• Key Initiatives to Early Education( KITE): KITE is Enfield ' s early childhood collaborative, dedicated to enhancing health, family engagement & support, and early care & education to Enfield ' s youngest residents. Enfield ' s early childhood collaborative is supported by a variety of public and private community partners who share our vision to ensure that Enfield ' s children are healthy, safe, and happy; live in thriving families; and are ready to learn the skills they need to succeed in school and flourish in the 21st century.
THE GOALS OF KITE:
• Develop the infrastructure for a thriving community to ensure all families with young children are empowered to access quality and equitable early care and educational opportunities.
• Foster communication, share expertise, and connect resources among our stakeholders to support initiatives including Health, Family Engagement & Support, and Early Care & Education.
KITE welcomes all Enfield residents, including parents, businesses, civic organizations, health care providers, religious communities, and educators. The collaborative meets the first Wednesday of the month( except July & August).
VISITORS
The Enfield Board of Education encourages visits by citizens, taxpayers, and families to all school buildings. To promote a safe and productive educational environment for all students and staff, the Board of Education requires all visitors to receive prior approval from the school Principal or his / her designee before visiting any school building. The Board of Education, through the administration, reserves the right to limit visits by administrative regulations.
Upon arrival, all visitors must comply with all applicable building security procedures, including but not limited to, utilizing security buzzers for access, complying with requests for photo identification, reporting directly to and signing in and out at the visitors’ reception area of the school office, prominently displaying visitors’ badges or other identification required for visitors to the school building, limiting access to those areas of the buildings and grounds for which the visitors have authorized access, and complying with directives of school officials at all times.
All visitors must report to the main entrance and access the doorbell system. You will be asked to state your name and the reason for your visit. Once buzzed in, you will wait for a staff member to greet you, sign you in, and escort you to your destination. Visitors must always accompany a school staff member when working with children.
REVISED 2025 8 Family Handbook