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Teaching and Innovation

Barbara A. Haeffner  |  Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Innovation
22 Liberty Street  |  203-630-4185
Daniel Crispino  |  Assistant Superintendent of Student Supports and Elementary Education

Peter Civitello | Director of School Leadership, Secondary

The Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning is responsible for the overall instructional process in the Meriden Public Schools. Working in conjunction with the district’s research specialist and curriculum supervisors, this office oversees curriculum and program development, staff evaluation, instructional planning and professional improvement. The Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Innovation provides on site problem solving with certified staff through frequent visitations and handles certified personnel labor relations. The Office of Teaching and Innovation also deals with parental issues relating to instruction and clarifies board policy and school procedures for parents and the community. The Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Innovation is also responsible for the successful rollout of the Teacher and Leader Evaluation and Development Plan.

A group of students poses on the playground of Thomas Hooker Elementary School. Two elementary school students sit at a table in a classroom and use Chromebooks. Two female students smiling in a hallway during the Summer Bridge program. Barry Elementary School students smile while participating in a fitness exercise on gym mats. Two smiling girls sitting at desks in a Nathan Hale Elementary School classroom, one holding a stuffed giraffe.