Bassick
High School
1181 Fairfield Avenue Phone (203)576-7350
Bridgeport, CT 06605
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Assistant Principals
Michael Testani Joyce Diaz-Hennessey
Kathryn Nied Dendra Altieri
Ronald P. Remy
Principal
Email:
rremy@bridgeportedu.net
Principal's Message
We pride ourselves on the high quality
instructional program that we offer to all of our students. Our school program
is based on the "All Student Construct" which means that our school mission is
to meet the needs of all of our students. Teachers present instruction that
requires students to purposefully use information and skills that are learned
in daily lessons. Bassick students receive a rigorous education by engaging in
learning activities that challenge them to demonstrate what they can do with
what they know--on their performance--much as workers are evaluated in the
workplace.
There are three prominent types of
performance learning.
Project-based Assessment
All of our teachers utilize project based
assessment in which students and teachers discuss the criteria for evaluating
an assignment before, during and after students work on the task. The
importance of this strategy is that students not only develop their skills and
knowledge, they also develop the ability to evaluate the quality of their
performance.
Portfolios
This year we are developing a school-wide
program of student portfolio assessment. Students organize their assignments
in a "working" portfolio and periodically select exemplary pieces for their
"Best Works" portfolio, which will follow students throughout their high
school careers. A key component of this strategy is that students must include
a written reflection on why each "Best Works" piece is an example of
outstanding work.
Exhibitions
Finally, we are beginning to institute
school-wide exhibitions in which students demonstrate their proficiency in
their classes through a presentation of some kind. Our first exhibition was
our school-based science fair in which every science student completed a
science fair project. During the course of the school year we will have many
more exhibitions. This is a step toward our goal of a "Senior Project" in
which students will demonstrate that they have met our graduation expectations
by presenting and defending a project that incorporates the academic, social
and civic expectations of our Mission Statement.
SMALLER LEARNING
COMMUNITIES
For the future we will continue our creation
of smaller learning communities within which students will receive more
personalized education.
We will develop Career Academies within which
students will participate in rigorous academic programs that prepare them for
higher education at the same time that students are introduced to the world of
work through career exploration activities, job-shadowing and internships.
We are dedicated to providing all students
with the highest quality education to ensure that Bassick graduates are well
prepared for success in the twenty-first century.
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