2023 Board and Committee Meetings
December 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
Please note location: Legislative Office Building, hearing room 1B
December 6, 2023
- Agenda - Revised due to location change
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
November 30, 2023, 10:15 a.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
November 15, 2023, 10 a.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
Due to technical difficulties, the last 35 minutes of the 11/15/23 Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting were not recorded.
November 8, 2023, 2 p.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
November 6, 2023, 10:30 a.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
November 1, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Items Requiring Action
Items for Discussion
- 2024 Anne Marie Paraeducator of the Year and Semifinalists Recognition
- Dalio Foundation Report: Getting Young People Back on Track
October 30, 2023, 10:00 a.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting - Cancelled
October 4, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
- September 6, 2023, State Board of Education
- September 6, 2023, Section 10-b Impartial Hearing Panel meeting
Items Requiring Action
- Investigation Report - In the Matter of CS, Certification Action
- Adoption of the Connecticut Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Standards
Financial Matters
- Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Reduction Options
Consent Agenda
- Continuing Approval of Charter Oak State College Educator Preparation Program
- Approval of 2023-2024 Annual Audit Plan
- Approval of Proposed Contract for Whole School Management Services Between Booker T. Washington Academy, Inc. and Elevate Charter Schools, Inc.
October 4, 2023, 11:00 a.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
September 6, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Items Requiring Action
- Recognition of State Board Member Awilda Reasco
- Continuing Approval of the Office of Higher Education Alternate Route to Certification Educator Preparation Programs
- Issue Report or Order Hearing In the Matter of CS, Certification Action
- Approval of Material Change to Booker T. Washington Academy, New Haven
- Joint Position Statement on Equity in Mathematics Education
- Consideration of Hamden Addendum to Racial Imbalance Plan
- Consideration of Brass City Charter Petition for Declaratory Ruling
- Personnel Appointment: Deputy Commissioner of Academics and Innovation
Financial Matters
- Fiscal Year 2024-25 Mid-Term Budget Technical Adjustments
Consent Agenda
- Continuing Approval of Mitchell College Educator Preparation Programs
- Continuing Approval of University of Hartford Educator Preparation Programs
- Appointments to CSDE Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) Program Approval Review
Items for Discussion
- Presentation by the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation: Safe Routes to School
- Killingly 10-4b Matter
September 6, 2023, 2:00 p.m., Section 10-4b Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
August 2, 2023 Section 10-4b Killingly Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
August 2, 2023, Board Retreat Canceled
July 12, 2023, Meeting Canceled
June 30, 2023, Section 10-4b Killingly Impartial Hearing Panel Meeting
June 14, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Items Requiring Action
- Biennial Organizational Meeting
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- Recognition in Honor of Valli Pendyala
- Recognition of the Connecticut Association for Adult and Continuing Education Student Award Winners
- Recognition of GED Scholar Award Winner
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Turnaround Plan: Barnum School, Bridgeport
- Consideration of Norwich Free Academy Petition for a Declaratory Ruling
- Connecticut Guidelines for Educator and Leader Evaluation and Support 2023
- Connecticut Guidelines for Educator and Leader Evaluation and Support 2023 (Updated August 31, 2023)
Consent Agenda
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for Pulaski Middle School, New Britain
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for Slade Middle School, New Britain
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for Smalley Elementary School, New Britain
- Approval of Commissioner’s Network Extension for Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, Bridgeport
- Approval of Proposed Contract for Whole School Management Services Between Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Inc. and Achievement First, Inc.
- Approval of Proposed Contract for Whole School Management Services Between Achievement First Hartford Academy, Inc. and Achievement First, Inc.
- Approval of Proposed Contract for Whole School Management Services Between Amistad Academy, Inc. and Achievement First, Inc.
- Approval of Proposed Contract for Whole School Management Services Between Elm City College Preparatory, Inc. and Achievement First, Inc.
May 3, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Items Requiring Action
Consent Agenda
- Approval of Commissioner's Network Extension for Hartford Public High School, Hartford
- Approval of Commissioner's Network Extension for Michael F. Wallace Middle School, Waterbury
- Approval of Commissioner's Network Extension for North End Middle School, Waterbury
- Approval of Commissioner's Network Extension for West Side Middle School, Waterbury
- Approval of Commissioner's Network Extension for Derby Middle School, Derby
Items for Discussion
April 19, 2023
April 5, 2023
Executive Session
- Discussion with Counsel Regarding A Written Request for Legal Advice Regarding the Pending Matter of Killingly Board of Education
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Items Requiring Action
- Renewal of State Charter: Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Bridgeport
- Renewal of State Charter: Achievement First Hartford Academy, Hartford
- Renewal of State Charter: Amistad Academy, New Haven
- Renewal of State Charter: Elm City College Preparatory School, New Haven
- Material Change to Danbury Prospect Charter School, Danbury
- The Condition of Education in Connecticut 2021-22
Consent Agenda
Items for Discussion
March 1, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Items Requiring Action
- Renewal of State Charter: Park City Prep Charter School, Bridgeport
- Renewal of State Charter: Brass City Charter School, Waterbury
- Renewal of State Charter: Elm City Montessori School, New Haven
- Consideration of Granting Initial Certificate for a State Charter to Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men, New Haven
- Originally Proposed: Consideration of Granting Initial Certificate for a State Charter to Capital Preparatory Middletown Charter School, Middletown
- Substituted Action: Consideration of Granting Initial Certification for a State Charter to Capital Preparatory Middletown Charter School, Middletown
- Components of Social, Emotional and Intellectual Habits: Grades 4-12
Consent Agenda
- Approval of the 2022-23 Concussion and Head Injury Annual Review for Coaches
- Extending the Flexibilities for Implementing the Connecticut Guidelines for Educator Evaluation 2017 for the 2021-22 School Year into the 2023-24 School Year
- Extension of Emergency Certifications for 2023-24
- Request for Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) Action
February 1, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Consent Agenda
- Continuing Educator Preparation Provider Program Approval: Albertus Magnus College
- Continuing Educator Preparation Provider Program Approval: University of Connecticut
- Revised Menu of Researched-based Grades K-3 Universal Screening Reading Assessments
January 11, 2023
Board Materials
Consideration of Minutes
Items Requiring Action
Consent Agenda
Items for Discussion
- Recognition of the 2023 National Principal of the Year, Donna Hayward, Haddam Killingworth High School, RSD 17
- Recognition of the 2023 Teacher of the Year, Carolyn Kielma and 2023 Teacher of the Year Finalists