-783-3574
Asst. Principal Michael Hoggatt
203-783-3574
Dean of Students Gianni Ragaini
203-783-3574
FORAN
Principal Max Berkowitz
203-783-3502
Asst. Principal TBD
203-783-3502 --
Asst. Principal Bethany Gilman
203-783-3502
bgilman@milforded.org
Dean of Students Justin Zywocinski
203-783-3502
ACAD
Principal Danyelle Williams
203-783-3652
dwilliams@milforded.org
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP
Superintendent Dr. Anna Cutaia
203-783-3433
Asst. Superintendent Dr. Amy Fedigan
203-783-3422
PHYSICAL PLANT/OPERATIONS
Chief Operations Officer James Richetelli
203-783-3405
Director of Facilities Patrick Bradbury
203-783-3432
Transportation Coordinator Judy Messologitis
203-783-3405
Director - Digital Services Louis Giancola
203-783-3446
SPECIAL EDUCATION/PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES (PPS)
Director of PPS Christopher Brown
203-783-3491
Supervisor PPS (PK-5) Andrea Giannattasio
203-783-3493
Supervisor PPS (6-8) Sarah Gallipoli
203-783-3467
Supervisor PPS (9-12) Eric Paradis
203-783-3411
Coord., Early Childhood Prog. Elizabeth Gaffney
203-783-3627
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORS
Student Dev/Wellness (PK-5) Sean Smyth
203-783-3450
Student Dev/Wellness (6-12) Dr. Christianne Golesky
203-783-3600
STEM (PK-5) Dr. Thomas Nobili
203-783-3486
STEM (6-12) Lisa Swanson
203-783-3476
Humanities (PK-5) Bethany Mauro
203-783-3480
Humanities (6-12) Sarah Harris
203-783-3671
Art/Music/Library-Media Amy Perras
203-783-3412
Equity and Engagement Elba Llantin-Cruz
203-882-6101
HUMAN RESOURCES
Director of Human Resources Wendy Kopazna
203-783-3403
Benefits Supervisor Maria Benedetti
203-783-3431
Reporting to Parents/Report Cards, (5124)
At the beginning of each year, parents/guardians are required to update their student’s information, online in PowerSchool. Once you update and submit all required documents online, your child’s schedule will then be available to you.
With regard to emergency information, please remember to ensure the names of at least two additional emergency contacts and numbers for each child. This is extremely important for us, in case we cannot reach you, personally.