Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy

Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy is a magnet school in Hartford, Connecticut which was recently named a Blue Ribbon School and operates as part of the Hartford Public Schools. Starting July 1, 2011 HMMS was renamed Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy and will add a high school grade each year until the school includes grades 6–12. The school will operate in partnership with Trinity College.Awards and recognitionDuring the 2006–07 school year, Hartford Magnet Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement." In 2011, Hartford Magnet Middle School was recognized as a "Magnet School of Excellence" by Magnet Schools of America and was the recipient of the Dr. Ronald P. Simpson Award recognizing the top magnet school in the country.School Criteria and CurriculumAdministrationHMTCA's administration consists of the principal, who manages school-wide decisions and how severe disciplinary actions are handled. Vice and assistant principals are in charge of managing day-to-day operations within the school and punishing students who break the HMTCA Code of Conduct. They also manage the clusters they are in charge of. The current principal is Sally A. Biggs and the assistant principals are MariAnne Lalama and Karleka Norman.