On Monday I attended the St. Bernard School’s 60th anniversary and participated in the ribbon cutting for the school’s recent renovations. As a graduate of St. Bernard, it’s great to see the school making improvements that will benefit students for many years to come!

Earlier this month Fairfield resident Jenn Jacobsen and I participated in a ceremonial bill signing for a law to protect student privacy by imposing certain restrictions on the use and sharing of student data. PA 16-189, An Act Concerning Student Data Privacy, will go into effect on October 1.

Hooray for The Mighty Quinn foundation. A $2,116 state grant in support of the arts has been awarded to the Mighty Quinn Foundation of Stratford for providing artistic and educational opportunities to our young women and men. Helping them achieve success we enhance our own community.

The Department of Education recently announced the launch of EdSight, a new website for public school information. This interactive portal makes data about school districts accessible to the public.

I have several announcements to share with you this week!

On Monday, I attended a forum at Silva's Youth of Today Childcare Learning Center in East Hartford put on by Parent Power and the CT Early Childhood Alliance to discuss the changes for the Care4Kids program.

I would like to take a moment to address the Orlando tragedy. As an elected official, many people turn to us in times of crisis to be a voice of reason, a voice of understanding and a voice of hope.

As the school year comes to an end, many students may be looking for a fun activity to participate in this summer. The Summer Leadership Training Program, held at Nichols College in Dudley, MA, offers students Grade 6 through Grade 12 the opportunity to strengthen their leadership and teamwork skills!

Rep. Joe Gresko joined members of the legislative delegation representing Stratford in securing $76 million in grants for the town's school construction projects. The General Assembly approved the funding and Governor Dannel Malloy signed the measure into law last week.