Connecticut State Department of Education

Greetings! The Connecticut State Board of Education has undertaken a months-long process of developing its 2023-2028 Five-Year Plan. After several months of meetings and retreats, engagement with thousands of stakeholders through surveys and focus groups, input by Connecticut State Department of Education staff and leadership, the latest draft, which includes goals, action items, and outcomes, has been developed. Please use the link below to access the latest draft of the plan. We welcome your review and comments using the fillable form . Draft Comprehensive Plan 2023-2028

Student Assessment

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  • Connecticut Interim Assessments: Smarter Balanced and Next Generation Science

    This page provides information about The Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments for mathematics and English language arts (ELA)/literacy. They are available to students in Grades 3 – 8 and high school. The interim Assessments are one of the three components of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System—along with the end-of-year summative assessments in ELA/literacy and mathematics, and a digital library of formative assessment tools and practices that support classroom instruction.

  • Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment 

    This page provides information on The Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment that is administered to students in Grades 4, 6, 8 and in high school. This includes information on the new individual collection that is planned for release in Fall 2022.

  • Connecticut SAT School Day

    This page provides information about The Connecticut SAT School Day that is administered to all students in Grade 11.

  • Connecticut Student Assessment Main Page

    This page contains information and links about state summative assessments administered by the Connecticut State Department of Education

  • Connecticut Writing Portfolio

    The Writing Portfolio Guides for Grades K-2 include materials that can be used by teachers to complement the instruction of writing over the course of the school year.

  • EdSight

    EdSight is CSDE’s data portal that provides detailed information about schools and districts and offers information on key performance measures that make up Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System.

  • English Language Proficiency Assessment - LAS Links

  • Find Information about Smarter Balanced

    This page provides information about the Smarter Balanced Assessments administered in Grades 3 - 8 for ELA and Mathematics.

  • International Assessments

    This page provides information about the full range of international assessments that are administered in Connecticut schools periodically.

  • Kindergarten Inventory

    This page provides information about The Fall Kindergarten Entrance Inventory.

  • Mastery Examination Committee

    This page provides information about the Mastery Examination Committee within the Department of Education.

  • NAEP

    This page provides information about the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is the nation’s only ongoing representative sample survey of student achievement in core subject areas.

  • NAEP Tools and Applications

  • NGSS Assessments

    This pages provides information about Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Assessments delivered in Grades 5, 8 and 11.

  • Program for International Student Assessment - PISA

    This page contains information about The Program for International Student Assessment - PISA.

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