Old Saybrook Senior High School

What Old Saybrook Senior High School does

Old Saybrook Senior High School (OSHS) is the public secondary school serving grades 9-12 within the Old Saybrook Public Schools district in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It operates as one of three schools under the Old Saybrook Board of Education — alongside Kathleen E. Goodwin Elementary School (ECP-Grade 4) and Old Saybrook Middle School (Grades 5-8) — with administrative offices at 50 Sheffield Street. The school is the lead site for Stage 3 ("Direction & Opportunity") of the district's 2026-31 Strategic Plan, which formalizes a Pathways educational framework across five tracks: Arts; Business and Hospitality; Medical Science and Wellness; Science, Technology, Engineering & Manufacturing; and Humanities. Each pathway bundles aligned courses, dedicated learning environments (Business Lab, Medical Simulation Lab, STE Studios, Arts spaces), UConn Early College Experience dual-enrollment classes for college credit (including EMT certification), community internships, and capstone projects. A 21st Century Skills curriculum overlays seven core competencies across grade levels with formal rubrics.

Underlying technology is a conventional K-12 administrative stack rather than a proprietary platform. Student information is managed through PowerSchool (with a parent/student portal and PowerSchool Mobile app under district code GHQT); the library uses Follett Destiny Discover shared district-wide, with Sora/OverDrive for digital content; Google Classroom is the LMS; SchoolCafe handles meal accounts; Naviance delivers grades 7-12 interest and strengths assessments; Arbiter Sports manages athletic registration; and Apptegy powers the district website and Old Saybrook Public Schools mobile app on iOS and Android. FERPA and COPPA compliance are maintained for student data privacy.

As a public school district under Connecticut General Statutes, Old Saybrook Public Schools is funded through local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants. No tuition is charged to district residents, and the school does not operate as a commercial enterprise. The "customer base" consists of district-resident families with school-age children, enrolled directly through the registrar offices. The school competes with neighboring public districts, private schools, and homeschool arrangements only at the margins — for in-district families it functions as a statutory monopoly. The governance structure is the elected/appointed Board of Education (Chair Karen Brodeur, Vice Chair Marijke Kehrhahn, Secretary James Henderson), with district-level executives including the Director of Curriculum (Khary Fletcher, Ed.D.), Director of Student Services (Sarah Smalley), Director of Finance/Facilities/HR (Pamela Listorti), Director of Food Services (Erin Perpetua), Chief Technology Officer (Michael Gardner), and Athletic Director (Brendan Saunders). High school operations are led by Principal Joseph Anastasio.

Name

Old Saybrook Senior High School

Legal name

Old Saybrook Public Schools

Website

https://oldsaybrookschools.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Old Saybrook Senior High School is the public grades 9-12 school in the Old Saybrook Public Schools district of Connecticut, delivering the five-track Rams Pathways program, UConn dual-enrollment courses, athletics, and student support services to district-resident families at no tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• College career readiness
• Career pathway programs
• Student athletics activities
• K-12 public schools

Headquarters

HQ city

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Old Saybrook High School (OSHS) is a public secondary school serving grades 9-12 within the Old Saybrook Public Schools district in Connecticut. It delivers the Rams Pathways program with five career-themed academic tracks (Arts; Business and Hospitality; Medical Science and Wellness; Science, Technology, Engineering & Manufacturing; and Humanities), college and career readiness services including UConn Early College Experience dual enrollment, athletics and extracurricular clubs, library/media center services, and on-campus health services staffed by full-time nurses.

Product overview

Old Saybrook Public Schools is a Connecticut public school district operating four schools: Kathleen E. Goodwin Elementary School (ECP–Grade 4), Old Saybrook Middle School (Grades 5–8), and Old Saybrook High School / OSHS (Grades 9–12), plus the Board of Education. Old Saybrook High School is the district's secondary institution, serving as the lead school for Stage 3 of the district's 2026–31 Strategic Plan's Pathways framework. OSHS offers a structured Rams Pathways program with five academic tracks (Arts; Business and Hospitality; Medical Science and Wellness; Science, Technology, Engineering & Manufacturing; and Humanities), complemented by the College & Career Readiness program (with Naviance assessments, UConn ECE classes, and internships), the 21st Century Skills curriculum (seven core skills with rubrics), athletics, extracurricular clubs, and a Library Media Center. The district also provides Health Services with full-time nurses at each school, Food Services (via SchoolCafé), and Transportation. The district website and mobile app are powered by Apptegy; the student information system is PowerSchool; the library catalog is Follett Destiny.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pathways: Educational pathway program spanning PK-12 with five formal pathways: Arts, Business and Hospitality, Medical Science and Wellness, Science Technology Engineering & Manufacturing, and Humanities

Products and services

• Old Saybrook High School (OSHS) District secondary school serving grades 9-12, home to the Rams Pathways program, capstone projects, athletics, and Library Media Center. Operates as part of Old Saybrook Public Schools.
• Rams Pathways Program Formal high school pathway program with five career-themed tracks: Arts; Business and Hospitality; Medical Science and Wellness; Science, Technology, Engineering & Manufacturing; and Humanities. Each pathway offers aligned courses, modernized learning environments, UConn ECE classes, community internships, and capstone experiences.
• College and Career Readiness Program Provides students with college and career guidance, Naviance interest inventories and strengths assessments, UConn Early College Experience (ECE) classes, EMT certification opportunities, and community internship placement.
• 21st Century Skills Curriculum Structured curriculum focusing on seven key competencies: Accessing & Analyzing Information, Agility & Adaptability, Collaboration Across Networks & Leading by Influence, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Curiosity & Imagination, Effective Oral & Written Communication, and Initiative & Entrepreneurship, with associated rubrics across grade levels.
• Athletics and Extracurricular Activities Varsity and middle school sports programs (football, soccer, field hockey, swimming, cross-country, basketball, baseball, track) plus student clubs such as DECA, Drama, National Honor Society, and Student Government; club participation can qualify students for graduation cords.
• OSHS Library Media Center High school library providing digital research resources including Britannica, Noodle Tools, Capstone Project, Gale In Context, Turnitin, Sora (OverDrive), ResearchIT CT, Khan Academy, and streaming video; staffed by a library/media assistant.
• Health Services Full-time registered nurses stationed at each school to assess physical and emotional needs, promote health education, administer medications per physician orders, conduct mandated health screenings, and manage sports physicals, aligned with NASN standards.
• The Rambler Student Newspaper Student-run newspaper of Old Saybrook High School, listed among OSHS student clubs and programs and available online at osrambler.com.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SchoolCafe - Family HubcoreTechnology or IntegrationSchoolCafe Family Hub is the district's meal account management system providing 24/7 parent access, easy payments, purchase history, online free/reduced meal applications, and faster lunch lines with private PIN for students.
• M&J Inc.coreOthersM&J Inc. provides student transportation services for Old Saybrook Public Schools. Contact: Solomon Hardy at 860-388-0263. Handles 2026-2027 bus routes and safety protocols.
• Acton Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing library catalog access and resources for students and families.
• UConn Early College ExperiencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUConn ECE program allows high school students to earn college credits through dual enrollment courses, including EMT certification and other certificate programs.
• Old Saybrook Education FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit foundation providing financial support and community leadership for educational programs and student enrichment.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• New Canaan High School: Affluent-suburb Connecticut public high school with comparable per-pupil resourcing and emphasis on college readiness. Relevant peer for benchmarking academic programming, elective depth, and dual-enrollment partnerships.
• Ridgefield High School: Mid-sized, high-performing Connecticut public high school with established pathways, internships, and dual-enrollment programming. Comparable peer for evaluating how a slightly larger CT public HS scales career-themed pathway infrastructure.
• Greenwich High School: Large, well-resourced Connecticut public high school with extensive electives, pathways, and capstone offerings. Comparable as a peer for assessing the upper bound of what a CT public HS can offer through programming breadth and partnerships.
• Essex High School (Regional School District #4): Regional public high school serving Chester, Deep River, and Essex along the CT shoreline. Comparable small-district public high school in the same lower Connecticut River Valley, sharing municipal funding dynamics and small-cohort program tradeoffs.
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Regional public high school in the neighboring shoreline Connecticut district, comparable as a small, well-resourced CT public high school serving a similar shoreline community demographic; useful peer for evaluating program scale and Pathways-style offerings in the same region.
• Westbrook High School: Public high school in directly adjacent Westbrook, CT. Closest geographic and demographic peer—small shoreline district, similar enrollment scale, and comparable municipal funding model—making it the most natural comparator for operational scale and program depth.
• Darien High School: High-performing, well-resourced Connecticut public high school in an affluent suburb. Comparable as a peer for evaluating how similarly affluent CT public high schools structure college/career programming, course catalogs, and extracurricular breadth.

Emerging players

• Big Picture Learning schools: National network of public schools emphasizing internships, capstones, and student-driven pathways—the same pedagogical model underpinning Old Saybrook's Pathways program and capstone requirements. Direct comparability on program design philosophy.

Broad incumbents

• Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS): Statewide network of Connecticut technical high schools offering career-themed academies and industry credentials. Comparable as a peer for the Pathways program's career-and-technical education component, but operates at significantly larger scale across the state.

Others

• St. John Paul II High School (local private alternative): Private Catholic high school referenced in OSPS's health-services partner list for Old Saybrook. Comparable as a peer for the local high-school-age student market, though operating on a tuition-based model rather than public funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/OS_RAM_PRIDE
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@oldsaybrookpublicschools7010
• Facebookfacebook.com/oldsaybrookschools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/old-saybrook-senior-high-school

Compliance2 records

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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