2018-19 Member District Calendar Districts served Bridgeport C.E.S. Darien Easton Fairfield Greenwich Monroe New Canaan Norwalk Redding Region 9 Ridgefield Shelton Stamford Stratford Trumbull Weston Westport Wilton Featuring art by C.E.S. School Readiness preschoolers
About the artists The fantastic works of art you see in this calendar were created by 4-year-olds in the School Readiness preschool program at Cooperative Educational Services in Trumbull. The accredited full-day program serves children who live in Bridgeport or whose parents work in Bridgeport. The paintings were on a bulletin board in the preschool s hallway, where a photographer noticed them. Struck by the vivid colors and imaginative use of paint and small items, he photographed each one. When the photos were opened on a computer, the paintings came alive. The textures and colors were even more striking and captivating. The photographer was determined to show the children s work and this calendar was one idea.
About Cooperative Educational Services C.E.S. was created in 1976 by Connecticut legislative action to help neighboring school districts communicate and collaborate to provide high quality, cost-efficient programs and services. C.E.S. is one of six regional educational service centers (RESCs) and a member of the RESC Alliance. The mission of C.E.S. is to identify and provide quality educational opportunities to students, educators, families and communities. It s our goal to provide innovative, cutting-edge programs and services to meet the demands of our Fairfield County school district and communities. C.E.S. Administration Dr. Charles Chip Dumais, Executive Director 203-365-8803 Christopher La Belle, Associate Executive Director 203-365-8831 Margaret Sullivan, Director of Finance and Operations 203-365-8827 Esther Bobowick, Director of Professional Developmental Services 203-365-8847 Dr. Mark Ribbens, Principal of Regional Center for the Arts/Open Choice Coordinator 203-365-8857 Linda Page, Director of School Readiness 203-365-8997 Anna Nelmes-Stoughton, Principal of Six to Six Magnet School 203-365-8200 Dr. Michael Regan, Director of Special Education 203-365-8840 Central Office 40 Lindeman Drive Trumbull, CT 203-365-8803 Regional Center for the Arts 23 Oakview Drive Trumbull, CT 203-365-8857 School Readiness 40 Lindeman Drive Trumbull, CT 203-365-8997 Six to Six Magnet School 601 Pearl Harbor St. Bridgeport, CT 203-365-8200 Special Education 25 Oakview Drive & 40 Lindeman Drive Trumbull, CT 203-365-8840 www.ces.k12.ct.us
july 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 KEY DATE 4 Independence Day holiday Independence Day Education is education and it s the right of every human being. Malala Yousafzai
august 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 KEY DATES 22-27 Teachers PD days in Westport 23-27 Teachers PD days in Weston 27 Teachers PD day in Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Trumbull 28 Students first day in Weston, Westport Teachers PD day in Bridgeport, C.E.S., Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Region 9, Ridgefield, Stamford, Trumbull 29 Students first day in Easton, Norwalk, Redding, Region 9 Teachers PD day in Fairfield, Monroe, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Shelton, Stamford, Trumbull 30 Students first day in Bridgeport, C.E.S., Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Ridgefield (K-9), Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull Teachers PD day in Shelton, Wilton 31 Students first day in Ridgefield (10-12), Wilton Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. Confucius
september 2018 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Labor Day Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur KEY DATES 3 Labor Day holiday 4 Students first day in Shelton, Wilton 10 Rosh Hashanah holiday 26 Teachers PD half-day in Ridgefield 19 Yom Kippur holiday 26 Teachers PD half-day in Greenwich, Stamford 1 The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. C.S. Lewis
october 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Columbus Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween KEY DATES 2 Teachers PD half-day in Stratford 5 Teachers PD day in Easton 6 C.E.S. 5K Fall Classic at Seaside Park in Bridgeport (www.ces.k12.ct.us/5k) 8 Columbus Day/Italian Heritage Day holiday in Bridgeport, Easton, Redding, Region 9, Shelton, Stamford, Trumbull, Weston, Wilton Teachers PD day in Weston, Wilton 11 Teachers PD half-day in Ridgefield 23 Teachers PD half-day in Fairfield 24 Teachers PD half-day in Bridgeport 26 Teachers PD half-day in Shelton 31 Teachers PD half-day in Stamford C.E.S. 5K Fall Classic Anyone who stops learning is old.... Anyone who keeps learning stays young. Henry Ford
november 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Veterans Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Thanksgiving 25 26 27 28 29 30 KEY DATES 2 Teachers PD half-day in Shelton (Grades 5-12) 6 Election Day/Teachers PD day in Bridgeport, C.E.S., Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport, Wilton 12 Veterans Day holiday (Bridgeport, Fairfield, Ridgefield, Stamford closed) 20 Teachers PD half-day in Shelton (Grades K-4) 21 No school in Monroe, Weston, Westport; early dismissal in Bridgeport, C.E.S., Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Region 9, Ridgefield, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Wilton 22-23 Thanksgiving holidays 28 Teachers PD half-day in Stamford 30 Teachers PD half-day in Shelton (Grades K-4) The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. B.B. King
DECEMBER 2018 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 New Year s Eve Christmas KEY DATES 5 Teachers PD half-day in Stratford 12 Teachers PD half-day in Bridgeport, Weston 13 Teachers PD half-day in Ridgefield 21 Early dismissal in Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, New Canaan, Redding, Region 9, Ridgfield, Shelton, Trumbull 24-31 Holiday break 1 Knowledge is the only fountain both of love and the principles of human liberty. Daniel Webster
january 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MLK Day New Year s Day 27 28 29 30 31 KEY DATES 1 New Year s Day holiday 10 Teachers PD half-day in Ridgefield 18 Teachers PD day in Darien Teachers PD half-day in Fairfield 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday 22 Teachers PD day in Easton, Redding 30 Teachers PD day in Greenwich Teachers PD half-day in Stamford 31 Teachers PD half-day in Stratford Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats
february 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Presidents Day Valentine s 24 25 26 27 28 KEY DATES 11-18 February break in Greenwich 14 Teachers PD day in C.E.S. Teachers PD half-day in Fairfield, Ridgefield, Wilton 15 Teachers PD day in Darien, New Canaan, Westport 14-19 Winter break in Weston 15-18 Winter break in C.E.S., Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Norwalk, Redding, Region 9, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull, Wilton 15-19 Winter break in Bridgeport, Ridgefield, Stamford 19 Teachers PD day in Ridgefield, Stamford 15-22 February break in Darien, New Canaan, Westport Education must not simply teach work. It should teach life. W.E.B. Du Bois
march 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 St. Patrick s Day 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 KEY DATES 8 Teachers PD half-day in Shelton (Grades K-4) 12 Teachers PD half-day in Fairfield 13 Teachers PD half-day in Greenwich 14 Teachers PD half-day in Ridgefield 15 Teachers PD half-day in Shelton (Grades K-4) 18 Teachers PD half-day in Weston 19 Teachers PD half-day in Stratford 22 Teachers PD day in C.E.S. Teachers PD half-day in Shelton (Grades 5-12) 27 Teachers PD half-day in Stamford 29 Teachers PD half-day in Shelton (Grades 5-12) Intelligence plus character that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr.
april 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Easter 28 29 30 Good Friday KEY DATES 5 Teachers PD half-day in Stratford 12 Teachers PD half-day in Ridgefield 15-19 Spring break in Bridgeport, C.E.S., Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Region 9, Ridgefield, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton 21 Easter Sunday 22 Teachers PD day in Monroe, Trumbull 24 Teachers PD half-day in Greenwich, Stamford Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. Albert Einstein
may 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Memorial Day KEY DATES 1 Teachers PD half-day in Stratford 27 Memorial Day holiday 28 Teachers PD day in Fairfield 29 Teachers PD half-day in Stamford 30 Teachers PD half-day in Stratford An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin
june 2019 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KEY DATES 5 Teachers PD half-day in Bridgeport 7 Students last day in Region 9 10 Students last day in Norwalk 11 Students last day in C.E.S., Redding, Shelton, Stratford, Weston 12 Students last day in Easton, Trumbull 13 Students last day in Fairfield, Monroe, Ridgefield, Wilton 14 Students last day in Bridgeport, Darien, Stamford 17 Students last day in New Canaan 20 Students last day in Greenwich (Grade 6) 21 Students last day in Greenwich, Westport 1 Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. Margaret Mead
The 11th annual C.E.S. 5K Fall Classic October 6, 2018 Seaside Park in Bridgeport www.ces.k12.ct.us/5k It is the policy of C.E.S. that no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against under any service or program on account of race, color, religious creed, age, marital or civil union status, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, residence, present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation, learning disability or physical disability including, but not limited to, blindness, or pregnancy and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding C.E.S. nondiscrimination policies should be directed to the Associate Executive Director s office, C.E.S., 40 Lindeman Dr., Trumbull, CT 06611; 203-365-8831.