K-12 Education

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• School Breakfast Program (SBP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SBP provides nutritious breakfasts to students in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions.

• School Climate Transformation Grant

  The School Climate Transformation Grant (SCTG) is a five-year federal award that has been established to assist state agencies in developing, enhancing and expanding their statewide systems of support for, and technical assistance to, local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework (MTBF), e.g., Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students.

• School Governance Councils

  School Governance Councils provide an opportunity for Connecticut schools to engage with families and community members in the essential dialogue about student achievement and preparing all students for success.

• School Improvement Grants

  School Improvement Grants

• School Interoperability Framework (SIF)

  SIF allows districts to directedly transmit data from their student information system to some applications.

• School Nurse Bulletin

  The Connecticut State Department of Education's monthly communication tool to keep school nurses informed and involved.

• School Nursing

  Guidance and resources for Connecticut’s school nurses.

• School Nutrition Programs

  Information and guidance on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's school nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Afterschool Snack Program (ASP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Special Milk Program (SMP), and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP.

• School Safety and Security

  Resources to help schools develop plans for ensuring students' safety and security

• School Social Work

  Guidance and resources for Connecticut’s school social workers.

• School-Family-Community Partnerships

  When schools, families and the community work together, children benefit. School staff, families and community members each make important contributions to student development and success, and the best results come when all three work together as equal partners.

• Schools of Distinction 2015-2016

  The CSDE is recognizing 116 Schools of Distinction according to the following criteria: 1) Highest Performing, 2) Highest Growth, and 3) Greatest Improvers.