Asian Studies Academy at Dwight-Bellizzi School
Asian Studies Academy at Dwight-Bellizzi Website
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COMPASS Youth Collaborative is the lead agency for Asian Studies Academy at Dwight-Bellizzi's community activities and afterschool programming. COMPASS offers a variety of services and programs such as tutoring, youth council, violence prevention, arts and entrepreneurial programs.
How we Partner with the Asian Studies Academy
Asian Studies Academy at Dwight-Bellizzi School is located in the heart of the Southend of Hartford. Asian Studies Academy's mission is to provide our students with appropriate opportunities to be productive learners for life in an informational and technological age, while guiding them to become responsible citizens within an ever-changing global society.
The Asian Studies Academy, then called Bellizzi Middle School, and COMPASS established their partnership in 1999. Initially, COMPASS provided an hour-long academic tutoring piece for students at Bellizzi , and then opened its doors at 4:00pm for the community. Programs included open gym, arts and crafts, dance and computer programs. In 2002, COMPASS transitioned into the After School Initiative where we were designated the lead agency for Bellizzi Middle School by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. We provided academic support, enrichment and recreation to students in grades 6-8.
In 2007, COMPASS began a new journey into the community schools. COMPASS and Bellizzi remain working partners in this new endeavor and have begun to make strides in providing a model for successful Community Schools partnerships. We offer parent programs at night, such as ESL and financial literacy workshops, bring in additional resources for our families and students, such as The Village for Families and Children, YWCA and Trinfó Café. In 2009, we will partner with the Molar Express to provide dental education and dental services at both Dwight Elementary and Bellizzi Middle School. The joining of both schools will increase the enrollment to 550 students and include grades 3 - 8.
Ms. Stacey McCann, Principal, (860) 695-2400
Cynthia Davis-James, Vice Principal
Damion Morgan, COMPASS Community School Program Director, (860) 695-2454
Israel Rivera, COMPASS Program Coordinator
Icha Pagan, COMPASS Administrative Assistant, (860) 695-2425
Jasmin Harding, Education Coordinator, Grades 5th-8th
Enrollment: 550 in school
(All students have access to Community School Programs)
Enrollment in Afterschool: 130 students
Address:
215 South Street
Southend Neighborhood
Hartford, CT 06114
Fax: (860) 722-8070
More Information
Asian Studies Academy at Dwight-Bellizzi School is currently a 3-8 grade school that utilizes instructional technology to deliver standards-based curriculum focusing on preparing students for high school. Beginning in the Fall 2012, the Asian Studies Academy will expand to K-8 grade. Its mission, as a community, is to provide students with appropriate opportunities to be productive learners prepared for life in an informational and technological age, while guiding them to become responsible citizens within an ever-changing global society. Bellizzi strives, as a cohesive body, to provide authentic learning opportunities for all students in service of creating meaningful connections for learning.
Asian Studies Academy at Dwight-Bellizzi School operates in a seventh-eighth grade loop/cluster system in order to provide a consistent and stable learning environment. Guidance counselors and administrators follow their students from the beginning of fifth grade to their commencement ceremony in eighth grade.
School Improvement Plans and Activities
The School Improvement Team consists of staff, parents, and administrators, and input is sought from all participants. The team meets once or twice a month to review, revise and update the accountability plan. The team identifies and addresses the needs of the school in areas of academic weakness by using the compatibility frameworks to bring about improvements. To improve the school’s accountability to communicate with parents, the website is updated regularly with information regarding the school’s resources and changes to enhance student education.