New Program At Guilford High School Will Be Ready For The Fall

By Jack Kramer, Correspondent

GUILFORD, CT – The high school’s International Baccalaureate program, with 20 confirmed diploma candidates and 31 others enrolled in various IB programs, will be up and running at the start of next school year.

High School Principal Rick Misenti reported to the Board of Education at its most recent that everything is on track for Guilford to have the first IB program in area, and the fourth in the state, up and running in the fall.

The IB program will be an alternative to the Advanced Placement program that students are currently enrolled in – students will have a choice.

A U.S. News & World Report article on high schools describes AP courses as “focusing intensively on a particular subject, while IB courses take a more holistic approach.”

School board Chairman William Bloss has described the IB program as an “especially rigorous curriculum.”

“The approval of GHS as an IB school – among only a handful in Connecticut and the first in New Haven area – is an exciting and rewarding development for our students,” said Bloss.

There will be minimal costs for materials and training associated with the program, according to school officials, and no additional staff will be added.

Additionally, parents of the students enrolled will be responsible for any costs associated with exams that the program entails.