Clinton Avenue School
Renovations
The school taught kindergarten through fourth grade with an enrollment of 410 students until its temporary closure. Its size was approximately 58,000 square feet (5,400 m²). Renovations by Boroson Falconer Architects & Engineers, headed by Ken Boroson, was completed in 2005, enlarging the school by over 36,000 square feet (3,300 m²), with a new total area of 94,000 square feet (8,700 m²). The enrollment increased to 650, supporting kindergarten through eighth grade. The cost of renovations was $25,106,000 USD Rededication took place on October 23, 2005.
Along with the renovations was the installation of a commissioned sculpture by Douglas Kornfeld called the "Tree of Life", a 17' tall laser-cut bright red steel tree.
Demographics
In 2022 the enrollment was 78% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% white, 2% Two or more races, 1% Unspecified and under 1% Native American
Principals
- Francis J. Smith (1960, 1961)
- John Leary (?-1983)
- Richard Whitney (1983–1986)
- Pat DeRenzo (1986–2004)
- Carmen Ana Rodriguez-Robles (2005–2016)
- Kristina DeNegre (2016-2020)
- Dr. Jamie Coady (2020-Present)
References
- ^ New Haven Public Schools Citywide School Construction - Clinton Avenue School Archived 2004-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Haven Independent: Guitar-chitect Lays Down Tracks
- ^ New Haven Public Schools Citywide School Construction - Clinton Avenue School Archived 2004-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Douglas Kornfeld - "Tree of Life" Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine