COVID-19 Resources for Families and Educators

AccelerateCT

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) launched AccelerateCT to help develop a statewide education recovery and acceleration framework and programming for students across the state beginning with enhanced learning and enrichment opportunities.

• Download Connecticut’s Framework for Accelerating Educational Opportunity and Access
• Marco de Connecticut para acelerar las oportunidades y el acceso educativos

Summer Learning and Enrichment

• Summer Learning and Enrichment Opportunities Provided Through the American Rescue Plan Act
• Summer Enrichment Program Application
• Play and Learning: Considerations for Summer 2021 Preschool Programming (Webinar)
  • Summer Resource List
• Summer enrichment and recreational opportunities:
  • Low-Cost Summer Camps
  • Programas De Verano A Bajo Costo
• Let Families Know: Hundreds of Affordable Summer Enrichment Programs Available Across CT
  • English TV video, English social media video
  • Spanish TV video, Spanish social media video
  • Low-Cost Summer Camps
  • Programas De Verano A Bajo Costo

Professional Support Webinar Series

Please visit our Professional Support Series pages for Families and Districts. You can register for upcoming webinars, review recorded webinars and resources as we learn together. 

Webinar Series for Districts

Webinar Series for Families

Series 25 - Defined Learning Connecticut Webinar Series

 

  CT School Learning Model Indicators

Indicators of COVID-19 community spread are intended to assist school districts in determining the level of in-person education they will offer. They are updated weekly and released every Thursday.

 

        School COVID-19 Cases

 

2021-2022 School Year Guidance

• Fall 2021 Adapt, Advance, Achieve: Connecticut’s Plan to Learn and Grow Together – Updated Guidance for the Use of Mitigation Strategies in Connecticut’s PreK-12 Schools

2020-2021 School Year Guidance 

 

Adapt, Advance, Achieve: Connecticut's Plan to Learn and Grow Together

Adaptar, Avanzar, Alcanzar: El Plan de Connecticut para Aprender y Crecer Juntos

Reimagining CT Classrooms for Continuous Learning

Sensible Assessment Practices for 2020-21 and Beyond

Addendums and FAQs

Additional Resources

• Back Together this Fall (September 14, 2021)
  Working together, schools, families, and communities can keep students healthy, safe, and learning in person.
• Educator Evaluation and Support Plan 2020-21 School Year
• Flexible Staffing
• State Board of Education Actions
  1. 180 days/900 hours requirement flexibility
  2. Emergency educator certification endorsement flexibility
  3. edTPA cut score waiver