Interviewer
Sara Dougherty and Erin Michelson
Interview Date
2-18-2005
Format
1 pdf file
Description
Joe Townley describes his role as the magnet school program administrator for the Capitol Region Educational Council (CREC), which operates several magnet schools in the Greater Hartford region. He describes marketing practices, the application process, and school theme specializations, with comparisons to magnets operated by the Hartford Public Schools. The interview also includes concerns by parents in suburban towns that do not participate in magnet school agreements, and state policies on magnet school tuition.
Series
Magnet Admins
Recommended Citation
Townsley, Joe. Oral history interview on magnet school policy by Sara Dougherty and Erin Michelson for the Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Project, February 18, 2005. Available from the Trinity College Digital Repository, Hartford Connecticut (http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cssp/).
Comments
This interview was conducted as part of the Cities Suburbs and Schools seminar. Submitted as part of the OnTheLine web-book by Jack Dougherty and colleagues (http://OnTheLine.trincoll.edu).