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Ms. Rivera's Weekly Communication
Dear AITE Family,
On behalf of the AITE community I would like to congratulate, Alyssa Domini, who was nominated by our PTSO for a Stamford Public Education Foundation Excellence in Education Award. Alyssa teaches in our English department, is the advisor to the Class of 2025, and runs many clubs and activities. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 21 at the Stamford Marriott. We wish her the best of luck!
Kind regards,
Ms. Rivera
COVID Dashboard
We had no reported COVID cases this week.
Absence Documentation
Written documentation is required from a parent/guardian upon the date of the student’s return from an absence. It can be sent in one of two ways:
1. by email to AITEAttendance@stamfordct.gov from the parent or
2. a written note from the parent sent directly to the office
The documentation must contain the date(s) of and the reason for the student's absence from school. Parents should contact their child's school counselor regarding the collection of homework assignments if their child will be out for several days.
Chipotle Fundraiser – Class of 2024
The Class of 2024 is sponsoring a fundraiser on Wednesday, March 20th from 4 – 8 pm at the Chipotle at 1207 High Ridge Road in Stamford. 33% of the event sales will be donated to our senior class. You can also order online using the code 4VQRQXH or show the attached flyer at the restaurant.
Climate Survey
The annual SPS Climate Survey opens on Monday. This is an opportunity to share feedback about your child(ren)’s school(s). The family survey will be available in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole and Ukrainian. The deadline to complete the survey is Wednesday, April 3. The link to the survey will be shared next week. This information will be posted to the home page of our web site as well. Thank you in advance for sharing your feeback!
CIEE Update – Good News
Students who did not apply for a scholarship can continue to apply to any of CIEE’s programs on the High School Summer Abroad Programs through April. Do not miss out on this tremendous opportunity to travel abroad.
Good News
On Tuesday, March 12, thirteen of our Future Business Leaders of America members attended and competed in the CT State Conference. Congratulations to the following students who placed and are now eligible to compete at Nationals in Orlando this June: Vanessa Amsellem, 1st place in Introduction to Marketing Concepts, Aris Johnson, 1st place in Computer Problem Solving, Samantha Mattis, 4th place in Journalism, Teji Rawat, 4th place in Marketing, and Hamza Fayyad, Jermin Montenegro and Ayaan Sadiq, 5th place Introduction to Business Presentation
Parent-Teacher Conferences – March 20, 21, and 22 (Early Release)
Students will be dismissed at 11:45 am on March 20, 21, and 22 because of parent-teacher conferences. Teachers will be available for conferences from 12:15 pm – 2:30 pm on Wednesday and from 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm on Thursday and Friday. This year, parents/guardians can request a 5-minute time slot for the conference and must indicate whether they want to meet in-person, talk via phone call, or conference with the teachers via Google Meet. To schedule an appointment, please send an email to Penny Giantomidis pgiantomidis@stamfordct.gov or Carolyn Marr cmarr@stamfordct.gov in the main office. Each conference is 5-minutes long, so please join the conference at the correct time so the teacher is able to meet with other scheduled parents/guardians on time. You have until 3:00 pm today to schedule an appointment. If you are unable to meet with teachers during these times, you can always email them directly with your questions or concerns. Counselors and support staff are also available to meet with parents/guardians on these days; however, you must contact these staff members directly to schedule an appointment.
Course Selection for 2024-2025
The course selection process for next school year starts today. Students going into grades 11 and 12 can go to the Student Portal of Power School to select courses. Students should only select 7 courses based on the temporary 7-period schedule for the 2024-2025 school year. Please make sure that your child reads the instructions in Power School before selecting courses. We also recommend that you look at what courses they select before they submit them in Power School to make sure they meet the prerequisites of the courses (if there are any) and to make sure they are selecting the courses they need for graduation. Here is the link to the 2024-2025 Program of Studies: AITE. Additionally, students should make appointments to meet with their school counselors or teachers, before they select their courses, if they have any questions. Students will have until Friday, March 29 to submit their course selection in Power School. Students can make changes in the portal at any time up through the deadline.
The school counselors will be going into ninth grade English classes on Monday and Tuesday to talk to the students about the course selection process; therefore, students in grade 9 will not be able to access the Student Portal until Tuesday afternoon.
*Please note that not all courses that are available for students to select in Power School or in our Program if Studies will run next year. Courses will be cancelled due to low enrollment. Students will be asked to select second and third choices in the event that their first choice is cancelled or does not fit in their schedule.
**This process is intended to provide us with the number of students who have requested certain courses, so we can make decisions, like the number of sections we are able to run. There is no need to rush to submit the course requests in Power School, as long as they are received by the deadline.
If your children will be entering grade 9 in the fall and currently attend one of the SPS middle schools, the middle school counselors will select the courses for them in Power School. Please contact your child’s middle school counselor if you have any questions.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, March 20 Early Release – Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thursday, March 21 Early Release – Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday, March 22 Early Release – Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, March 27 Early Release – Staff PD
Thursday, March 28 March Madness Student-Faculty Basketball Game
Thursday, March 28 End of 3rd Quarter
Friday, March 29 School Closed – Good Friday
District News
2024-2025 Important Lottery Dates
Lottery Application Due Date - January 16, 2024 - 4:00pm
Lottery Draw Date - February 1, 2024
Lottery Acceptances Due - February 21, 2024
Upcoming AITE Information Sessions
Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 9:30 am – 11 am
Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 6 pm – 7 pm
AITE Magnet School Application
AITE LOTTERY APPLICATION 2024-2025 - English
Solicitud para la Lotería de la Escuela Magnet AITE 2024-2025
AITE only accepts applications for incoming 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students.
Upcoming Events
AITE Pride Points
Outstanding Teacher of the Year
AITE science teacher, Danielle Weber, who in addition to receiving a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Outstanding Teacher of the Year award (only 79 teachers across the US were selected) was selected as PTLW’s National Teacher of the Year for the Biomedical Program. This is a very competitive and prestigious award and we are very proud of all that she has done to make AITE’s program exceptional.
AITE Alumnus Performs with Cirque du Soleil
TJ Salta, AITE alumnis and recent graduate of Quinnipiac University, is performing magic in a new Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas called the Mad Apple.
https://www.qu.edu/quinnipiac-today/quinnipiac-university-student-tj-salta-of-norwalk-connecticut-to-embark-on-magic-gig-with-cirque-du-soleil-in-las-vegas-2022-03-21/.
$50,000 Raised by Students this Past School Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
AITE students Ava Lesser and Nora Amsellem successfully raised over $50,000 this past school year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Their initial goal was to raise an ambitious $35,000; however, by the time their fundraising campaign concluded, they well surpassed their goal, raising a total of $53,274 from an estimated 750 different donors.
Because Ava and Nora surpassed the $50,000 mark, they have been rewarded with a research grant and were recognized as one of the top 8 teams in the Fairfield/Westchester area. They will have the opportunity to direct the funds they raised towards a specific research initiative within LLS and have been asked to share their materials with the National Team to be used in their nationwide efforts to raise money and awareness.
Commended by NEASC Decennial Accreditation
AITE is proud that the in the report by the visiting team for our recent NEASC Decennial Accreditation Visit the school was commended for “its safe, supportive, and inclusive culture and environment, the staff and administration’s awareness of students’ social and emotional needs, and the emphasis on building and maintaining strong relationships.”
AITE Student won 1st-place in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship World Series of Innovation, Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge
AITE student, Arnav Gover, won first-place in the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) World Series of Innovation, Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge. The World Series of Innovation is an annual innovation challenge series focused on advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). His project, Cardbio, focuses on the creation of an environmentally friendly composite material for sustainability and commercial use. It has been awarded the top entry in the Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge, which requested innovative ideas to achieve progress on one of the UN Global Goals #11, Sustainable Cities and Communities. Thousands of young entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world entered the competition in the fall, and the top ten entries in each challenge bracket moved on to the final round of judging earlier this month. The winners were announced on March 31. Arnav has won $1,500 and he will have the ability to work with St. Gobain engineers to turn his concept into a reality. Arnav and other students at AITE worked on submitting solutions to the challenges in Entrepreneurship class with teachers Mr. Schrag and Ms. Zanga.