Erica Forti

Erica Forti has served as the Superintendent of Schools in East Haven, CT since 2017. In that capacity, she has dedicated her time and leadership to, among other committees, the Connecticut State Department of Education Chronic Absenteeism Professional Learning Community, which seeks to reduce chronic absences in Connecticut’s schools. She’s also worked extensively at all levels of her district to emphasize good attendance as a crucial factor in students’ achievement. A member of the Connecticut Center for School Change Superintendents Network and the Yale Teacher’s Institute, and a Harvard Instructional Rounds Institute Fellow, she serves as an adjunct professor at Southern Connecticut State University, where she teaches in the Masters’ Educational Program.