Academy of Information Technology and Engineering

Academy of Information Technology and Engineering
Front of the AITE Building
Location
411 High Ridge Road , Stamford, CT 06905 United States of America (USA)
Information
Type	technology and engineering, inter district, public, magnet school, high school
Motto	Going Forward
Established	1999
School district	Stamford Public Schools
Principal	Tina Rivera
Staff	32
Faculty	57
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	Application, chosen by lottery
Number of students	692
Campus type	Single Building
Color(s)	Gold and Black
Athletics	Student athletes play for their district school, where they would normally go if they didn't go to AITE (i.e Stamford High; Westhill)
Mascot	Cyber Ram
Assistant Principal	Larry Keller
Key People	Harry Orlick, Dr. Christine Casey, Sheldon Levine, Dr. Anthony Mazzullo, Paul Gross
Districts Served	Ridgefield, Stamford, Wilton, Bridgeport, Redding, Greenwich, Norwalk, Darien, Weston, New Cannan
Website	http://www.aitestamford.org/

The Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (AITE) is a college preparatory, inter-district public magnet high school based in Stamford, Connecticut. AITE serves the Connecticut communities of Stamford, Darien, Greenwich, Norwalk, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Wilton and Weston. AITE is engaged in educational reform. Its laptop initiative distributes a HP Tablet PC to every student in the school. It utilizes a block schedule with 88-minute periods. AITE students refer to a 4-period schedule each day, alternating between "A and B" days. Classes go by (A1, A2, A3, and A4 on A Days and B1, B2, B3, and B4 on B Days) and there are two different lunch waves (one from 10:30 to 11:00 and one from 12:03 to 12:32).

AITE was established in 1999 as the Academy of Information Technology (AIT). In 2005, the name of the school became the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering, in order to reflect the school's emphasis on engineering-related courses in addition to the technology-related courses already offered.

AITE is currently located on the Rippowam Campus and originally shared a building with Rippowam Middle School before moving into its own building in September 2007.

AITE opened the doors of its futuristic facility in September 2007, welcoming the class of 2011 after nearly 3 years of planning and construction. The school was a collaborative effort between architecture firm Fuller and D'Angelo, the engineering firms AltieriSeborWieber and Nachman Engineering, and the school's own architecture and engineering students. Located on the Rippowam campus, the school's 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m²) facility houses 700 students, including a 350-seat cafeteria, amphitheater, atrium, and fiberglass domed media center. The design is centered around the atrium, a naturally-lit 3 story tall space housing a grand staircase connecting the school's cafeteria, media center, teacher's lounge, offices, and classrooms. Windowed exterior walls let in sunlight, heating the building, reducing heating costs, and improving student morale.