TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Common Ground Students … By The Numbers

With just 165 students, every Common Ground student is pushed to excel.
Our students come from more than a dozen different middle schools in 14 different towns and cities – creating a genuinely diverse student body.
While some of our students enter below grade level in math and reading, more than 90% are accepted to college upon graduation.
After 4 straight years of dramatic test score gains – including the largest of any Connecticut high school in 2010 – our students now outperform the state average in reading, writing, and math.

Common Ground Teachers … By The Numbers

Common Ground has 14 full-time teachers, all certified, yielding a student to teacher ratio of 12:1.
The average Common Ground teacher has seven years of teaching experience, and has been at Common Ground for 5 years.
For the last two years, there has been 0% turnover in Common Ground's faculty.
Every teacher acts as an advisor for a group of 10-15 students, providing both academic guidance and help with college readiness.
Common Ground teachers have received the Raytheon MathMovesU Award, the Toyota Tapestry Grant Program and the ING Unsung Heroes Award, and have participated in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright Japan Education for Sustainable Development program.

Common Ground High School Faculty & Staff

Liz Cox, Director

Jennifer Burke-Adams, English

Amy Champagne, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, English

Karen Climis, Mathematics

Rhonda Deloach, Chef/Culinary Instructor

Larry Dome, Mathematics

David Edgeworth, Science

Monique Frasier, English

Tom Gaudioso, Green Jobs Corps Manager

Rachel Gilroy, Environmental Leadership & After-School Programmer
Edward Henrey, Chemistry
Madeleine Janover, Social Sciences

Iris Jimenez, Educational Aid

Maureen Jackson, Mathematics

Patricia Johnson, Science

Keith Johnston, Spanish & French

Jane Kovel, College & Career Planning

Keith Lambert, English

Joe Lesiak, Social Worker

Carla Lia, After-School Program Coordinator

Melvin Morales, Instructional Assistant

Joan Malerba-Foran, English

Inge Osborne, Nurse

Jessica Pressley, Art

Erin Price, Technology Integration Specialist

Jason Pryor, Social Sciences
Ana Rosa, Office Manager

Amy Ruotolo, Special Education
Camille Seabury, Academic Enrichment Coordinator

Miriam Sheffield, Assistant Dean of Students

Jeremy Stone, Social Sciences

Joel Tolman, Social Sciences

Hanifa Washington, Homework Center Coordinator

Faythiya Williams, Assistant Chef


	teachers and students TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Common Ground Students … By The Numbers With just 165 students, every Common Ground student is pushed to excel. Our students come from more than a dozen different middle schools in 14 different towns and cities – creating a genuinely diverse student body. While some of our students enter below grade level in math and reading, more than 90% are accepted to college upon graduation. After 4 straight years of dramatic test score gains – including the largest of any Connecticut high school in 2010 – our students now outperform the state average in reading, writing, and math. Common Ground Teachers … By The Numbers Common Ground has 14 full-time teachers, all certified, yielding a student to teacher ratio of 12:1. The average Common Ground teacher has seven years of teaching experience, and has been at Common Ground for 5 years. For the last two years, there has been 0% turnover in Common Ground's faculty. Every teacher acts as an advisor for a group of 10-15 students, providing both academic guidance and help with college readiness. Common Ground teachers have received the Raytheon MathMovesU Award, the Toyota Tapestry Grant Program and the ING Unsung Heroes Award, and have participated in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright Japan Education for Sustainable Development program. Common Ground High School Faculty & Staff Liz Cox, Director Jennifer Burke-Adams, English Amy Champagne, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, English Karen Climis, Mathematics Rhonda Deloach, Chef/Culinary Instructor Larry Dome, Mathematics David Edgeworth, Science Monique Frasier, English Tom Gaudioso, Green Jobs Corps Manager Rachel Gilroy, Environmental Leadership & After-School Programmer Edward Henrey, Chemistry Madeleine Janover, Social Sciences Iris Jimenez, Educational Aid Maureen Jackson, Mathematics Patricia Johnson, Science Keith Johnston, Spanish & French Jane Kovel, College & Career Planning Keith Lambert, English Joe Lesiak, Social Worker Carla Lia, After-School Program Coordinator Melvin Morales, Instructional Assistant Joan Malerba-Foran, English Inge Osborne, Nurse Jessica Pressley, Art Erin Price, Technology Integration Specialist Jason Pryor, Social Sciences Ana Rosa, Office Manager Amy Ruotolo, Special Education Camille Seabury, Academic Enrichment Coordinator Miriam Sheffield, Assistant Dean of Students Jeremy Stone, Social Sciences Joel Tolman, Social Sciences Hanifa Washington, Homework Center Coordinator Faythiya Williams, Assistant Chef