Superintendent's Digest

Guidance for districts regarding transgender students and refugees (May 19, 2016)
Information on the 2017 Teacher of the Year program (May 19, 2016)
Racial composition statistics for school districts to analyze any disparity in racial diversity that may exist among their schools (May 16, 2016)
Results from the March 2, 2016, Connecticut SAT School Day assessment will be available to students using their accounts through the College Board portal on May 10, 2016. Districts will be able to download their data through the portal on May 12. More information (May 9, 2016)
Kindergarten assessment (May 2, 2016)
Read the May 2016 issue of the Performance Office newsletter

Academic Office newsletter for October 2015 (October 30, 2015)
The 2016 statewide SAT administration date is Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The 2016 statewide SAT makeup date is Wednesday, April 27, 2016. In the unlikely event of a weather delay on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, the Connecticut SAT may be administered as long as the delay is not more than 90 minutes. Delays beyond 90 minutes cause elevated test security risks and will require the district to administer the Connecticut SAT on the makeup date. View additional details (October 30, 2015)
Important information about college career pathways and dual enrollment courses (October 27, 2015)
Survey regarding the 2016 Smarter Balanced assessment testing window (October 27, 2015)
The State Board of Education approved the adoption of the SAT as the mastery examination to be administered to Grade 11 students, effective spring 2016 (October 7, 2015)
The State Board of Education approved the adoption of the Connecticut English Language Proficiency Standards (October 7, 2015)
The Turnaround Office released its October 2015 newsletter

Highlights from Connecticut's approved ESEA flexibility request (September 22, 2015)
A message from the Department of Consumer Protection about epinephrine in public schools and a list of properly credentialed drug wholesalers (September 9, 2015)
Academic Office newsletter for September 2015 (September 8, 2015)
The State Department of Education issued a set of Smarter Balanced Parent Guides, parent resources for understanding what their children should learn and be able to do this year, and helpful suggestions for supporting children’s learning at home.

Districts are asked to update contact information for their homeless education liaisons in accordance with the McKinney-Vento act (August 31, 2015)
The State Board of Education approved resolutions related to concussions and sudden cardiac arrest (August 24, 2015)
A summary of education-related legislation enacted in the 2015 sessions of the Connecticut General Assembly (August 20, 2015)
New legislation makes significant modifications to the minimum budget requirement (MBR) calculation (August 19, 2015)
Uniform Chart of Accounts (UCOA) update (August 19, 2015)
Addressing and reducing chronic absenteeism (August 19, 2015)
Connecticut's State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) (August 19, 2015)
Professional development opportunities (August 19, 2015)
Commissioner's Back-to-School Meeting (August 19, 2015)
Brief summary of LEAD CT programs (August 19, 2015)
A toolkit of Smarter Balanced assessment materials is available for district use. These materials may be customized when presenting Smarter Balanced results to educators, boards of education, families, and community members. The Smarter Balanced Results Toolkit and Supports for Districts, Schools, and Educators are available in the August 3, 2015, edition of Student Assessment News. (August 3, 2015)
The Turnaround Office released its August 2015 newsletter

Connecticut State Department of Education