NHPS Supt. To Be Honored With DEI Award From UConn's School Of Ed

From a New Haven Public Schools release:

NEW HAVEN, CT–New Haven Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Madeline Negrón will receive the 2024 Outstanding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Professional Award from the University of Connecticut Neag School of Education at the school’s 26th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration on Saturday, March 9.

Dr. Madeline Negrón will receive the 2024 Outstanding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Professional Award and Davis Academy for Arts and Design Innovation will be recognized with the 2024 Rogers Educational Innovation Fund Award.

At the same event, Davis Academy for Arts and Design Innovation will be recognized with the 2024 Rogers Educational Innovation Fund Award.

According to the University’s website, the criteria for an alumni award are as follows:

• Alumni status from the Neag School of Education

• Demonstrated excellence and impact in the award category

• Significant contributions to her/his educational or professional environment

• Professional and/or community service

• Five years or more of service in the award category.

The following was included in the announcement about Dr. Negrón:

“As New Haven Public Schools’ superintendent of schools since 2023, Madeline Negrón leads Connecticut’s second-largest pre-K-12 urban school district with 41 schools, inclusive of one adult and continuing education center and one early learning center. In her role, she serves as the CEO of a seven-member hybrid board of education and establishes expectations for a culture and climate that fosters growth in student achievement. Before NHPS, Negrón served as deputy superintendent for Hartford Public Schools, a pre-K-12 urban school district with 39 schools. At the beginning of her district leadership tenure, she co-founded the Connecticut Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, which aims to foster quality and equitable public education for Latino Connecticut students and inspire, cultivate, develop, and support Hispanic/Latino educational leaders and talent. Her more than 20 years in education leadership positions include numerous accolades, such as designing and implementing structures to serve 16,500 students, instituting a team structure for fiscal responsibility and sustainability, and notably increasing four-year graduation rates. Negrón’s educational career began at Windham Middle School where she served as a bilingual teacher.”

In addition to nine alumni awards at the March 9 event, Davis Academy will be recognized with the 2024 Rogers Fund Award. The award will provide Davis with $5,000 in support of a School Clubs Program, intended to increase attendance and promote engagement to help students meet academic goals. Davis Principal Marisa Asarisi and magnet resource teacher Victoria Rauci will be on hand to receive the award.