An informational session is being held tonight in Danbury about an Associate Degree program. 

Freshmen entering Danbury High School next fall and their parents are being called on to attend the session on the Early College Opportunity program.  Beginning next fall, freshmen entering DHS could earn an Associate Degree in Information Technology simultaneously with their high school diploma. 

The degree would be from Naugatuck Valley Community College.  DHS Freshmen who register for the program in the 2015-16 school year will begin accelerating their high school requirements so that by sophomore or junior year they can begin incorporating college-level courses. 

DHS assistant principal Dan Donovan, who also serves as administrator of the Freshman Academy, is helping orchestrate the program.  He calls the initiative a game-changing idea in high school education. 

Tonight's informational session is at 6:30 in the DHS auditorium.