Connecticut State Department of Education

Academics

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  • Bilingual Education Programs

    Statutory requirements for educating English Language Learners (ELLs) not served in required programs of bilingual education.

  • Career and Technical Education

    Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs prepare students for Connecticut’s high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand occupations through coordinated career pathways organized through the new modernized CTE Framework.

  • Career and Technical Education in the Middle School

    Connecticut's middle school CTE programs build a pipeline to high school pathways through career exploration, aligned coursework, and qualified staff. Learn how early CTE experiences develop career skills, self awareness, and readiness for high-skill, high-wage, in demand careers.

  • Career and Technical Student Organizations

    Connecticut’s Career and Technical Student Organizations empower students with real-world leadership, technical skills, and industry‑connected experiences that prepare them for college, careers, and lifelong success.

  • Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success

    Pursuant to Public Act No. 21-2 sec. 402 (8c), The Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success shall be under the direction of a director who shall consult with the Reading Leadership Implementation Council.

  • Coaching and Self-Reflection Tool for Competency in Teaching English Learners

    Aligned to Connecticut’s CCT Rubric for Effective Teaching, this tool is for professional development and growth as well as guiding observations and discussions.

  • College Opportunities

    Find information and links to college opportunities

  • Commissioner's Summer Math Challenge

    The Commissioner's Summer Math Challenge stresses the importance of maintaining math skills during the summer.

  • Communication - Mastery-Based Learning

    A variety of communications toolkits are available to assist schools and school districts in explaining the changes necessary to implement Mastery-Based Learning.

  • Comprehensive School Health Education

    Guidance and resources for developing, implementing, and evaluating a planned, sequential school health education program.

  • Computer Science

    Computer Science is a key to developing and integrating 21st Century Skills (e.g., technology, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, innovation, creativity, persistence).

  • Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee

    The committee coordinates the education of middle and high school students about careers in manufacturing.

  • Connecticut Arts and Standards

    The Connecticut State Department of Education supports arts learning through education focused on the whole child to promote artistically literate citizens well equipped with the creativity, communication, and critical thinking skills needed to live rich, meaningful lives.

  • Connecticut Career Pathways and CTE Framework

    Explore Connecticut’s Career Pathways and CTE Framework, including Career Ready Practices, Cluster Groupings, Career Clusters, and Career Pathways that align education with workforce needs. Learn how durable skills, WBL, IRCs, and high quality programs prepare students for in demand careers.

  • Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards Training of Trainers

    Resources for the CELP Training of Trainers sessions on how to use them in planning and practice.