Archive 2016-17
NEW - Educational Employer Verification Form
June 2017
- Gifted and Talented Education: Survey of Identification and Service Practices (June 15, 2017)
- Suspensions and expulsions of students in preschool and kindergarten to Grade 2 (June 15, 2017)
- New eGrant system will reduce burden on LEAs - sign up for training (June 14, 2017)
- Resources for schools in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. (June 14, 2016)
May 2017
- Annual Title IX coordinator survey (May 22, 2017)
- Annual Governor's Summer Reading Challenge. (May 20, 2016)
- Guidance for school districts to report occurrences of concussions as required by Public Act 14-66, An Act Concerning Youth Athletics and Concussions (May 20, 2016)
- Important updates and reminders about data collections and reporting (May 19, 2017)
- Summary of Section 10-76ll of the Connecticut General Statutes, which requires the State Board of Education to develop a written bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education services, and requires to the bill of rights to be distributed annually at planning and placement team meetings. More information (May 17, 2016)
- Guidance regarding independent education evaluations [IEEs] (May 3, 2017)
April 2017
- 2017 edition of Connecticut Education Laws book now available (April 25, 2017)
- 2018 Connecticut Teacher of the Year program (April 25, 2017)
- PEAC recommendations regarding the appropriate use of state mastery test data in Connecticut's Educator Evaluation and Support System (April 10, 2017)
- Reducing Chronic Absence in Connecticut's Schools: A Prevention and Intervention Guide for Schools and Districts (April 19, 2017)
- Teacher Appreciation Week essay contest (April 5, 2017)
March 2017
- Administrative reviews of school nutrition programs (March 27, 2017)
- 2017 Next Generation Science Standards assessment pilot (March 21, 2017)
- Paraprofessional of the Year application (March 17, 2017)
- 2017-18 teacher shortage areas (March 10, 2017)
February 2017
- New teacher and employer survey about teacher preparation quality (February 27, 2017)
- State guidance for districts regarding transgender students (February 23, 2017)
- Immigration guidance for superintendents (February 21, 2017)
- Application for 2017-18 state adult education funds (February 14, 2017)
- View a recording of the February 14, 2016, webinar on the Overview of Connecticut ESSA State Plan Draft. Download the presentation
January 2017
- Guidance for districts regarding refugee and immigrant students (January 30, 2017)
- Completion of ED003 form and filing of contracts (January 30, 2017)
- Annual administration of statewide summative assessments for spring 2017 (January 30, 2017)
- Legislative requirements for collaboration between local educational agencies and local emergency mobile psychiatric services [EMPS] providers, as mandated by Public Act 13-178, An Act Concerning the Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Health of Youths. (January 13, 2016)
December 2016
- Timeline of changes to statewide science assessments (December 13, 2016)
November 2016
- View a recording of the November 15, 2016, webinar on Title II and Title III under ESSA. Download the presentation
October 2016
- Guidelines for Alternative Education Settings (October 28, 2016)
- Connecticut ESSA stakeholder survey (October 26, 2016)
- View a recording of the October 20, 2016, webinar on Title I Under ESSA: Improving Basic Programs Operated by State and Local Educational Agencies. Download the presentation
- Coaches' concussion and head injury annual review (October 13, 2016)
- ED 236 - Immigrant students and youth program survey (October 12, 2016)
- Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification update (October 12, 2016)
- Smarter Balanced summative growth model for district and school accountability (October 11, 2016)
- How to complete a statement of professional experience (October 6, 2016)
- Contractor Verification Form and Applicant Release PA 16-67 (October 5, 2016)
September 2016
- Data privacy forum to be held September 8 in East Hartford (September 8, 2016)
- View a recording of the September 1, 2016, webinar on Accountability, Assessment, and Data Collection and Reporting. Download the presentation
- Nominations sought for U.S. Presidential Scholar program (September 1, 2016)
- A series of webinars for superintendents and central office leaders on the transition to ESSA is underway. More information
August 2016
- Recommended operating procedures for professional development and evaluation committees (August 29, 2016)
- Governor's Summit on Mastery-Based Learning (August 23, 2016)
- Zika virus guidance for schools from the CDC (August 15, 2016)
- In accordance with C.G.S. section 17a-101q, the Department of Education, the Department of Children and Families, and the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence have developed a statewide sexual assault and sexual abuse awareness and prevention program to be implemented in all local and regional school districts in Connecticut. (August 10, 2016)
- Commissioner's Back-to-School materials (all documents are PDFs) (August 22, 2016)
- Keynote
- Academic Office updates
- Finance Office: Minimum Budget Requirement
- Performance Office: Next Generation Accountability System; Data Life Cycle and Timeline
- Student Supports Office: Chronic Absence; Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health
- Talent Office: Attracting, Recognizing, and Retaining Connecticut Educators; Resources and Training for Educator Evaluation, Professional Learning, and TEAM
- Important Opportunities from the Turnaround Office
July 2016
- Educational Employer Verification Form and Applicant Release PA 16-67 (July 22, 2016 - updated January 2025)
- Summary of the 2016 legislative session (July 15, 2016)
- Assessments and tools to screen for students at risk of dyslexia, as required by Public Act 15-197 (July 15, 2016)
- Important information on state summative student assessments in 2016-17 (July 8, 2016)
- Read the June 2016 issue of the Talent Office Newsletter (June 2016)