You Have Options!

We empower students and parents to select the learning environment that best suits their child's unique needs and aspirations.

Whether it’s a traditional public school, charter school, magnet school, or private school, School Choice provides families with a range of educational options. Check out some area choice schools here! To learn more about these schools, request a tour, or discuss financial aid, please request a meeting with Jill. If you are an enrolled Tribal Member, you may also be eligible for the MPTN Scholarship Program to assist with tuition at choice schools.

Partner Schools

Ledyard Agri-Science and Tech

The Agri-Science Department offers career training in a variety of areas such as Animal Science, Aquaculture, Natural Resources, Agricultural Mechanics/Technology and Plant Science.

Cheshire Academy

Developing citizens of strong character is at the heart of what we do and is based upon the eight Pillars of Bowden: respect, responsibility, caring, citizenship, civility, morality, fairness and trustworthiness.

Grasso Tech

Ella T. Grasso Technical High School is located in Groton, Connecticut. We enroll 9-12 grade students from 24 towns across southeastern Connecticut. Grasso Tech has state-of-the-art classrooms, the latest instructional technology and industry-standard equipment in every shop.

Integrated Day Charter School

The Integrated Day Charter School, in partnership with its children, families and community, provides a safe, flexible and academically challenging learning environment that meets the unique social, emotional, academic and physical needs of each child.

Marine Science Magnet High School

The Marine Science Magnet High School (MSMHS) serves students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The MSMHS learning community is committed to innovative instruction that promotes effort and ensures academic rigor through a curriculum responsive to our diverse student body.

Montessori Discovery School

Montessori Discovery School is located in Norwich, CT. Our wetlands and fields provide outdoor explorations for our students as well as a home for our llamas and chickens. Children and staff learn to care for our environment and our animals while gaining independence through Montessori education.

New London Multi-Magnet Campus

New London Public Schools (NLPS) is Connecticut’s first and only all-magnet school district. A racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse community, New London Public Schools serves southeastern Connecticut students in newly constructed campuses.

Norwich Free Academy

We are NFA, the school where bold decisions go hand in hand with responsible stewardship. Where independence is tradition and boundless opportunity paves the way to the future.

Norwich Tech

Norwich Technical High School is located in Southeastern Connecticut. There are almost 700 students from 48 towns and we also offer adult education. Our 12 technology programs cover the following clusters for grades 9-12: Construction, Hospitality, Health Occupations, Transportation and Technology.

Pine Point School

Student centered, small class sizes, a program that builds engaged learning for each child from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 9 – it’s the way young students learn best.

Putnam Science Academy

Putnam Science Academy strives to develop young adults, locally and from around the world, who are committed to academic excellence and are engaged citizens. Our goal is to provide a challenging educational program to prepare all students for acceptance into the top universities in the United States and across the world.

Regional Multicultural Magnet School

RMMS is a community that is committed to empowering students to become active, compassionate, lifelong learners. We work with families as well as local and global communities to implement challenging interdisciplinary programs of international education.

Sacred Heart School (Groton)

Our Sacred Heart School community exists for the purpose of guiding all of its students, recognizing their unique learning styles and abilities, toward Catholic faith-based values and morals, academic excellence, creative expression, responsible citizenship, and physical and social development.

Sacred Heart School (Taftville)

Sacred Heart School fosters Gospel values build upon the foundation of the teachings of Jesus. The school community nurtures sound academic development and encourages positive individual growth and self-discipline. We live out our motto “Love Serves” by instilling within our students a desire for serving others.

Saint Bernard School

Saint Bernard School is a Roman Catholic co-educational college preparatory school for grades 6 through 12 located in Uncasville, Connecticut. It is co-sponsored by the Diocese of Norwich and the Xaverian Brothers and welcomes students of all faith backgrounds who value academic excellence, personal and spiritual growth, and a commitment to community.

St. Patrick Cathedral School

St. Patrick Cathedral School is a Crist-centered community. We are committed to a challenging academic program with a strong moral foundation. We provide our students with the skills necessary to be life-long learners while respecting their spiritual, intellectual, and emotional differences.

St. Thomas More

At St. Thomas More coed college preparatory boarding school, we strive to embody a full and diverse experience in order to best prepare our students for the things that matter. Diversity is promoted and celebrated as a core value that greatly enriches one’s academic pursuits.

The Friendship School

We believe that every child has the right to a high-quality early childhood education. Students at TFS are creators and curators, using a museum approach to demonstrate their learning. As a museum school, our purpose is to set students on a path of life-long learning, equipping them with the academic and social competencies necessary for success in school and beyond.

The Williams School

The Williams School serves grades 6-12 and aims to foster the intellectual, moral, creative, and physical development of students in preparation for college, lifelong learning, and active participation in an evolving world.

The Woodstock Academy

The Woodstock Academy is an independent day and boarding, co-educational, college preparatory high school for grades 9-12 and postgraduates. We offer day and boarding students extensive programs in academics, arts, and athletics, supported by state-of-the-art facilities in our STEAM Center and Loos Center for the Arts.

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Assistant Director of Education
860-941-8631