Project Opening Doors

Windsor High School has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s (CBIA) “Project Opening Doors” initiative to focus on math, science and English advance placement (AP) courses. Project Opening Doors is a partnership between the public and private sectors that seeks to increase Connecticut students’ participation in AP courses and better ensure their success in college. “Project Opening Doors” is funded by a grant from the National Math and Science Initiative in Dallas, Texas and is supported by the following Connecticut partners: Connecticut State Department of Education; Connecticut Department of Higher Education; CBIA; Connecticut Academy for Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology; and Connecticut Science Center. Pictured, from left, are: Russell Sills, principal of Windsor High School; Windsor High School students Brandon Jones, Sarah Kamenetz, and Maurice Hardaway; and J.A. Camille Vautour, president of Project Opening Doors.