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.

Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs) Task Force

Members

Janet Robinson, CAPPS/Superintendent
Kathie Gabrielson, ConCase/Sped Director
Andrea Leonardi, Special Ed Director
Ann Gruenberg, CABE/President
Patrice McCarthy, CABE
Tim Connellan, CAPPS/Superintendent
Christine Carver, CAPPS/Superintendent
Peter Maher, Special Ed Attorney
Andrew Feinstein, Special Ed Attorney/Parent
Ann Smith, Parent Advocacy/AFCAMP
Sean Cronin, Parent Advocacy/OFC
John Flanders, C-PAC OSEP PTI
Siobhan Peng, Special Ed State Advisory Committee
Kathleen Jones, Parent
Jonathan Metcalf, Parent
Margarita Vargas-Torres, Parent
Isabelina Rodriguez, CSDE
Gail Mangs, CSDE
Don Briere, CSDE
Wendy Simmons, other/SERC
Lou Todisco, CSDE Legal Counsel
Esther Bobowick, other/Facilitator