BY DIRK PERREFORT
Hearst Connecticut Media
Officials with Education Connection say they plan to move their special education programs to a building on Danbury”™s west side the organization purchased for $1.2 million.
The sale of the building, the former Maimonides Academy, was announced by Goodfellow Real Estate, which represented the seller, Wooster School, in the transaction.
The Wooster School, a private school that provides an education through the 12th grade, purchased the building when the academy closed its doors four years ago.
The Wooster School, which abuts the property, put the 11,000-square-foot building up for sale last summer.
“This is an ideal setting for an organization with a strong focus on education,” said Goodfellow Vice President Joe Wrinn, who represented the seller. “The office”™s proximity to the existing Wooster School, as well as its location within one of the largest public school districts in the state, offer a strategic advantage to those at Education Connection and the community they serve.”
Rob Parenti, director of business operations for Education Connection, said it plans to move the Access Gertrude Fielding Learning Center to the facility from its leased Main Street location.
The center provides an educational setting for students who have difficulties in a traditional school setting.
Parenti said the move will allow the organization to save operational costs in the long term that can be used to expand programs and services, as well as upgrade its technical capabilities.
“We are also very excited about the opportunities to partner with the Wooster School and share their resources and intellectual capital,” he said.
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