Dear Families:

Welcome to the Milford Public Schools.  On behalf of my administrative colleagues and teaching professionals, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our community and to share with you my commitment to education as the leader of our schools. 

In my role as Superintendent of the Milford Public Schools, I value mutual trust and respect, lead by example, and hold firm the belief that all students have the right to meet success as learners.  With supports in place through our strength-based family education and support system within the Milford Family and Community Network, the Family Resource Center, and our specialized English Language Learner and special education programs, among countless other support systems that are available to our students and their families, I believe in viewing each student as a learner with his or her own pattern and pace of academic, physical and social development as the core of differentiated instruction.  I will work relentlessly to support, challenge, motivate and inspire students as they acquire the skills necessary to function and succeed in our community and within a global marketplace.

A rich learning environment exists where collaboration among administrators, teachers, support staff, parents and students is celebrated.  My philosophy remains that a school district that works together to strengthen trust and open communication values strong ties between the home, school and the community that it serves.  Using the community as an extended classroom for families, businesses and organizations to interact and work collaboratively, I believe that we can foster an improved understanding of educational needs, community goals, and social responsibilities among education stakeholders in the Town of Milford.  Students learn and live in a world of diversity that must be recognized and emphasized in all aspects of a student-centered educational program.  Working as a community provides a foundation of knowledge that affords students the opportunity to develop the skills necessary for living in an ever-changing society. 

In order nurture a learning environment that empowers our community of learners to take personal responsibility for their own learning while engaging students in meaningful instruction that demands technological competency and collaborative problem-solving skills, we must fully embrace 21^st century skills as a function of our everyday work in the classroom, on the field, or on the stage. 

I am proud to be part of the Milford Public Schools staff and I know you will enjoy the same as an active member of our extended school family.  Again, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our community and to serve our students and staff as Superintendent of Schools.

Very truly yours,