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Juliellen Rodriguez Named Assistant Principal at ACES Whitney Academy

September 17th, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(North Haven, CT – September 7, 2021) Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) is pleased to announce the appointment of Juliellen Rodriguez as Assistant Principal of Whitney Academy. She will join Assistant Principal Patricia Hart and Principal John Tarka on the ACES Whitney Academy administrative team.

“We are very excited to have Julie join ACES Whitney Academy,” said ACES Executive Director Thomas Danehy. “Her overall experience and skills embody the ACES mission of transforming lives through education, innovation, and leadership. She will bring a wealth of knowledge and provide equity in learning for students with special needs.”

Rodriguez has spent the past decade as a special education teacher at John Barry Elementary and Venture Academy in Meriden. She holds a sixth-year degree in Educational Leadership and a Master of Science degree in Special Education from Southern Connecticut State University. Additionally, she has a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education/Elementary Education and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Language from Southern Connecticut State University.   

“As assistant principal at Whitney Academy, I am excited to join this amazing community,” said Rodriguez. “I am looking forward to serving the students, families, and staff as we strive to help every student realize their fullest potential.”

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About ACES: 
Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) is the regional educational service center for New Haven and parts of Middlesex Counties. Established in 1969, ACES strives each day to fulfill its vision of creating an equitable and socially just world, one life at a time. ACES serves its members districts and others through an ever-growing array of programs, services and schools that meet the needs of a changing educational landscape. As a school district, ACES operates three magnet and eight special education schools. ACES services range from transportation, professional development and school improvement services, technology, translation, international, security, and occupational and physical therapy. ACES operates the Open and Magnet School Parent Choice programs for New Haven County. Its programs include a federally funded Early Head Start Program and ACES ACCESS, a vocational and life skills program for developmentally and physically disabled adults ages 21 and older. For more information, go to www.aces.org.