Main Phone: 203 389-4333
Complete Staff List
- Liz Cox, School Director, x1203 Email
- Keith Johnston, Assistant Director x1218, Email
- Ana Rosa, x1202, Office Manager,Email
- Iris Jimenez, Educational Aide, x1200, Email
- Ashton Killilea, Student Affairs Manager, x1206, Email
- Brian Kellahan, Post High School Planning & Recruitment Manager, x1281, Email
- Miriam Sheffield, Student Affairs Assistant. x1207, Email
Our Results
Common Ground is a CT School of Distinction and a national Green Ribbon School. Our 4-year graduation rates are 5 points above the state average. Over the last 6 years, our students have made some of the state’s largest test score gains. 97% of our last graduating class was accepted to college.
Our Curriculum
Common Ground’s curriculum mixes high academic standards with active, authentic learning. Imagine studying …
- Math while you … explore species diversity in West Rock Park
- Spanish while you … collect recipes and stories from community elders
- English while you … perform Shakespeare alongside professional actors
Recent Blog Posts about the High School
Messy & Beautiful: Re-Building Common Ground’s 9th Grade Experience
by Joel Tolman, Director of Impact & Engagement This spring and summer, Common Ground is trying to do something we’ve never done before. Well, two things actually. We’re trying to build a new, integrated 9th
Student Work: Biology & Society, Spring 2017
By Kevin Sinusas, Biology Teacher & CGHS Introductory Bio students Students in Common Ground's introductory biology course ended the semester by conducting a set of extended investigations related to energy use in New Haven. They
Green Jobs Corps: Building a Foundation for Future Success
By Tom Gaudioso Green Jobs Corps Coordinator Brian Chantre, Ibes Nieto, Loc Nguyen (CG Alum) and Keith Riley (Site Manager) I am saving the numbers for the end of this article. When youth-serving