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• Approved Courses for Special Education

  Connecticut State regulations require the completion of a course in special education for all applicants seeking certification. The regulations mandate this course be comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, which shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods of identifying, planning for and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom.

• Bureau of Certification

  Connecticut is proud of its dedicated and innovative educators, and is eager to attract new teachers and other educational professionals to our schools. Whether you are a student in an educator preparation program, a veteran educator coming from another state, or a Connecticut teacher seeking a new certificate, we hope this page answers your questions.

• Certification Guides and Fact Sheets

  Whether you are just starting out in your career in education or are a veteran educator moving to Connecticut from another state, these guides will answer some of your questions about the process and requirements for obtaining and maintaining an educator certification in Connecticut.

• Renewing / Upgrading Your Certification

• Interstate Flexibility and CT Reciprocity

• Cross-Endorsements / Adding Endorsements to Your Certificate

• Contact Us

  Contact information for the Bureau of certification: phone, fax, email and physical mailing address.

• Certification FAQ

  Frequently asked questions regarding educator certification in Connecticut

• Certificate Renewal for Connecticut Certified Educators

  Renewing your certification: step-by-step instructions for required documentation and payment

• Approved Bilingual Cross Endorsement Course List

  Effective July 1, 2005, those seeking to become elementary level bilingual teachers are required to be certified in elementary education AND bilingual education; those seeking to become secondary level bilingual education teachers must be certified in both the subject area they will teach AND in bilingual education.

• Afterschool Programs

  Afterschool programs provide academic enrichment (such as hands-on science or technology programs) and activities to support student learning and development.

• Racial Imbalance

  Racial composition of each school by grade, the racial composition of the teaching staff of each school, and the number of pupils in each elementary school who are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulation.

• Action Planning - Mastery-Based Learning

  The Cycle of Action is a simple tool developed to frame the critical steps schools take when engaged in an evidence-based, goal-driven school-improvement process designed to raise the educational achievement, aspirations, and attainment of all students.

• Assessment - Mastery-Based Learning

  A core tenet of mastery-based learning or competency-based pathways (CBP) is that accurate, credible and useful student assessment information plays an essential role in supporting learning. Assessments should be a meaningful learning experience for students, provide rich information to educators so they can provide targeted support to students, and send students and parents clear signals about students’ readiness for next steps.

• Book Resources - Grading - Mastery-Based Learning

  Written resources for developing and implementing grading procedures in Mastery-Based Learning.