University of Hartford Magnet School

What University of Hartford Magnet School does

University of Hartford Magnet School (UHMS) is a public PreK–Grade 5 magnet school located on the University of Hartford campus in West Hartford, Connecticut. Operated by the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), the school was founded approximately in 1999 and serves families from over 40 towns in the Greater Hartford region through the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) lottery system. Its core product is a curriculum built on Dr. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, with eight intelligence domains (Bodily-Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Musical, Naturalistic, Visual-Spatial) explicitly integrated into daily instruction. The school is organized around a NAEYC-accredited Early Childhood Learning Center, a technology integration program running from PreK through Grade 5, library media services, and supplemental offerings such as before/after care and food services under the Community Eligibility Provision.

The technology stack is conventional K–12 administration tooling rather than a proprietary platform: PowerSchool Parent Portal for grades/attendance, Follett Destiny Library Catalog accessed via Clever SSO, MySchoolBucks for meal payments, and NWEA MAP assessments. The student-facing experience is built primarily on the school's on-campus physical location and partnership with the University of Hartford, which provides College of Education student-teacher pipelines, Hartt School music/dance instruction, and campus-wide field trip access. Digital integration is functional, not a source of differentiation.

The business model is that of a publicly funded magnet school: K–Grade 5 tuition is free, funded through public education allocations; PreK tuition is on a Connecticut-mandated sliding scale capped at $2,351 per child per year; meals are free under CEP for 2025–26; and before/after care is a fee-based add-on. Go-to-market is community-led through RSCO fairs, open houses, social media (@crecuhms), and a weekly newsletter ("The Barber Bulletin"). There is no commercial revenue model, no pricing tiers, and no equity or capital funding inputs disclosed.

Name

University of Hartford Magnet School

Legal name

University of Hartford Magnet School

Website

https://uhms.crecschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

University of Hartford Magnet School is a public PreK–Grade 5 magnet school operated by CREC on the University of Hartford campus, serving families from over 40 Greater Hartford towns via a Multiple Intelligences curriculum and CREC secondary-school pathway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Elementary Education (Magnet School)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Magnet & Specialty Schools (STEM/Arts/IB/CTE) (EDAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Magnet school education
• Elementary education
• Early childhood education
• Multiple intelligences curriculum
• Public school enrollment

Headquarters

HQ city

West Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PreK Tuition (Sliding Scale): As a public magnet school, UHMS is tuition-free for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Prekindergarten tuition is charged on a sliding scale based on family income, not to exceed $2,351 per child per year in accordance with Connecticut law. Some schools offer a discount for multiple student enrollment.
2. National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs: CREC operates meal programs under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the 2025-26 school year, with all meals served at no charge to students. The school also offers National School Lunch Program (NSLP), breakfast, after-school snack, and summer meals. Online prepayment via MySchoolBucks is available for a la carte items with convenience fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

University of Hartford Magnet School is a PreK through Grade 5 public magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), located on the University of Hartford campus. It delivers classroom instruction grounded in Dr. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences across eight domains, supplemented by an NAEYC-accredited early childhood center, integrated technology program, library media services, food services, and before/after care. The school serves approximately 62 faculty and staff serving families from over 40 towns in the Greater Hartford region.

Product overview

University of Hartford Magnet School (UHMS) is a PreK-Grade 5 magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), located on the University of Hartford campus. The school offers a unified educational program built on Dr. Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences theory, integrating eight intelligence domains (bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, naturalistic, visual-spatial) into daily instruction. The core academic program is supplemented by specialized programs including the NAEYC-accredited Early Childhood Learning Center, Technology education starting in PreK, and Library Media services. The school provides family support services including Before & After Care and Food Services (under Community Eligibility Provision). Students access learning tools through integrated platforms including PowerSchool (grades/attendance), Follett Destiny (library catalog via Clever), and MySchoolBucks (meal payments). UHMS maintains partnerships with the University of Hartford's College of Education and Hartt School for music and dance instruction, with pathway opportunities to CREC secondary magnet schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Academic Program (PreK - Grade 5) The school's foundational educational program serving PreK through Grade 5 students, providing instruction in traditional subjects integrated with the Multiple Intelligences approach across eight intelligence areas.
• Early Childhood Learning Center A NAEYC-accredited early childhood program for PreK young learners with certified teachers and paraprofessionals in each classroom; also serves as a training site for University of Hartford Early Childhood Education students.
• Multiple Intelligences Curriculum The school's distinctive curriculum inspired by Dr. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, designed to identify and teach to each child's individual talents across eight intelligence domains (Bodily-Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Musical, Naturalistic, Visual-Spatial).
• Technology Program Technology-integrated curriculum starting in Pre-Kindergarten, where students use technology to explore, create, and collaborate, building digital literacy skills integrated across the curriculum.
• Library Media Services School library services providing students and families access to the school's library collection and catalog through the Follett Destiny system via Clever accounts.
• Before and After Care Program Extended care services for students before and after regular school hours, requiring enrollment application and MySchoolBucks payment setup.
• Food Services Program School meal program operating under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), providing breakfast, lunch, after-school snacks, and summer meals at no charge to students during the 2025-26 school year; a la carte items available via MySchoolBucks.
• Family and Student Support Services CREC district-wide family and student support delivered at UHMS by a Family and Community Engagement Coordinator, helping families navigate programs, address concerns, and participate in meetings and workshops.
• School Choice and Admissions Services Admissions process managed through the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO), including application submission, placement priorities, and pathway opportunities to secondary CREC magnet schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Early Childhood Learning Center earned NAEYC accreditation — the nation's leading early childhood professional organization
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of HartfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school's defining partnership is with the University of Hartford. UHMS is located on the university campus and shares facilities, programs, and staff with multiple university divisions. The College of Education provides student teachers, interns, and fieldwork students who are supervised by UHMS teachers. The Hartt School provides music and dance lessons and performances for students. Students experience field trips across the university campus including sports events, science and technology labs, media stations, and theater. This collaboration is described as unique, meaningful, rich, and rewarding to all parties. The school celebrates 25 years of this partnership.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)coreOthersThe Early Childhood Learning Center at UHMS has earned accreditation from NAEYC, the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals. The center serves as a training site for the University of Hartford Early Childhood Education program and accommodates fieldwork students, interns, and undergraduate and graduate student teachers.
• East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS)minorOthersThe school maintains affiliation with EARCOS (East Asia Regional Council of Schools), an organization of more than 170 elementary, middle, and high schools in East Asia. This affiliation appears alongside other international education organization memberships displayed on the school website.
• International Baccalaureate (IB)minorOthersThe school maintains affiliation with the International Baccalaureate organization, as displayed on the school website alongside other international education organization memberships.
• Japan Council of International Schools (JCIS)minorOthersThe school maintains affiliation with JCIS (Japan Council of International Schools), as displayed on the school website alongside other international education organization memberships.
• Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)minorOthersThe school maintains affiliation with NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association), which provides assessments such as MAP tests used by CREC schools, as displayed on the school website alongside other international education organization memberships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Museum Academy: CREC PreK-5 magnet school with a museum-based curriculum, sharing the RSCO lottery, CREC funding model, and Greater Hartford applicant pool with UHMS — making it a directly comparable themed-magnet peer.
• Discovery Academy: Another CREC-operated public elementary magnet school in the Greater Hartford network, offering a thematic curriculum and serving PreK-5 families via the same RSCO application system — directly comparable in governance, funding, and target audience.
• Montessori Magnet School (CREC): CREC's Montessori-themed PreK-5 magnet school, sharing the RSCO enrollment system, tuition-free K-5 model, and Hartford-region catchment — directly comparable as a themed public magnet.
• Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary: CREC STEM-themed elementary magnet school in the same network; directly comparable governance, RSCO enrollment, and K-5 thematic-curriculum positioning.
• Ana Grace Academy of the Arts: CREC arts-themed elementary magnet school in the same RSCO network; comparable in scale, thematic-curriculum positioning, and pathway options, and a sibling peer within the CREC magnet portfolio.
• Glastonbury-East Hartford Magnet School: Another CREC PreK-5 magnet school with a collaborative/district theme, sharing the RSCO lottery and CREC operations model.
• Reggio Magnet School of the Arts: CREC Reggio-inspired elementary magnet school in the same network and applicant pool, offering arts-integration programming similar to UHMS's multiple-intelligences emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• CREC (Capitol Region Education Council): The parent regional education service center that operates UHMS and 16 other magnet schools; comparable as the governing/back-office operator and the entity that defines the strategic direction for all CREC magnets.
• Connecticut State Department of Education: State-level education authority that funds and regulates Connecticut public schools including UHMS; sets the policy and funding framework within which UHMS operates.

Others

• University of Hartford College of Education: Core strategic partner supplying student teachers, interns, and Hartt School arts programming; comparable as the academic partner whose teacher pipeline underpins UHMS's instructional model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CRECSCHOOLS
• Facebookfacebook.com/crecuhms
• Instagraminstagram.com/crecuhms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-hartford-magnet-school

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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