Roxanne Montarro Amiot Named 2026 CTECS Teacher of the Year
Roxanne Montarro Amiot, Department Head of Automotive Technology at Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport, has been named the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) 2026 Teacher of the Year, Superintendent Mike Crocco announced today. “Mrs. Amiot is a teacher who goes the ‘extra mile’ in every sense,” [...]
CTECS Students Compete in 2026 SkillsUSA State Conference
Hundreds of CTECS students from the state’s 17 technical high schools competed in the annual SkillsUSA State Conference on March 27, 2026. Held throughout several different locations, the main site being A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford, over 50 different on-the-job challenges in various categories were completed. This [...]
CT State and CTECS Sign Landmark Partnership Expanding College & Career Pathways for Tech Students
Connecticut State Community College (CT State) and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) today officially signed a landmark partnership designed to strengthen pathways from technical high schools to community college. The agreement expands dual enrollment opportunities, aligns curricula, and prepares students for the high-demand employment needs of [...]
Governor Lamont and DAS Commissioner Gilman Announce Opening of the New Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport
(BRIDGEPORT, CT| Nov 24, 2025) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced the official grand opening of the new Bullard-Havens Technical High School, a state-of-the-art, 214,508-square-foot educational facility designed to prepare students for careers across 13 in-demand technical fields. The school, the most sustainable technical high school ever constructed in [...]
Applications Now Open for the 2026–27 School Year
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is now accepting applications for students entering grade 9 and 10 in the 2026-2027 school year. CTECS is a statewide system of 17 diploma-granting, NEASC-accredited technical high schools serving approximately 11,500 high school students. Students in grades 9-12 attend a full-day [...]
CTECS Breaks Ground on Seven Solar Energy Projects Across the State
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) and Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), along with partners the Connecticut Green Bank (Green Bank) and Verogy, today announced the start of construction of seven solar energy projects at technical high schools across the state. When completed, the seven solar [...]