Connecticut State Department of Education

Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

Remote Learning Commission

Members

Members are appointed as outlined in statute.

  • Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker 
  • Tiffany Violette Caouette, Assistant Executive Director for School Services, CAS 
  • Doug Casey, Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology
  • Katharyn Dias, Connecticut Education Association (CEA)
  • Dr. Karen DuBois-Walton, Connecticut State Board of Education
  • Dr. Charles Dumais, RESC Alliance
  • Katharine Gabrielson, ConnCASE
  • Ed Klonoski, Charter Oak State College
  • Tim Larson, Connecticut Office of Higher Education (OHE)
  • Dr. Michelle Levy, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC)
  • Lauren A. Mancini-Averitt, American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut (AFT)
  • Frances Rabinowitz, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS)
  • Dr. Evelyn Robles-Rivas, Connecticut Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (CALAS)
  • Lon Seidman, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)
  • Amy Wiltsie, State Education Resource Center of Connecticut (SERC)

Meeting Facilitator

  • Ingrid Canady, Executive Director, State Education Resource Center

Commission Staff

  • Ajit Gopalakrishnan, Connecticut State Department of Education
  • Irene E. Parisi, Connecticut State Department of Education