Helen Street Elementary School

Hamden Public Schools is very proud of the work being done by our students across the district, in-person and distance learning, and every month Superintendent Goeler honors wonderful students from each school with the Superintendent's Student of the Month award.

See this month's honored students!

At a November 15^th special meeting of the Hamden Board of Education, the Board approved a move to full remote teaching and learning, starting November 23^rd and returning the day after the Martin Luther King Day holiday, Tuesday, January 19^th.

Some of the reasons for the move to full remote learning include the recent spike in infections in Hamden and the difficulty with staffing school buildings due to a large number of staff who have been quarantined or who are home for related reasons. On some days in the past weeks, it has not been possible to find sufficient numbers of substitutes and some of our schools have had to close. These types of closures are expected to happen more and more frequently as area infection rates rise. The dates approved for full remote learning will allow enough time for students, staff, and their families to observe a quarantine period after the holiday season. 

The district is exploring options for providing in-school supervision at the elementary level to assist families that need during-the-day support. We are hoping to make arrangements with the YMCA and Right At School to make this available.

The next Hamden Drive-up & Go Free Food Distribution is November 24th. This distribution is FREE for everyone. Connecticut Food Bank will be providing Turkeys. This distribution is first come, first serve and while supplies last.

This is a drive-thru site. For everyone's safety we ask you to drive to the site and remain in your vehicles, stay in line, pop your trunk and the groceries will be placed in your trunk. 
It is one portion of grocery per family per car. First come, first serve and while supplies last.

Hamden Middle School, 2623 Dixwell Avenue.

Tuesday November 24th from 4:30pm-5:30pm

Throughout the year, so many of our students and staff members at Hamden Public Schools go above and beyond. 

In November, we will be highlighting members at Bear Path School and West Woods School.