Our school’s namesake was a man whose interests and accomplishments spanned many fields. Besides working at his family business, the Aetna Life Insurance Company, and serving as its president for 44 years, he was a City Councilman, Mayor of Hartford and Governor of Connecticut. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1904. Born in East Haddam, Bulkeley was also the first President of the National Baseball League. Throughout his life, he was active in various patriotic and civic organizations.
The original Morgan Gardner Bulkeley High School opened its doors in September of 1926. It was built at the corner of Maple Avenue and Benton Street and Dr. Gustave A. Feingold was its first principal. There were 949 students enrolled, with 61 teachers and administrators. The first class to graduate in 1927 had 115 students.
The original Bulkeley High School building remained in service until 1974. It was then extensively renovated and reopened as the Michael D. Fox Elementary School. The current site of Bulkeley High School is at 300 Wethersfield Avenue, two blocks east of the old building. It is a 292,500 square foot building with a one thousand seat auditorium, an indoor swimming pool, a Field House Complex as well as tennis courts, an outdoor track and an automotive center.
The Board of Education complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws prohibiting the exclusion of any person from any of its educational programs or activities or the denial to any person of the benefits of any of its educational programs or activities because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age or disability, subject to the conditions and limitation established by law. The preamble to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states that: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Bulkeley High School Title IX Coordinators:
Megan Morrissey, Social Worker
(860)695-6407
morrm003@hartfordschools.org
Enitzaida Rodriguez, Social Worker
(860)695-3270
rodre003@hartfordschools.org
Martina Jackson, Social Worker
(860) 695 – 3426
Jackm002@hartfordschools.org
Athletic Director
Diane Callis
(860) 695-1038
calld001@hartfordschools.org
Director of Student Support Services – Special Education Department
Joanne Tremblay-Jackson
(860) 695-8725
jacksj001@hartfordschools.org
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